Tire Size for My Coupe Quattro - Help!
Huw Powell
human747 at attbi.com
Tue Apr 23 22:56:33 EDT 2002
> I have a set of 17"x7.5" rims that I will be using in my 1990 Coupe Quattro.
> I understand that tires should have the same circumference all the way
> around to maintain a proper balance for the differentials. However, I
> wonder what some of you tire and quattro experts feel about having different
> width tires for the back as compared to the front.
Someone was doing this on their 200 (I think) a while back.
> If it is possible to go with wider tires in the back versus the front, will
> I need to have a lower and wider tire for the back and a narrower and taller
> tire for the front to make up for some of the addition to the circumference
> added by the wider tire?
yes, you must keep the diameter the same.
> What do you think?
I think you should try not to send entire copies of the digest along
with your post.
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