tire time

[Rocky Mullin]

At 9:36 PM -0800 3/15/04, Ti Kan wrote:
>My '01 S4 is currently running a set of 2004 S4's 18x8 Avus wheels shod
>with Continental SportContact2 tires, 235/40ZR18 97Y.  I am quite pleasantly
>surprised by its superb all around performance, and it is quiet too!
>Much better than the Pirelli P6000s that the car came with.  Now the
>car cruises on the highway like a magic carpet ride.  What I once thought
>was engine hum is *gone*.  Turns out it was tire roar.  The Contis
>have excellent grip in the twisties too.

	my stocker pirellis are sp6000 or whatever.  i bet they are also
noisy.

>The SportContact2 is supposed to be a big improvement over the original
>SportContact, and I believe it.

	not so hot on tread life.  this is on tirerack reviews, i dunno
how much to trust them. 

>Also highly recommended to me was the Toyo Proxes T1-S.  This was the tire
>I was going to buy, but instead I bought the new wheels from someone
>with a new S4 which came with the Conti tires already mounted.
>
>The Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position is another max performance
>favorite, but apparently it becomes noisy after wearing in a bit.

	also, looks like tirerack doesn't give them good treadwear
ratings, though.  otherwise, great.  the RE-750 looks good.

>Also
>high on the list is the Michelin Pilot Sport.  These are quite expensive.

	good ratings on tirerack.com.  i run pilots on my RGV GP bike
as well, i didn't know the line went to cars, too.

	so far, based on tirerack, i'm leaning toward goodyear eagle
F1 GS-D3.  also a friend highly recommends the kumho MX as well as
falkens.  thoughts?

>-Ti
>2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
>2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
>1984 5000S turbo
>1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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>Rocky Mullin writes:
>>	well it's 81 degrees today in SF and it feels kind of silly
>>  to be running around with hakka q rubber on URQ rims on my A4.  sure,
>>  maybe there will be another powder day, but it looks like it's time
>>  to put the 10-spoke (sport package) tires back on the green avant.
>>
>>	so, suggestions?  here is what is important to me:
>>
>>	- quiet, quiet, quiet
>>	- ultra high performance
>>	- rain grip should be at least good, preferably awesome.
>>	  it's a hoot to quattro around in the wet
>>
>>	all-weather or m/s ratings are unimportant, and i run the Qs
>>  in wintertime.  heck, i run around with studded hakka 1s when there
>>  is a storm on and i do the overnight drive through donner pass to get
>>  to tahoe for a powder day.
>>
>>	any suggestions?


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