Snow tire fitment, quick question

[Grant Lenahan]

You are right, however I'll vouch that in large parts of the northeast 
the stock 205/55-16 load rating (generally 91) is too low and results 
in bent rims.  5 over 3 years in my case.

Grant
On Nov 1, 2006, at 12:37 AM, Greg Smith wrote:

> I would be unlikely that they would fit.  More to the issue is why you 
> would want to go that wide on tread width.  You will be defeating a 
> lot of the potential of the snow tires.  You want to go narrow to 
> maximize the winter function.
>
> Greg Galinsky
> G & G Service
>
> QUATTRO1869 at aol.com wrote: Its been a while, hope you are all doing 
> well.
> I was wondering if I could fit 225-60-16 tires on my A4q without  
> rubbing?
> OEM is 205-55-16.  Anyone have any insight on this?  I  may be able to 
> get
> these tires cheap, so any help is appreciated!
>
>
> Craig
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