New owner of an 1988 S4
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Still in Virginia, 3.5 hours south to Virginia Beach!
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When I measured the distance from the lip of the torque tube on XS29L9B's car to the forward TT bearing I got exactly the same distance as on my car (10.50 inches). Using a dial gauge the measured crank end play measurements for our cars were within a few thousandths of an inch. Both cars still on the low side of factory end play tolerance. The nearly identical measurements were a surprise - and a nice one.
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When I measured the distance from the lip of the torque tube on XS29L9B's car to the forward TT bearing I got exactly the same distance as on my car (10.50 inches). Using a dial gauge the measured crank end play measurements for our cars were within a few thousandths of an inch. Both cars still on the low side of factory end play tolerance. The nearly identical measurements were a surprise - and a nice one.
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When I measured the distance from the lip of the torque tube on XS29L9B's car to the forward TT bearing I got exactly the same distance as on my car (10.50 inches). Using a dial gauge the measured crank end play measurements for our cars were within a few thousandths of an inch. Both cars still on the low side of factory end play tolerance. The nearly identical measurements were a surprise - and a nice one.
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Don't invest in the stock S4 rims until you check out the tire situation. Last I heard the selection of tires in the correct size for the rear rim was pretty much zero. I'm lucky in that I have a nice set of tires in that size, but more than likely you will want to do something different from the point of view of tire choice as well as looks. Many like the 997 Carrera III rim on these cars. Fits well, looks good, wide tire choice, more meat, and wont break the bank. On the other hand I think the last S4 rear rims I bought from 928 intl for $150 each. May have had some scuffing, not sure as I polished them anyhow.
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3 piece 993 rims are the bomb.
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Don't invest in the stock S4 rims until you check out the tire situation. Last I heard the selection of tires in the correct size for the rear rim was pretty much zero. I'm lucky in that I have a nice set of tires in that size, but more than likely you will want to do something different from the point of view of tire choice as well as looks. Many like the 997 Carrera III rim on these cars. Fits well, looks good, wide tire choice, more meat, and wont break the bank. On the other hand I think the last S4 rear rims I bought from 928 intl for $150 each. May have had some scuffing, not sure as I polished them anyhow.
I looked at a 928 in NC that had dark Cayman wheels on it and fell in love with that look, though I suspect I'd be getting into the issues of 18's on a car designed for 16's, offsets, and other fun and expensive things. My immediate goal is to get caught up on maintenance and safety issues for now, cosmetics are a far secondary goal.
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Its quite possible that the wheels I was enamored with were Panamera 10 spokes, I got my information second hand from the guy selling an 84 in NC. Thanks for this info, I had to put spacers on my 911 to fit Cup 2's and the spacers were pretty pricey IIRC and make it a pita to do any brake work. Worth it to get out of the 15" phone dials that came on it tho!