Ronal R8 - Many Designs

Daved already has first dibs

 

Weird world or what?

I can hardly believe that only a couple of hours before Lee's post, I was talking with my FSon, via Skype, and the subject of most people appearing to covet 6 x 15s, over 7 x 15s, arose!

As I said to him at the time: "I hope Lee remembers I have first refusal on his 6 x 15s"

Thanks SSon.

Regards, SDa.

I have been drawing up the MkII front suspension to ascertain what ET I can use with Audi hubs. (Extra tappings at 4 x 100 PCD). It looks like ET 42 are the ones I really need, but I have not come across any as yet in 6 x 15, only 7 x 15. Having said that, I am not averse to a bit on machining on the Audi hubs, skimming the disc boss, and modifying the strut mounting holes, in my home made VWMS uprights, to make ET 38 work!

I agree with Chris. The 6s look spot on. The very last of the VWMS Mk1s, on R8 flat spoked wheels, appear just right!




I have found out that these wheels were standard fitment on Renault GTAs, for most of the rest of the world except the UK. Not sure of the size though, may only be 14s? I quite like them as thay look like forest rally wheels with the anti-gravel disc!

 

Definitely my fave, though these are actually in white Edit, I think the ones in the magazine picture are too?



But are these curved or flat ?

 

Renault Alliance GTA
Stock R8's (modified VW items)


Original Ronal wheels (note the disc area behind the spokes)


PCD: 4x100 (Renault)
Diameter: 15"
Width: 6J
Offset: ET35
Centre Bore: 60mm

 

What size & offset do we reckon these are? To me, they look perfect, but possibly over-tyred and creating a visual illusion, assisted by the lack of arch spats:






A race Mk1? Pictured in a GTi Engineering brochure from the mid-90s. I've nothing else on the car at all!

 

Again. With that profile tyre I call 6Jx15". A 14 would be much deeper at even 50 series.

 

Thanks to Craig (Gambit), for giving me a heads-up!

I appear to have purchased these little 6 x15 beauts.



Also:

Thanks to Miss Daved, who is paying for them!

Thanks to Parz (TSC), who is picking them up!

 

Nice one Dave, worth the wait!

I've never seen those unusual Renaults before, I'll start looking for them!

Looks like the R8s have always been a favourite of VW, check this out!

 

SSDa, So I guess this means I can stop looking for a set for you? Are you going to be using the ceter caps

Can't wait to see some pictures when you get them

 

Lee.

Don't stop looking!

Because: You may just find a set of the fabled 'Magnesium R8's?

OR.

The Renault GTA wheels with built in gravel shields.

I don't know what ET these are, I guess 38? I really need ET42 or larger for the Audi hub set-up.

Of course you can have the centre caps, for the price of postage. If that's OK? I would not use them cos. they will add 100gms., or so, to the unsprung mass!

SDa.

PS. Have not heard from Parz yet. I hope the deal is still on?

 

If the table is correct (and these are 4x108?) these will be ET45 (Part # unknown but possibly 5634.xxx) .

 

SSDa, you can keep the center caps I don't like them but thanks for the offer

 

They are 4 x 100.

My post below was incorrect. I mean to say:

They are probably ET35, but I hope that they are ET42.

It would be really great for the chart if they were ET38 as we have found no reference to such as yet!?

With regard to the use of Audi 80 hubs. They will be drilled and tapped to 4 x100 to replicate the VWMS hubs. I wonder if the VWMS hubs: 893 407 615 VWM were actually machined down to the same bearing to wheel mounting face offset as the MkII hubs. I shall fire up the CAD system and check if it is feasible as I have already drawn up both MkII and rear 90Q hubs.

 

LOL. Yes. At 4x100 et35/42. I haven't yet copme cross a variation but I am guessing ET35 as they have a cap.

Let me know and I will update the table if needed.

P.S. - not jealous. At all. Honest. much. I mean it.

 

Those were gone 2 months ago. Not that I enquired of course

 

Found a set of 7x15 R8 here

 

Found a 6Jx13 in 4x100. Details added, waiting on a part number

 

These are the 6x15's (forest) that the vw junior rally team used:

5624.032 ET45 6Jx15H2