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[Grant Lenahan]

225/45-17 on B5 S4s

235/45-17 on later A4s optional

255/40 (note no "5") -17 on C5 S6

I run 245-50-16 on my S6 so it will survive northeastern potholes

Grant

On Oct 26, 2011, at 3:40 PM, Mark Rosenkrantz wrote:

> Data point..... In 2000 (USA) stock tire size on an S4 is 245/45-17, from memory.  I ran this size for snows as caliper clearance was an issue.   My car had Stoptechs, but very few 16" rims would clear the stock HP2 calipers anyhow.
> 
> Mark Rosenkrantz
> Typos sent from my iPad
> 
> On Oct 26, 2011, at 3:30 PM, Tess McMillan <tessmc at eskimo.com> wrote:
> 
>> Whoa, guys! I must have missed something in your discussion. Since when is a stock tire size a 245?
>> 
>> I know the 245/45 16 as a common rear tire profile for an (earlier) air-cooled 911! Are newer Quattros taking this aggressive profile and sizing?
>> 
>> Tess
>> who lives where people don't know how to drive in snow
>> 
>> 
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