alcazar

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my best friend has got himslef a T reg (1999) audi a3 1.8 T and is in the market for sum new alloy wheels, he has his eye on sum 18's but is not sure weather it will ruin his handling or anything else? anybody know anything about it?

thanks alcazars son

if nobody knows anything does anybody know of an audi forum where i could ask a similar question and maybe get some answers??

RichWalk

try this Untitled Document its audi-sport.net

The Chief

I wouldn't have thought so but then again i'm no wheels expert however i drove an S3 with 18's once and it was still fairly complient

AudiLover

Tell the guy to stick with 17's and slap on some coilovers.

matchmaker

Tell the guy to do no such thing. 18's are a common mod on 1.8T cars, whether A3, Golf or Octavia.

Andy Tang

iTrader: (3)

Having bought a mk4 Golf with 18" wheels, swapping to 17" wheels, made the car handle better, tramline less and increased my acceleration.

18" wheels are a common modification, but that doesn't make it right!

matchmaker

My Octy vRS is on 17's. I've driven one on 18's and preferred it.

Each to their own

Power Junkie

iTrader: (1)

I have 18"s on my A3 part of the S-line pack, handles nicely

AudiLover

It handles better with 17's though, hence me reccomending it. Also the MK1 A3 was a very poor chassis when it came to sporty driving (barring S3) hence the combo of 17's and coilovers.

AudiLover

Octy probably had its suspension fiddled with. Also similiar quality of tires?

GrahamG

The S3 is slow in standard spec. I would stick some 15's on it and slam it.

shustir

Have 18"s on my TDI A3 and it looks fab. However ride is a bit hard especially with the lowered springs. Depends what you want more. I hated the original balloon tyres on the standard 15" wheels.

shustir

18" RS6 wheels lowered approx 30mm