RS6 Alloys on S4

[rolskii]

Yep _ Fastest Too ....

[S4TAN]

Recovered from your van-crash yet dude?

[rolskii]

Yep - <beep> hit me - got another one

[S4TAN]

Another van already? They must be keen for you to get on with commissioning those DWDM wavelengths...

[saf]

What colour is yours oliew? 18's or 19's?

Looks like ebony pearl black. Like mine

When you say the they can be kerbed. thats only the rim of them. Not anywhere on the centre right? just the tiny outside rim bit? right?

[oliew]

Yeh mine has some scratches on the outside rim, but not on the spokes no as they go into the centre, the reason one has a slight bend on the outside is because i was reading a map going slow through an industrial estate to find a place to get one of my old merc wheels refurbed and i scraped the curb!!! ironic haha
my back tyres have falcons on which look very stretched and they have a big tyre lip rim protector i think theyre classed as, dont really do much tho.

i think its ebony black yes, not ever found out! its a very dark grey

[S4Quattro]

Wow - cheers for all the responses, clearly I am not alone in thinking these wheels look good on the S4! I like the OEM look. Thanks Rolskii, even modelling them on a silver saloon like mine! Oliew - yours sits superbly, maybe a bit low at the back for me, how low much lower than stock is it and what have you used? What tyre sizes? Any rubbing?

Thanks again for a great responses

[saf]

I was previous thinking of going for the mtm reps, but they are hard to clean and doget scratched up easily.

I think these are perfect. Im only changing stock becaus ei need bigger brakes. Has anyone got these reps and running RS6 callipers and B7 Discs? Any potential problems?

Im going to use 225/40/15. Cheaper tyres, and less tyre on the road.

liiew are those 18's or 19 inch rims? And by the way what are falcons? Hom many mm did you drop yours also. Looks very low.

I think you have a slightly lighter shade than ebony pearl black. I think its mire like a gunmetal grey thats classified as black on the log book. I have a 1.8T that colour. Was unaware they did the S4 in that colour.

[oliew]

19" rims 235/35 sorry falken i meant! is the make
http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/20941d2.JPG
link to the tyres on a different rim, see the way it lips near the lip of the rim.
its on h&r coilovers same height setup as dougs mrc, not sure about the drop, must be 40mm at least.
if your worried about tyre price go 18's definetly much cheaper

[saf]

Oliew, how do you find the ride on the 19 inch rims?

Is it ahuge difference to 17's?

Also where did you purchase your rs6 reps from. im looking for somewhere reliable and that does good quality reps.

Thanks mate

[oliew]

saf, the ride is harsher than the 17's, not too bad tho! potholes are a menace tho, the rim will bend so easily.
acceleration is different to 17's my fats time went from 5.2 to 4.75 changing 19 to 17's
i got my rs6 reps from a company local to me but now i checked just their website is down, looks like they went out of business or something, got them about 2 years ago, not sure how good the ebay ones are seem very cheap price for a 19" wheel set.
Ol

[saf]

Thanks mate.

Where I live its pot hole country. So I think ill go for the 18's. Wont be so bad on the rims then I hope.

Ive got 17's and would want to keep 17's. But need the big brakes.



Thanks for all the help mate.

[MarkB]

I was hankering after 19's but reading about bending wheels and pot holes around my way I think I'll be staying with 18's. £200 a set cheaper tyres also!

[saf]

I take it theres not any problems at all with 18's then when it comes to pot holes and alloy metals bending?

[Russ,greys4]

quick pic, also check out dougs on 19's he has a new pic of his car looks awesome

looks nice! ride height is spot on. the lower the better