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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 11:15 AM
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I am going to buy some tires and wheels for my A4 I see some people say go 18's on front and back some say go back to stock size and some say go to 20's and 19's. Could I get some openion from some of the form members? Which rides best which looks best and etc. Thanks for any comment.
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 11:29 AM
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18s all 4.
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 11:44 AM
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18s all 4.

Best tires selection and looks great
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Really a personal choice, but I plan on going with 18's all the way around.
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 11:56 PM
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It depends on what your priorities are. If you are primarily interested in looks, you can pretty much mount anything you want, provided it has the proper offset. If you are more interested in performance, run 18's all around with non-runflats.
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18 in front and 19 in rear seem to fit the bill for me. I went with near stock size tires too. 245/35/18 and 285/35/19 BF Goodrich g-Force KDW2.
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18's all around...
...and wider front too...

18 X 9.5 front and 18 X 10.5 rear...
285 35 18 front and 305 35 18 rear Nitto's

Good selection of tires at 18" and the active handling is not an issue...
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