Getting Fed Up with 17-in Low Profile Tires.....

[thejimrose]

the wear pattern is likely related to the car / suspension and not the tire.
i have kuhmo 712s on the a4 and the insides wear like crazy. the edge
bevels. it did it at stock ride height - i assumed it was because the front
2 shocks were bad and the car was sitting too low, causing neg camber. it
appears to be a little less bad with the new suspension [hr sports over
grooved bils sports, set max high]. just got it aligned actually and it came
up at 1.8 and spec is 1.3-1.4. we'll see if it's any better.

im leaning toward the sumitomo htr next. had a set on my gti a while ago and
they were great and CHEAP!



> My B5 S4 (225-45-17) came with the famous bubble prone RE040's and 3 of
> those died well before their tread life was over.  Changed to Toyo T1-S, and
> they wore out amazingly fast, wore heavily (strangely) on the inside, and
> had substantial tread separation issues.  Just changed to Conti SportContact
> and within 1 week,  a bubble appears in a sidewall!  I know exactly what
> caused it and it wasn't much.
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> During the winter months, I have used both Nokian NRW and (currently) WR
> in size 205-55-16.  I have hit much bigger potholes and poorly done road
> patches with these without any sidewall issues.
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> So....does anyone have experience with decent performance 225-45-17 tires
> that are known to be (as much as possible) sidewall bubble free?  I am more
> than ready to trade some "ultra" and "max" performance attributes for some
> frotting lifespan!  I have always preferred wet weather capabilities over
> ultimate 10/10s handling ability.
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> Any good options?  I am thinking about WRs in 225-45-17 except they are so
> expensive.
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