Dick Clarification please ~ you wrote 16x7 & 215/65x15 ~ are they 16s or 15s ORR ~ DeanB
On 29 Dec , 2012, at 11:56 PM, Dick Wong wrote: > I have an opportunity to get (4) wheels off my friend's Audi 2003 A6 > Quattro. They are 16x7, ET45. I have tried them on the front and > they fit > with a spacer. I did not have a chance to try them on the rear yet. > > http://tinyurl.com/bnpzkoa > > Does anyone see a problem with this? I see that the original alloys > have a > "LT" (light truck?) designation on them. Will the Audi wheels be > strong > enough? > > If this works, I plan on buying 215/65x15 tires. This combination > will give > me an overall diameter pretty close to the 27x8.50-14 tires that I > have > right now, which is giving me correct speedo numbers (checked using > a GPS). > > Thanks. > > -Dick Wong- > 78 Scirocco > Original Owner > 87 Syncro 2.5 (slightly crispy) > Third Owner > 12 Golf TDI > Original Co-Owner |
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