Low Profile Tires BTDT's ?

[Lee M. Levitt]

TWFAUST at aol.com writes:
> Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 10:08:12 EST
> Subject: Low Profile Tires BTDT's ?
> To: quattro at audifans.com
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>        I see a lot of cars around with low aspect ratio tires, 40
> , 45, etc.
> With the roads here in the Northeast, I would expect a lot of tire and rim
> damage. Any experience out there? Tom Faust
>


I bent one Avus 16" wheel, bent on S4 16x8 wheel, cracked another (the S4
wheels were taken out in a construction zone). I also bent a 16" Range Rover
wheel, and those are pretty beefy. While it may not sound like it, I'm
pretty careful when it comes to potholes, and I don't spend a lot of time in
the city proper.

New England can be pretty harsh on wheels, and I've decided to keep my 17"s
for autocross only.

My Eibach/Bilstein suspension is less forgiving than a stock suspension, and
I decided that the 16" wheels/tires give plenty of handling for everyday
use.

BTW, does anybody have a spare S4 wheel or two? Used condition is fine.

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant