quattro Digest, Vol 37, Issue 1

[thejimrose]

hey..

i ran dunlop wintersport m2's [225 50 16s] on my a4, on stock
suspension last winter, and they were fine. on 16" borbets. in tahoe
all winter driving like colin macrae and no problems.

also, even tho it's a 2" difference in height, that's not to say that
there are 2 more inches of tire in the wheelwell since 1/2 of that is
on the opposite side of the rim. it's about an inch of increased
sidewall height, which is spread around the diameter of the tire [2"
taller overall].

wouldn't about an inch larger diameter be about a +1 size? i would be
surprised if it didn't fit. at least, if it were a good enuff deal i'd
probably roll the dice.

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

225/60/16
205/55/16

Section Width: 8.85 in 225 mm
 Section Width: 8.07 in 205 mm

Overall Diameter: 26.62 in 676.14 mm
 Overall Diameter: 24.87 in 631.69 mm

Sidewall Height: 5.31 in 134.87 mm
 Sidewall Height: 4.43 in 112.52 mm

Radius: 13.31 in 338.07 mm
 Radius: 12.43 in 315.72 mm

but really, let's talk about the 2.7tt a4?!?!?!?

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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:25:30 -0700
> From: "Ed Kellock" < ekellock at gmail.com>
> Subject: RE: Snow tire fitment, quick question
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> Very doubtful.  That size is almost 2 inches taller.
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