Snow tire fitment, quick question

[David Ullrich]

What about good old steelies for winter use? Why run nice alloys in winter?

Dave
87 CGT 2.3


On 11/1/06, Louis-Alain Richard <laraa at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> Fuchs, don't forget the Fuchs...
>
> Strong, forged, light weight, doesn't keep snow easily, plentiful, maybe
> not so cheap though...
>
> LAR
>
> > Maybe, but the BBS from the V8 are forged and very strong- the cast
> wheels
> > don't have the
> > strength of the BBS. If the OP has issues with bent wheels, the BBS
> are
> > about the strongest relatively inexpensive wheels you can get for the
> A4.
> >
> > Taka
> >
> > On 11/1/06, Kneale Brownson <kneale at coslink.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Only problem with the BBS basketweave wheels as snow tires is the
> balance
> > > issue that develops when you park after driving through deep snow
> and the
> > > warm wheels turn the snow caught in the spokes into ice.   I run the
> V8
> > > aero wheels mostly for winter.
>
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