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Question: Do the B7 19" 9J ET29 wheels fit onto a B5?
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 8:37 am
by JesseJonesJackson
I'm talking RS4's here
....if so can or should you run spacers?
...if so what width?
...is there anything else I should be aware of?
TVM...JJJ
RE: Question: Do the B7 19" 9J ET29 wheels fit onto a B
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 8:45 am
by boxerdogted
I'm running B7 RS4 wheels with 15mm Eibach Spacers and 275/30/19 Goodyear Asym tyres.
HTH
RE: Question: Do the B7 19" 9J ET29 wheels fit onto a B
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:19 am
by jimbo1234567
you dont need spacers , they will fit fine without but its what you like the look of the best. an 8mm spacer will bring the et back to 20 from 28 but in my experience having the wheels stuck out just rashes the side of the car with stonechips. also remember that the b7 wheel is half an inch wider than a b5 one so with a 20mm et the wheel will already be 1/4 inch further out than a std wheel
Re: RE: Question: Do the B7 19" 9J ET29 wheels fit onto
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 11:19 am
by boxerdogted
jimbo1234567 wrote:you dont need spacers , they will fit fine without but its what you like the look of the best. an 8mm spacer will bring the et back to 20 from 28 but in my experience having the wheels stuck out just rashes the side of the car with stonechips. also remember that the b7 wheel is half an inch wider than a b5 one so with a 20mm et the wheel will already be 1/4 inch further out than a std wheel
It depends on what size tyres you use as to wether you need spacers, the fronts are not a problem but the rears are, 265/35/19 touch the rear suspension upright, 275/30/19 Goodyears clear by about 1mm which is to close in my opinion, you could just use an 8 or 10mm spacer on the rear.
As Jimbo said it depends what you like the look of.
RE: Re: RE: Question: Do the B7 19" 9J ET29 wheels fit
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:29 pm
by JesseJonesJackson
....So if I understand you correctly:
a 275/30/19 with an 8/10mm spacer will clear the suspension and miss the arch?
Whats the standard tyre size for the B7 RS4?
RE: Re: RE: Question: Do the B7 19" 9J ET29 wheels fit
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 5:05 pm
by boxerdogted
Std tyre size for B7 RS4 is 265/35/19.
They will clear the arch no problem as i run 15mm Hubcentric spacers and no rubbing.
275/30/19 Tyres are also cheaper than 265/30/19.
RE: Re: RE: Question: Do the B7 19" 9J ET29 wheels fit
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:05 pm
by Virdee Autos
255/35/19 is the standard tyre size used on the B7
You can usee anything from a 255/30 up to a 275/30/19 tyre on the B5.
With a 265 or 275 you will need to run spacers as the tyre fouls the rear suspension arm
If you use a 255/30, you don't need to run spacers, as the less width clears the suspension arm
Bear in mind not all tyre sizes are the same width, from make to make
RE: Re: RE: Question: Do the B7 19" 9J ET29 wheels fit
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:06 pm
by jimbo1234567
i have my 9.5 x 19 et 30 bimotos on with 275 30 assymetrics and no spacers, the wheels sit nicely in the arch and theres no rubbing front or back, these same wheels with 10mm spacers stuck out too much for me.
Re: RE: Re: RE: Question: Do the B7 19" 9J ET29 wheels
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:23 pm
by beastman
jimbo1234567 wrote:i have my 9.5 x 19 et 30 bimotos on with 275 30 assymetrics and no spacers, the wheels sit nicely in the arch and theres no rubbing front or back, these same wheels with 10mm spacers stuck out too much for me.
do you have standard suspension? I run these wheels with 10mm as felt suspension arm was too close so bought spacers. Guy I bought from had no spacers but ran coil overs.
RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Question: Do the B7 19" 9J ET29 whe
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:11 am
by RSTaSIS4
I am currently running 18x10 all around with ET20 on coilovers, and do not have any issue with rubbing whatsoever.. Tires i am on 255/35/18..
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:33 am
by kiwi_rs4
^^What wheels do you have?
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:40 am
by RSTaSIS4
kiwi_rs4 wrote:^^What wheels do you have?
I am Running on BBS LM
Re: RE: Re: RE: Question: Do the B7 19" 9J ET29 wheels
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:30 am
by jimbo1234567
beastman wrote:jimbo1234567 wrote:i have my 9.5 x 19 et 30 bimotos on with 275 30 assymetrics and no spacers, the wheels sit nicely in the arch and theres no rubbing front or back, these same wheels with 10mm spacers stuck out too much for me.
do you have standard suspension? I run these wheels with 10mm as felt suspension arm was too close so bought spacers. Guy I bought from had no spacers but ran coil overs.
yes stock suspension, coilovers dont make any difference as its the cast iron arm that fouls the tyre, i modified mine to give another 3mm although the tyre didnt touch it was very close. the other alternative is to use 3mm spacers which will give you some more clearance but still allow the spigot to locate keeping the wheel centered.
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:36 am
by JesseJonesJackson
Right...sounds like there are various configs that will work on the B5.
I could run the following tyres on the B7 wheels with the ET29 offset:
1) 255/35/19 with a 10mm spacers
2) 265/30/19 with a 10mm spacer
3) 255/30/19 without any spacers
4) 275/30/19 with a 10mm spacers
Correct?
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:03 pm
by Imola
any pics of this combination (B7 wheels on a B5!)