dysonco
04-10-2008, 10:11 PM
Hi All,
First visit to the VW Audi forum, and a relatively new audi owner.
I've got a A6 2.7T estate (2000) which I bought about 6 Month ago and love to bits, but have had a bit of a scare today!
I stuck the car up on a ramp to try and work out why I was getting vibration under braking at 65mph and above (thought it might be warped brake discs). Whilst removing wheels and having a poke round etc I realised that the drivers side tyre was scored along the inner edge to the point that the wire was showing through the rubber. I've done a LOT of miles in this car recently, and it was so close to a major blowout its not funny!
The wheels are 17" Audi 5 spokes with 45 mm offset running Bridgestone Potenza RE050 235/45/17 tyres. Now these aren't the original wheel from what I can work out, the spare is a 16" wheel running 225 55 16 tyre (I think).
Is this tyre and wheel combo too big for this car? There is so little space between the inner edge of the tyre and the suspension that I wouldn't be surprised if under heavy braking etc. the tyre will bulge and touch.
Can I use wheel spacers to bring the inner edge of the tyres a little clear of the internals? I don't really want to have to put 4 new tyres on it when I have 3 nearly new Bridgestone 235/45/17s. Will this affect handling?
I didn't fit the wheels or tyres they were on the car when I bought it, but must admit, they are one of the things I like the best about it.
Weirdly the passenger side tyre, although very close to the suspension doesn't show signs of similar damage, so doesn't appear to be touching.
What do I do?
Thanks for any advice,
Mike
First visit to the VW Audi forum, and a relatively new audi owner.
I've got a A6 2.7T estate (2000) which I bought about 6 Month ago and love to bits, but have had a bit of a scare today!
I stuck the car up on a ramp to try and work out why I was getting vibration under braking at 65mph and above (thought it might be warped brake discs). Whilst removing wheels and having a poke round etc I realised that the drivers side tyre was scored along the inner edge to the point that the wire was showing through the rubber. I've done a LOT of miles in this car recently, and it was so close to a major blowout its not funny!
The wheels are 17" Audi 5 spokes with 45 mm offset running Bridgestone Potenza RE050 235/45/17 tyres. Now these aren't the original wheel from what I can work out, the spare is a 16" wheel running 225 55 16 tyre (I think).
Is this tyre and wheel combo too big for this car? There is so little space between the inner edge of the tyre and the suspension that I wouldn't be surprised if under heavy braking etc. the tyre will bulge and touch.
Can I use wheel spacers to bring the inner edge of the tyres a little clear of the internals? I don't really want to have to put 4 new tyres on it when I have 3 nearly new Bridgestone 235/45/17s. Will this affect handling?
I didn't fit the wheels or tyres they were on the car when I bought it, but must admit, they are one of the things I like the best about it.
Weirdly the passenger side tyre, although very close to the suspension doesn't show signs of similar damage, so doesn't appear to be touching.
What do I do?
Thanks for any advice,
Mike