Snow tire fitment, quick question

LL - NY larrycleung at gmail.com
Wed Nov 1 08:12:00 EST 2006


Did you run up your pressures 3 psig as recommended for snow tires
per the Audi manual?  I had no problems, so far.

LL - NY

On 11/1/06, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:
>
> 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
> > 1998 A4 2.7tq stage 2+, many other tricks
> > 1987 5KCSTQ "White Fang" - thanks Shef!!
> > 1994 Ford Thunderbird V8
> > 1992 Jeep Wrangler 4.0, 5 inches of lift, 33" tires, revolver shackles,
> > exhaust header, 1000 watts of light :)
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