[A4] Wheels?

[T.Jackson]

After getting my summer tires installed today I can say for certain that the
car feels faster.  At first I thought it was placebo but when I went to hang
the summer tires on the wall in the garage I noticed that they were a lot
heavier than the summer wheels and tires that I pulled down earlier today.
For reference, I have the 16x7 5 spoke sport wheels which are my winter
tires.  My summer tires are 18x8 Borbet Type S.  Even though they are larger
overall there is a definite difference in the weight which translates to
noticeably better performance both in a straight line and cornering.



-----Original Message-----
From: a4-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:a4-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
Rocky Mullin
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 11:14 PM
To: Single Malt; Brian J White; Doug Johnson; a4 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [A4] Wheels?

At 8:08 AM -0700 4/21/06, Single Malt wrote:
>
>As I've heard you state before ... however, I will say
>that the butt-dyno gives me a different opinion.  With
>wider tires I find a crisper turn-in and a far more
>confident feel in high-g corners.  Placebo-like
>effect? Perhaps, but I prefer it.

	i'm all for placebos.  if it does the trick for you, and you
like paying more for everything, more power to ya!  also i dunno about
dyno runs, just some testing done on a track.  lap times didn't change.

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  Rocky Mullin 

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