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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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Default RS4 and BBS wheels.....

On the tirerack configurator, it shows 8.5" width wheels as the only choice in BBS wheels for front fitment on the RS4. However, I am currently running the stock 9" wide wheels with 10mm MTM spacers and the fitment on the front is just fine. If an 8.5" BBS wheel fits, and the stock 9" wheel fits with a 10mm spacer, shouldn't a 9.5" BBS wheel also work in front?

Second, on the BBS website, it shows several wheels in a 19x9 size, the same size as the stock RS4 wheel. Will any of these fit the RS4?
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 05:08 AM
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Default VJ you try this? ===>

<ul><li><a href="http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp">offset calc</a></li></ul>
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Default Problem here is that it assumes the same wheel face/hub geometry between different wheels

Let's say you had a long, extended hub. You could have a very low offset and yet have a lot of clearance for the brakes. Alternatively, with a very short hub, even with a larger offset, you still would have very little brake clearance. No calculator can account for the specifics of individual wheel geometry unless those specific dimensions are factored in to the calculation.
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 12:10 PM
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Default I mounted 18x8.5" ET35 BBS CH's with a 20mm spacer & they fit perfectly.

They are currently being refinished to a titanium finish and will be my winter wheels. The spacers are the H&amp;Rs that bolt to the hub first &amp; then the wheel bolts to the spacer.

Yes, one of the tires is backwards - this was a test fit and the tires are the wrong size as well so there is massive wheel gap.

<img src="http://www.fankhauser.info/RS4/RS4CH1.jpg">

<img src="http://www.fankhauser.info/RS4/RS4CH2.jpg">
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