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| 02-08-2013, 02:58 AM | #1 |
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Winter setup: Blizzak WS70 on Black 18" Sport Edition A7
18x8 Black Painted Sport Edition A7
235/40R18 Bridgestone Blizzak WS70 Spacers on front and rear (15mm front, 18mm rear, I think) Haven't had a chance to drive on them yet, but I'm pretty happy with how they look considering they're $130/wheel (plus tires) I'm wondering if I should take the spacers off. They worked fine on my last tires (PSS on OEM 19s) but I might need to occasionally use chains, which could really mess shit up if they make contact with the fenders. Also, I'm impressed I could fit my regular set of tires in the backseats. The convertible is like a small pickup truck...
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| 02-08-2013, 03:41 PM | #2 |
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Can't see the pic but sounds great, WS70 is a solid/very aggressive tire.
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| 02-08-2013, 04:16 PM | #3 |
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Can you rehost the pic please, I wanna see what the wheels look like with spacers.
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| 02-09-2013, 05:29 AM | #4 |
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Second Lieutenant
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Sorry, fixed.
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| 02-09-2013, 09:56 PM | #6 | |
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| 02-10-2013, 08:36 AM | #8 | |
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IIRC the owner's manual states chains should only be used on the rear so I think you'd want to run a rear spacer with the A7 wheels that matches the stock rear wheel frontspacing (essentially the distance the front lip/face of the wheel sticks out from the hub) - this would give you the same wheel/tire to fender clearance that the stock wheels have and, therefore, should give you the clearance needed to run chains on the rear. |
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| 02-10-2013, 10:00 AM | #9 |
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Nicely done. We have Blizzaks on my car, my wife's 328xi, and the family Acura MDX. After our 12+ inch snowfall here yesterday we took the kids to a local hill for sledding. There were no available spaces in the plowed parking lot, so I barreled into the unplowed lot's 18-24 inch drifts with the MDX. Between the relatively high ground clearance, the AWD, and the Blizzaks, it was no problem.
 With regular all-season tires, the MDX would probably still be sitting in the lot until the thaw comes. 
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