What Size Rims?

[sharma]

Hi all,

does anyone know how much lower an audi S3 sits that the standard A3, and what size the wheels are for S3's?

I am planning on getting some new wheels for mine but don't kow if i should go for 17's or 18's. The thing is if i get 18's and don't lower the car it will look like a truck. Not sure how it will look with 17's?

Any suggestions for which wheels i should go for along with the size would be greatly appreciated. I am looking at a set of Rs6 replicas at 17 inch. I like the Rs8 replicas but i think too many people have them.

One more thing, how much more do tyres cost for 18 inch tyres than 17 inch tyres in general?

Thanks.

[Randomjim]

I think there between 15-25mm lower than an A3 and they have 17s as standard. I know someone that has an S3 lowered on 19s so theres plenty of room in the arches.

I would go with 18s to fill the arches a bit better. You should be able to lower it about 40mm on 18s. Tyres normally cost between £70 and £130 for 18s and £60 and £120 for 17s. If you went for 18s it would be a 225/40/18 and thats quite a regular tyre so the prices are coming down a bit.

Good website for wheels

What colour is your A3?

[kazyee]

245/40/18 if your rims are 18 x 8.5

[Randomjim]

Could prob still get away with 225/40/18 on 8.5x18 if you stretch the tyres which looks really good

[T-sport]

you can get 18" tyres cheap as chips on ebay.heres an example of one ok brand if your not too bothered about a budget tyre.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marshal-225-40-18-Ty...1QQcmdZViewItem

[kazyee]

Originally posted by Randomjim@Jun 1 2006, 10:47 AM
Could prob still get away with 225/40/18 on 8.5x18 if you stretch the tyres which looks really good

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yea but ur killing the ride, and then your ride cant handle for crap on turns and you cant take turns with some speed... I stretched them on my car and hate the handling on bends / curves / uturns.... you need a little sidewall to still have a nice ride... i stretched mine and now i have 0 sidewall.... you can barely see the make of the tire on it

[Randomjim]

Didnt think about that, its always looks vs practicality though

[sharma]

The thing is i lowered my old car 40mm and didnt really like the ride. It was a bit too bumpy for every day driving even though handling was good and it looked good.

I know if i get 18's on it it will look like a truck so if i was only to lower it 15-20mm could i still get away with 18's or would 17's look better?

And whats the tyre size on 17's then?

[Randomjim]

If you lowered it 15-25 mm on 17s it would look how an S3 does on 17s basically. You will be able to fit 18s and still lower it definatly.

I think the 17s tyres size is 215/45/17 which are still quite expensive.

[sharma]

Any1 know the offset for the wheels on the Audi A3?