2002 S8 D2 Wheel question advice

[alp247]

Ok so I sold my 2001 Audi S4 B5.
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I was starting to regret it for as bit but i think i'm over it now as i'm really happy with my 2002 Audi S8 D2.


So the fun stuff now in trying to get it to look the way i want to.

I bought some 2015 A7 20x9 ET37 wheels off craigslist for cheap

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i want to run comfortable as possible with some meat on the tires if possible without messing with the speedo too much

I was thinking of running: 255/35/20

Any other tire options that people running here that can recommend off experience?

Last thing, do i need spacers? I test fit with wheels only and no tires and it cleared so far all the component but i didn't get to turn the steering so not sure if it rubs on the inside

[MP4.2+6.0]

You have a smaller hub center on a 2002 than on a 2015 wheel. You need hub centric centering rings at a minimum to have them more safely mounted. The older centers were approx. 57mm IIRC while the newer ones are 66+mm. The bolt pattern is the same (5x112) so you just need those rings. Up to you to check the offsets and such. From my D3 experience, they would have worked there. D3 owners do run them sometimes, with the centering rings. They are also common on current model run D4's which now have the larger hub centers that came in around 2010; exact year depends on first model year of a given new generation for the various Audi models. For D bodies that was the D4 starting in the US with 2011's. Back in D2 era though the wheel and tire sizes were generally not as wide as they are now.

[dnovak33510]

Looks like 245/35R20 will be closer on overall height but 255 is only 1.3% off so it's not very different. The additional width with increased offset should also work given the amount of room under the fenders.

[alp247]

MP4.2+6.0
- i bought the centric rings from ESC to reduce down to my center hub so that it would align correctly. I hope they fit right as i chatted with one of there members online. I got that off my check list, thanks

dnovak33510
- i was thinking of that set up as well 245/35R 20. I'm kinda leaning more on that tire option as well as i think a lot of Audi members with 20's run that set up. I'll double check with the shop as well, thanks

[alp247]

Happy with the outcome.

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[dnovak33510]

Looks good alp247

[lunamarA4]

Happy with the outcome.

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Awesome find....wanted to find a more rear color but at the time nothing clean showed up....where did you buy yours? Whats the name of the color?

[alp247]

dnovak33510, thanks i'm really happy with the look. I think it still looks factory and not to flashy but still classy.... Audi.

[alp247]

I ended buying them off someone on craigslist. Had a small curb rash on one and he didn't want to fix it so he bought new Roti wheels for his A7. Personally, i think i ended up with a better deal as these wheels are forged so they are supper light. Lighter than my 18's i had on before. The color is hyper silver. Pretty much the silver Audi uses on there wheels now. I wanted to polish them but it would have been too much maintenance for me so i just painted them Hyper silver.