Titanium Grey S4 Avant

[hunker7]

Had cracking time in Lake District this weekend. Fell in love with the car all over again 470 mile drive, took me up Hardknott pass without missing a beat Weather wasn't great but with all that successful weekend Here are some shots

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

Glad you've fallen in love with the car again she's looking great as are the pics!

[RichLV]

That's a very fine example. Looks very nice on Bolero's.

[igor136]

Nice car and beautiful country. Last picture you did yourself?

[newsh]

[hunker7]

thanks guys.

That's a very fine example. Looks very nice on Bolero's.

These are 7.5" wide one's off A4, but after this trip I feel like 225's are not wide enough, so will be getting 8" with possibly 255 tires

Nice car and beautiful country. Last picture you did yourself?

It is beautiful, definitely going back when weather is better No, that was taken by girlfriends dad, I didn't even know it was taken until last night

[quattrostyle]

Cool you finally got to enjoy the car, nice pics as well.

thanks guys.
These are 7.5" wide one's off A4, but after this trip I feel like 225's are not wide enough, so will be getting 8" with possibly 255 tires

Seriously? Why?

[hunker7]

Cool you finally got to enjoy the car, nice pics as well.

Seriously? Why?

Maybe not 255's but at least 235's. Most of the weekend roads were narrow with tight turns and at times it felt like tyres were the limiting factor. Saying that she sticks pretty well

[newsh]

255s you'd need a wider rim than 8. 235s work nice on 8s or 8.5s.

Best way to improve grip is to use a stickier compound though.

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

255s you'd need a wider rim than 8. 235s work nice on 8s or 8.5s.

Best way to improve grip is to use a stickier compound though.

Sorry John i can't say i agree with you for a road car. 255 40 x 17 is he factory fit on the 8J X17 plus specks. If you were to say that of RS2 wheels which are 7.0J ONLY x 17 inch Porsche 'Cup' road wheels and 245/40 ZR17 Dunlop tyres (standard factory fit) then that would be one hell of a wobbly situation,yet the press loved it and presumably do the present owners!

Below standard fitment plus specks are 8J using standard factory fit 255 40 x 17 tyres showing no real bulge to speak off.

[newsh]

They look a bit balooney to me but fair enough. Also I guess I'm thinking what fits under an S2...

B5 RS4 standard runs 8.5" x 18" rims with 20mm offset and 255/35 tyres. I run 40s

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

Maybe not 255's but at least 235's. Most of the weekend roads were narrow with tight turns and at times it felt like tyres were the limiting factor. Saying that she sticks pretty well

I would agree with you there Janis about your current wheels and tyres.Your running et 45 on those rims which pushes the rims inwards reducing the track. Go for at least et 40 or et 35 for better wider track with a top quality tyre of at least 235 preferably 255 for your road car for maximum fun and enjoyment.

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

They look a bit balooney to me but fair enough. Also I guess I'm thinking what fits under an S2...

B5 RS4 standard runs 8.5" x 18" rims with 20mm offset and 255/35 tyres. I run 40s

40's would be my choice too on those rims.

Having driven several S2 Avants and been in a super quick S2 coupe the standard setup in my picture out handles/feels [I]a lot more direct and grippy/I] than the sport suspension on the S2's. So even with the "balooney" effect you mention still feels far more positive than any standard S2 i have ever driven. On extremis the S6 would push wider than the S2 but thats only at really silly speeds which 95% of the time we don't reach.

[hunker7]

I am running ET45 with 20mm spacers all round, so effectively ET35, they sit perfectly, but as I said just feel there could be improvement in grip with something wider and stickier possibly. It's not very bad, just something to think about for the future

[newsh]

I am running ET45 with 20mm spacers all round, so effectively ET35, they sit perfectly,

ET45 with 20mm spacers makes it ET25.