[s-cars] Snow tires for the A4

[Grant Lenahan]

Tot he best of my knowledge, there are no (16") steel wheels that  
clear "big brakes " ( HP2s and larger) and precious few 16 alloys  
either.

Grant
On Dec 11, 2007, at 7:56 PM, Danton J.A. Cardoso wrote:

> Wouldn't it be wise to run steelies instead of rims for snows?  I  
> have a set of B5 Passat steel rims that I use on my A4 Avant.   
> Normally, I have 17" Borbets with 225/45/ZR 17 and the snows are  
> 195/55/15.
>
> On Dec 11, 2007 5:30 PM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:
> Stock S6 Avus 16s? They are 17 x 8 x -35
> I have four.  For sale, BTW
>
> Grant
> On Dec 11, 2007, at 9:05 AM, Taka Mizutani wrote:
>
> > Lee, if you're going to run 17" wheels, I would suggest getting
> > 205/50R17
> > tires, nothing wider.
> >
> > Nokian does do WR and RSI in those sizes, as do the Dunlop M3,
> > which would
> > be my top choices.
> >
> > IMHO, the A4 is simply way too light to be running 225s in snow- my
> > STi is
> > about the same weight as a B5 A4 1.8T
> > and it's worthless in the snow with 225/45R17 snow tires.
> >
> > I'd suggest A6 2.7T wheels if you're looking for an inexpensive 16"
> > wheel
> > with lots of caliper clearance. Also, ATP S5 if you can find a set,
> > as well
> > as the stock S6 Avus 16s, Mille Miglia MM-11.
> >
> > Taka
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