[200q20v] Re: Oversteer

[C1J1Miller at aol.com]

In a message dated Thu, 30 Nov 2000  9:33:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, Edward J Kellock <ekellock at juno.com> writes:

<< Glad to hear you seem to have solved the conundrum.
I'm sure you're aware that your tires are one size smaller
than recommended.  I speak from direct personal experience
when I say, get a matching set of tires in the right size, as soon
as is reasonable for you.  

Ed
Colorado Springs
 >>

The 205 width tires are typically what is used for winter rubber (snow tires), as well as the stock size for the 200 quattro non-20v, so they're not that bad.  You're sacrificing some ultimate grip in cornering, while reducing unsprung weight and rolling resistance slightly.

Many people with 200q20vs go up a size to 225's; some of us push the envelope with even wider rubber, but that's on larger diameter rims...

One issue is finding good performance rubber in the 215/60r15 size; there's only a few options.  I recommend perusing the www.tirerack.com site under tires for available options.  I've also got a tire size comparison calculator on my site, that lets you find a tire with similar rolling diameter to the stock size.

Chris
http://members.aol.com/c1j1miller/