185 on 8" rim? Not a good idea

[LL - NY]

The taller profile and notably narrower tread width (as opposed to
section width) would make 185/65-14's work better as snows
than 195/60-14. I do find the idea of 185s on 7" rims to be somewhat
scary, but I'm no tire expert and tend to accept the acceptable rim
mounting width as expressed by the tire manufacturers as gospel.

FWIW, 185's on my 4KQ made the car absolutely unstoppable even
on 6 - 7" of fresh unpacked powder. Did it plenty of times with the car.
Packed was another story (5" of ground clearance made for some near
high centering plenty of times when the stuff was packed).

Scargo


On 12/21/05, Eyvind Spangen <200q20v at bluezone.no> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grant" <gfl1 at optonline.net>
> To: "Biturbos Qlist S4 / Quattro" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:16 AM
> Subject: 185 on 8" rim? Not a good idea
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> >A rim that wide will require the bead to stretch somewhat horizontally to
> >fit. This means 1) it may nto seat well; 2) it will suffer lower
> >load-carrying; 3) the seating may fail, 4) the ride will suck.
> >
> > 14 x 8" though? Never heard of such a thing. Are you sure?
>
> I think I wrote 14x7, and that's correct.. :) Currently, 175/65-14 are
> installed, and they are somewhat stretched. Looks bad, and the tires are
> worn anyway, so..
>
> I think 185 tires on a 7" wide rim will work, the tire is wider than the
> rim. The thing is that winter tires in 195/60-14 are a lot more expensive
> here, that's why I want 185/65-14.. :)
>
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> E. Spangen
> '88 100TQ
> '86 80TD
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