Azev Type-A

[1781cc]

Lee you have a side/front picture of your cab?

Here you go mate:

[Kiku]

Looks good.
Now i have to think will or will i not lower my coupe...

[andy10v]

10" wide is too wide for the coupe...

Wide body, you have the skills

[rs2coupe]

Wide body, you have the skills

I think it's the low offset that kills it. Maybe you can shave of some from the mounting circle.

[Kiku]

Got the wheels. Now is a good time to ask is it´s ok if i put front 215/45/17 (8.5j) and rear 235/40/17 (10j) will it stay in safe difference %? Any ideas?

[K Simmonds]

There is 5 mm difference between a 215/45/17 and a 235/45/17 which is 0.8%, in theory you could get away with that. Personally I wouldn't run odd size tyre's on a quattro unless there was no other option, would 225/45's all round not work?

[Kiku]

There is 5 mm difference between a 215/45/17 and a 235/45/17 which is 0.8%, in theory you could get away with that. Personally I wouldn't run odd size tyre's on a quattro unless there was no other option, would 225/45's all round not work?

235/40 not 45 but the % is still 0.88. I think 225 will be very hard to put on a 10j wheel...

And since right now i dont have lowering suspension but i think i will install something during the summer, right now i have ABY springs. And 225/45 with e20 and 8.5j wheel at the front will def rub.

[irish rwd]

I would love these width Azev's, I have a 17x7.5 20et set here (8 of them) , Would love a pair of 9's for the rear

[Kiku]

So has enybody an idea will that 5mm difference on tire heights do harm or not?

[K Simmonds]

Sorry, I meant there was 5 mm difference between a 215/45/17 and a 235/40/17, not a 235/45 which is 18 mm bigger.

You should be OK with a 5 mm difference as it's within the wear range of a new tyre, that said I would measure the circumference of the tyre's you want to use to double check. I've seen over 10 mm variation between tyre's the same size but by different manufacturers so when you start using odd sizes there could be much more difference in real life than there is on paper.

[vigo1984]

I`ve got Azev A 17 x 8,5" in my Coupe. One wheel without tire was about 11,5kg. Tires are streched Toyo 205x40

[Kiku]

Ok well i got 2.5mm difference if i put 215/45/17 front and 245/40/17 at the back. So now my question is, is 245/40 too wide for cq when its lowered only a bit not 40/60 or smth? Will it rub?

[Kiku]

So finaly after many months i finished the wheels.
First glass blasted then polishing done by me by hand not on a machine!
Finaly friend powder coated centers similar to nogaro silver Alike.

ptw: many thanks lee for tire advisement etc.

[Greg_S]

Must have taken some effort getting them polished well! Good work