Snow tire fitment, quick question

[LL - NY]

I forgot to add that I am running 205/55-16 Nok RSi's on my UrS6,
for the past 3 seasons. I am running  38 psig cold.

LL - NY

On 11/1/06, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> How does load rating relate to bent rims?
>
> If you are worried about bent rims, run higher tire pressure, get stronger
> wheels and run a higher profile tire.
>
> Especially with snow tires, they need a soft sidewall to work properly, so
> running a really stiff sidewall is counterproductive.
>
> If you're worried with an A4, get stronger wheels- I ran 205/55R16 snows
> for
> five years w/o any bent wheels. The '91 200q/V8q forged BBS 15" wheels
> would
> be nice snow wheels, even if they are a bit too wide.
>
> Taka
>
>
> 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.
> >
> >
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