I've done a few searches but can't really find what an answer. Has anybody played around with 245/40-17's on the X-Types? I've narrowed down wheel sizes to a 17x8 with a +40-45 et but nobody has said whether they went real wide on the tires. I'm going to roll all fenders and go with a slightly stiffer suspension to help prevent body roll and subsequent fender/tire rub.
Thanks for any input you may have!

 

chknhwk, if you roll the fenders, then the 245's will work. But, roll the fenders before you get the new tires. Then you won't have any rubbing issues at all. I am running 235/45R17's on my car now and it is a really tight fit. If my fender liner hangs down at all, I can hear it rubbing it when I make a hard turn (ie, it is touching the top of the wheel well).

 

Thanks Thermo.

 

245s in the rear with a high offset 40-50mm will clear no problem. 245's in front will be pushing it. You would want an 40-45mm (as you seem to be getting) 17x8 for correct backspacing and no rubbbing.

I've never liked the look of overwidth tires on non-American cars, so I'd almost recommend 8.5" or 235s to get to square sidewalls.

 

I seriously doubt I could stuff some 8.5"'s under there. I'd love to do it but it ain't gonna happen.
I don't care what kind of car it is - fat tires are awesome.

 

Such is the country we live in - pickup trucks, overwidth tires and NASCAR...

Why can't you do 8.5"? I have 8.5" in front and 9.5" in back now without rubbing and the car is lowered 1.5".

Actually, I know why; your biggest blocker is finding a one-piece wheel in 17x8.5 with 5x108 and custom 3-piece stuff will be too expensive.

 

Define overwidth? Because I spend a lot of time on various racetracks around the country. I've been to Mid-Ohio, VIR and Watkins Glen to name a few. I use everything I can stuff under there.
I'll have to look into the 8.5" then. What's your front and rear offsets?

 

Ok, I found some 17x8" wheels with a 40 offset but I've been wondering about the 8.5" (which they also have - in several offsets)... Anybody on here have 17x8.5" all four corners? I'd like to keep the offsets same front and rear so I can rotate tires easily. What offset should I be looking for to run the 17x8.5" and 245's? HOPEFULLY somebody else has done this already...

 

I think you'll want ET45/6 with 245s. I have ET42 and there are at least 3mm more room back there. You may still need to roll the front fenders, but since you are a track and racing god, you should be used to it.

 

LOL! Wish I was a track god, I'm just a track junkie right now.

 

Tires are here. Now I gotta wait for the wheels.

 

Did you find some forged 8.5" wheels? The Team Dynamics are light, cheap and plentiful - plus they can come in antracite and flat black to suit trackgoer tastes.

 

I did find some wheels and they are on order however I went with a two piece wheel. 17x8.5", about 20 pounds each. A little heavier than I wanted but the Fikses and HRE's started at about $1k more for the set so I bit the bullet and got these. I may end up getting a set of track wheels in the future...

 

BTW, if you ever get tired of your brakes I'll buy them, I'll need them more than anybode else on here. I'm going to start looking for a set of STR brakes for in the future.

 

I'll let you know how the S Type R brakes work out... I'm doing the same thing as soon as I find a clean set of calipers I can use.

 

Please! Let me know! And let me know if you run into any issues. Shoot me a pm if you find a set but don't like them (not clean enough or whatever - I may get them).

 

Im mainly just cruising around on ebay right now... Usually they have a few sets on there at a time, but nothing the last few weeks.

Either way I will be rebuilding them/refinishing them before they go anywhere near my car. Like I was saying to Jeremy, I think the biggest difference will be in pedal feel because I have a guy who can build me custom stainless steel brake lines.

 

I haven't looked, but do you know whether the X-Type front calipers are single or dual piston? From my ebay research, it looks like S-Type standard calipers are dual piston (historically, that was a great Audi-to-VW upgrade, often not requiring caliper brackets or changing master cylinder to accomodate 4/6 piston systems). That would seem too easy and cheap almost, but I may do that if X-Type is single piston.

 

At least you should be able to lift them, if you're using the gym equipment

 

They look dual piston to me... But I'm just looking at a pic of my car on the computer not at the actual brakes.