[s-cars] wheels and tires

[Lee Levitt]

Matt writes:

>
> I've got a 93 S4 with about 100K on it. I've had it for
> about a year. The wheels are 16 inch 5-spoke Audi wheels.
> The wheels are kind of battered and stained. I've looked
> into having them refinished: there's a local shop called
> Woody's Wheel Works that will do it for $40-75 per wheel,
> depending on the condition. I think that's probably an OK
> deal, although I wonder what a good set of aftermarket
> wheels would cost. I've never bought aftermarket wheels, so
> if you have a recommendation(s), please let me know.

Um, yes, that would be a good deal. I paid $150 per when I had mine done.
Does Woody's guarantee his work? Rimpro does (www.rimpro.com), but at that
price... :)

>
> I'm also planning to buy new tires. The current tires are
> Gislaved Nord Frost II tires in the 205/55 R16 size. I
> haven't been all that impressed with them. Any
> recommendations on tires?

Frosts are snow tires, and for snow tires the 205/55 size isn't bad...unless
you've got the 16x8 5 spoke wheels. Then 205s are a bit narrow. For
moderately priced tires, you can go with Yokahamas or Continentals or any
number of other tires...it really depends on where you live, what you want
out of a tire, how you drive, whether you'll run separate snow tires, etc.

I ended up with Toyo TS1s in a 245/45 16 size. Bridgestone S03s are similar
in performance. Both are expensive.

But tell us more about what you want and we can provide better
recommendations...

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant.