B5 Models Please discuss all 1996 - 2001 B5 A4 topics here...

My update thread!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #31  
Old 03-26-2010, 06:02 PM
joenelson7687's Avatar
2nd Gear
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 1,407
Default

I've heard good things about these guys
http://www.motorsport-tech.com/wheel_adapters.html
 
  #32  
Old 03-26-2010, 06:06 PM
chocalotstarfish's Avatar
Super Moderator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 4,298
Default

Well unless I can find 5mm adapters nope! We measured out 20mm the smallest we have found (*other than krip who just called me @ 15mm) but this is what 20mm on a ET33 will look like! So yeah NO LOL!

So if anyone wants some 5x100s lemme know!!!
 
  #33  
Old 03-26-2010, 06:22 PM
B5 Audi's Avatar
2nd Gear
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Castle Rock, Co
Posts: 1,215
Default

if u go custom wide body itll work hahah
bummer they didnt work out though
 
  #34  
Old 03-26-2010, 06:40 PM
ObnoxiousDrunk's Avatar
3rd Gear
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Morristown, NJ
Posts: 1,636
Default

Damn dude......It sucks when things don't work out. Instead of making them work, I think it would be easier to just bite the bullet and either ask for the money back from the previous owner or sell 'em yourself. I had to face the music as well. I know how hard a decision it is.....
 
  #35  
Old 03-26-2010, 06:55 PM
chocalotstarfish's Avatar
Super Moderator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 4,298
Default

Originally Posted by ObnoxiousDrunk
Damn dude......It sucks when things don't work out. Instead of making them work, I think it would be easier to just bite the bullet and either ask for the money back from the previous owner or sell 'em yourself. I had to face the music as well. I know how hard a decision it is.....
I listed them on CL this morning! I called the seller and he wants nothing to do with it... POS is what he is...
 
  #36  
Old 03-26-2010, 07:06 PM
ObnoxiousDrunk's Avatar
3rd Gear
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Morristown, NJ
Posts: 1,636
Default

Originally Posted by chocalotstarfish
I listed them on CL this morning! I called the seller and he wants nothing to do with it... POS is what he is...
I got the same response when my buddy picked up the wheels I wanted to refinish. I bought the wheels for $100 (no big deal). My buddy did not see the hairline cracks on EVERY spoke of the wheel. Not to mention on wheel had a crack that looked like someone used JB Weld to fix. Needless to say, I spoke to the seller and he said.....you should have raised issue when your buddy picked up the wheels. It was only a hundred bucks but still. Sold those ******* for scrap.

At least now when YOU sell them, you won't mislead the buyer and you can still probably get what you paid for them back. Getting duped sucks
 
  #37  
Old 03-27-2010, 01:25 PM
kriptonik's Avatar
Administrator
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 11,291
Default

Nice poke!

You can pull it off with some negative camber.
 
  #38  
Old 03-27-2010, 09:31 PM
aledelic42's Avatar
3rd Gear
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Posts: 2,058
Default

you sure you measured out 20mm correctly...? I know of at least two different guys who ran 8.5" wide wheels, one with et18 and the other with et21 and neither were really poking, pretty much flush though. 8" et13 should be pretty much the same shouldn't it? (with one piece wheels) .5" wider would bring it farther out .25" which is ~6mm, correct?

here's 8.5" et21
Name:  downsized_1002091812.jpg
Views: 35
Size:  33.7 KB
and et18
Name:  DSCN2396-1.jpg
Views: 85
Size:  70.7 KB

I think you should recheck that poke.... have you considered redrilling?
 
  #39  
Old 03-27-2010, 10:53 PM
B5 Audi's Avatar
2nd Gear
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Castle Rock, Co
Posts: 1,215
Default

yea i had though that seemed alittle much on the poke but i assumed he was doing good measuring lol
 
  #40  
Old 03-27-2010, 10:55 PM
kriptonik's Avatar
Administrator
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 11,291
Default

What's the width of the second picture (black B5)?

If it's 8.5, I don't think he's running ET 18. I know that 8.5 with ET 25 is pretty much flushed for B5 (not poking). So if the second B5 is running 8.5 wide with ET 18, he should be poking a lot more.
 

Last edited by kriptonik; 03-27-2010 at 10:57 PM.


Quick Reply: My update thread!



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:36 AM.