plan to buy 18's
#1
06-24-2007, 11:33 AM
plan to buy 18's
im planning to buy some 18in rims for my a6 buta friend of minetold me if i put on bigger rims on my car it will make my transmission go bad in the near future,is this true?
just get the right offset and tyre width which im sure any garage will assist you there
#4
06-24-2007, 11:41 AM
RE: plan to buy 18's
remember one thing here though ( the bigger the alloy the greater the risk of curb damage ) and the lower the profile the greater chance of a puncture when you hit the curb
plus lots more but I wont put you off because they look nice
plus lots more but I wont put you off because they look nice
#5
06-24-2007, 11:45 AM
RE: plan to buy 18's
If you stagger the wheel sizes front to rear... you can cause damage to your differential if you've got Quattro.
This would only occur if you used tires that had a different rolling circumferance. www.tirerack.com has tire diameters and 'revolutions per mile' listed in their 'specs' for every tire... so if you do go with a staggered setup, be sure and consult that and make sure you get something with the same diameter.
If you aren't going staggered, then you're transmission will be completely unnaffected -- you're friend is on cheap crack.
This would only occur if you used tires that had a different rolling circumferance. www.tirerack.com has tire diameters and 'revolutions per mile' listed in their 'specs' for every tire... so if you do go with a staggered setup, be sure and consult that and make sure you get something with the same diameter.
If you aren't going staggered, then you're transmission will be completely unnaffected -- you're friend is on cheap crack.
#6
06-24-2007, 11:54 AM
RE: plan to buy 18's
ORIGINAL: headshok2002
If you stagger the wheel sizes front to rear... you can cause damage to your differential if you've got Quattro.
This would only occur if you used tires that had a different rolling circumferance. www.tirerack.com has tire diameters and 'revolutions per mile' listed in their 'specs' for every tire... so if you do go with a staggered setup, be sure and consult that and make sure you get something with the same diameter.
If you aren't going staggered, then you're transmission will be completely unnaffected -- you're friend is on cheap crack.
If you stagger the wheel sizes front to rear... you can cause damage to your differential if you've got Quattro.
This would only occur if you used tires that had a different rolling circumferance. www.tirerack.com has tire diameters and 'revolutions per mile' listed in their 'specs' for every tire... so if you do go with a staggered setup, be sure and consult that and make sure you get something with the same diameter.
If you aren't going staggered, then you're transmission will be completely unnaffected -- you're friend is on cheap crack.
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