How to get perfect wheel fitment on your Audi B8/B8.5

The Audi B8 and B8.5 platform might be the best option for mid size luxury sedans that are beginning to be affordable to us plebeians. Let’s put it this way: we don’t see Mercedes putting superchargers or turbochargers on virtually every trim.

This gives you tons of potential to make more power. If you wanna be able to use that extra power, you’ll need to consider a new set of wheels and tires, heck, maybe even before you throw on those go-fast parts. In this guide, we’re going to discuss the wheels and tires that fit your B8 AND look good.

The B8 and B8.5 are certain production timeframes rather than simply model years. As such, we’re going to be covering A4, A5, S4, and S5 models. You could possibly extend the info here to your A6 or S6, but these cars look better with larger, more aggressive specs.

Sorry RS owners, we’re looking specifically at ‘A’ and ‘S’ models. If you want a fitment guide dedicated to this widebody variant, feel free to request it in the comments - we’re always open to suggestions.

Quick Links

• Basic fitment info
• 19" wheel fitment
• 20" wheel fitment
• 18" wheel fitment

Basic fitment info

• Bolt pattern: 5x112
• Bolt thread: M14x1.5
• Center bore: 66.5
• Lug torque: 89 ft/lbs

Thre are a couple of things to note before ordering wheels. The B8 platform uses an  M14 lug bolt thread size, while a lot of wheels will come drilled to accept M12 bolts. If your wheels don’t come M14 you could use a M14 to M12 stud conversion kit or have your wheels drilled out.

The 5x112 bolt pattern is pretty common amongst German cars. You’ll see it on Mercedes, VW, Audi, etc. However, as we’ll show, the best option for a particular wheel may not be offered in 5x112. In this case, you can consider custom drilling from another PCD, for example 5x114.3 -> 5x112. Bottom line, when done correctly this procedure is perfectly safe - it’s something we can do in-house as well.

Most of the time you should be able to find your perfect wheels in the correct bolt pattern. We offer over 100K options in 5x112 after all…

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Examples of B8/B8.5 fitment

19” wheel fitment

This is the diameter you should choose unless you have a particular reason not to. You’ll see aftermarket wheels between 18 and 20 inches, but 19’s are by far the most common size, probably because they offer a good mix of performance and looks.

Fitment Facts
‎	Front	Rear
Wheels	BBS CH-R 19x9.5 +45	BBS CH-R 19x9.5 +45
Tires	Michelin Pilot Supersport 255/35R19	Michelin Pilot Supersport 255/35R19
Notes	Stock height, no rubbing. Wheels also available with +35 offset

Starting off with something pretty tame, this B8 S4 is on a set of BBS CH-R. These wheels seem to be one of the most popular models for this platform, along with Rotiform, but we’ll look at those later. As far as specs, this is about as OEM+ as you can get. The wider wheels allow you to go up to a 275 tire, but the owner elected to keep the factory size. This isn’t flush fitment, but these wheels bolt on without any headaches and give a fresh look.

Otherwise, there's not much to say about this one. Consider this a baseline for aftermarket wheel fitment, they’re only going to get more aggressive from here.

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Fitment Facts
‎	Front	Rear
Wheels	Avant Garde M590 19x9.5 +40	Avant Garde M590 19x9.5 +40
Tires	Falken Azenis FK460 255/35R19	Falken Azenis FK460 255/35R19
Notes	No spacers, coilovers unknown brand. No rubbing

These look a lot like the popular CH-R’s, but cost about half the price. Also, they’re available in an offset not offered by BBS. Talking about offsets, the best fitment comes from the low to mid 30’s, but +40 still looks pretty good especially with this car being lowered.

Again, we see a 255/35 tire. This is factory size, and while it works fine, we’d like to see a 265 or even 275. You might have to consider rolling your fenders depending on your alignment (especially with a 275/35), but the whole point of wider wheels is to pair them with wider tires.

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Fitment Facts
‎	Front	Rear
Wheels	BBS LM-R 19x9.5 +38	BBS LM-R 19x9.5 +38
Tires	Falken Azenis 255/35R19	Falken Azenis 255/35R19
Notes	ECS coilovers. no spacers or fender rolling needed. Doesn't rub

This B8 Avant has very similar specs to the last, just with 2mm lower offset. Same tires, also on coilovers (this time ECS coils), also fairly low. Pretty similar all around, but you’ll notice the wheels are 3P BBS LM-R’s. A lot of dished 3P wheels have trouble clearing the brakes on these cars, but the owner confirms these fit A4 brakes without needing spacers - S4/S5 brake clearance isn’t confirmed.

German wheels on a German car will always be a great pairing, if you wanna learn more about why BBS are so good, check out this feature we did.

20” wheel fitment

This is our second pick for diameter. 20’s really fill out the arches and look pretty baller, especially with a lowered car. When we were researching, we found them to be more common on the A5/S5. Do they look better on these models? You be the judge.

