Tahrs...and wheels

[Grant Lenahan]

Unfair comparison. Snows vs high performance tires.
Yes, what you feel is partly the size.
But its also partly the tires.  You can get very good handling on a V8q sized car from, say 215/55-60s

Grant
On May 15, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Danton J.A. Cardoso wrote:

> I run 195/65/15 snows and steelies in the winter.  Car handles like it is a
> utility cart.  For the other three seasons, I am on 225/45/17, and the car
> handles like a go-kart.  This plus size saved my butt recently (Thursday
> night), from bonding with Bambi at 80 mph.  Of course, the Hella 500 FF's
> played a role too.
> 
> I drive an A4 Avant 2.8 five-speed quattro (of course :)
> 
> Danton
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of DOUBLDz at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, 15 May, 2011 15:15
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Tahrs...and wheels
> 
> Hi Audifans:
> 
> This topic interests me (and I admittedly know little about  it). The info 
> shared on this thread was quite valuable to me. So I'm asking  everyone's 
> opinion on a related  question: How does going from a 15" wheel  to a 17" 
> wheel change the way a car drives? 
> 
> TIA,
> Dee
> 1990 V8Q
> 
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> 
> In a message dated 5/14/2011 2:59:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> quattro-request at audifans.com writes:
> 
> I do the  same, usually around 40 psi, saves gas and tires and keeps things 
> firm.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tihol Tiholov  <t.tiholov at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 1:18 PM
> To:  quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: tahr inflation
> 
> At least a couple  of PSI above door sticker rec. for full load, some times
> even more. Had 2  cheap-ish new Falcon ZIEX wear out on the outside edges in
> 1/2 a year with  2 PSI above, so got them replaced under warranty and still
> run them with 4  PSI above rec. Same with winter tires, oops!, meant tahrs -
> hard, solid  ride as it should be  ;o)
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