Fitment Facts
‎	Front	Rear
Wheels	Rotiform BLQ 20x10 +35	Rotiform BLQ 20x10 +35
Tires	Pirrilli P-Zero 265/30R20	Pirrilli P-Zero 265/30R20
Notes	Lowered on coilovers. Fender rolled, minimal rubbing

Here’s what a B8.5 looks like on 20’s. 9.5J wheels are kinda the go-to for width, but that doesn’t mean you can’t step it up to 10 or even larger (with some fender work). The reason to go wider is to run a wider tire, as the owner of this A4 did - 265/30R20. With these specs, you get almost perfectly flush fitment. Note that the fenders needed to be rolled to accommodate the wider wheels and tires.

This car is static on coils. You don’t have to go this low if you want 20’s, but we’d recommend a set of coilovers or at least lowering springs. You can find these parts plus more in our shop.

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Fitment Facts
‎	Front	Rear
Wheels	Forgestar F14 20x9.5 +27 *needs redrilling	Forgestar F14 20x9.5 +27 *needs redrilling
Tires	Hankook Ventus V12 275/30R20	Hankook Ventus V12 275/30R20
Notes	No spacers, dropped on KW V2's. Also offered in  19x9.5. *20” size needs to be redrilled. No rubbing

Forgestar F14 wheels are becoming a staple on midsize luxury cars, and this S5 shows us why. These wheels have a bunch of caliper clearance, allowing these to fit S4/S5 brakes without spacers. If you’re interested in these wheels but prefer 19’s, we sell them in the same width and offset.

As far as the fitment, 9.5 wide with a +25 offset is about as far as you can push before making some kind of concession, whether that’s adding camber, stretch tires, etc.

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Fitment Facts
‎	Front	Rear
Wheels	Vossen VSF1 20x10.5 +30 (effective 25mm)	Vossen VSF1 20x10.5 +30 (effective 20mm)
Tires	Hankook Ventus V12 255/30R20	Hankook Ventus V12 255/30R20
Notes	Accuair B8 sport kit. 034 Motorpsorts adjustable upper control arms. Rolled and pulled fender all around. No rubbing when aired up.

Along with Lexus, Audi is one of those brands that come to mind when you think of air suspension, so it’s only fair that we include a bagged B8. Normally, bagged cars are synonymous with aggressive fitment, so here’s what an S5 looks like with 10.5” wide wheels.

To fit the Vossen wheels the fenders needed to be rolled and pulled - there simply isn’t enough room otherwise. With stretched tires and some adjustable upper control arms to dial in the camber, there’s no rubbing when this car is aired up.

Of course, you could throw on wheels with a lower offset and add camber to compensate, but this setup looks good and is still practical.

18” wheel fitment

This size is best for those after the lightest possible wheel configuration or something winter-specific. There is more potential for brake clearance issues, depending on your brake package this may or may not cause potential for concern.

Fitment Facts
‎	Front	Rear
Wheels	Enkei RPF1 18x9.5 +45 *5x114.3 only	Enkei RPF1 18x9.5 +45 *5x114.3 only
Tires	Bridgestone Potenza RE71R 275/35R18	Bridgestone Potenza RE71R 275/35R18
Notes	Bilstein PSS10, SPC control arms. 3.5° camber up front (could get away with around 2.5°), 2.5° camber in rear. Unneeded tab on rear brake mount needed to be ground down.

What’s a nice light, cheap wheel you can run on your Audi B8? RPF1’s should come to mind. The only caveat is that they aren’t offered in the perfect specs AND 5x112 pattern. This means you could opt for the smaller 18x9.0 +35 with the correct PCD, or as we discussed earlier, go for a custom-drilled set in 18x9.5 +45, as the owner of this S4 did. The extra width is justified with a wider 275/35 tire.

To get these to clear S4/S5 brakes you’ll need to grind down a bracket in the rear. These would probably fit an A4/A5 without modification, but we can’t guarantee that. Also, depending on your alignment, you might have to run a small slip-on spacer to clear the upper control arms.

Check out ‘notes’ for more details on this autocross S4 build.

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Fitment Facts
‎	Front	Rear
Wheels	Rotiform TUF-R 18x9.5 +38	Rotiform TUF-R 18x9.5 +38
Tires	Continental ExtremeContact 265/35R18	Continental ExtremeContact 265/35R18
Notes	Needed new lug bolts: conical seat style. No rubbing.

This 2013 A4 Avant is on 18’s, but slightly more aggressive ones. If you looked at our suggestions for 19-inch wheels, you would have seen that these are very similar as far as poke, just with a smaller diameter. In case you skipped to this part, the width and offset you see here are considered to give near-flush fitment without needing to mess with rolling fenders, adjusting camber, etc.

The thing to note is that you’ll want to size up your tire if you choose a 255; so, get a 255/40 instead of a 255/35.

Wrap up

So, pretty straightforward, right? Most of you should consider 19” wheels first, as that size is a happy medium. Whatever your budget is, you can find it in our shop. We have thousands of options that will bolt straight to your Audi, or we can even custom drill wheels if needed.

If you have an Audi on a sick set of aftermarket wheels, be sure to add it to our Fitment Gallery to help others dial in their fitment.