[s-cars] Tire Recommendations

[Kenneth Hayes]

I'm also very happy with my Toyo T1S's.  235/40-18.  I was a Yokohama
customer before the Toyos.  Before I bought the Toyos I looked at a spec
sheet for the tires you're asking about ( I was looking at them too).  It
might have been on tiredirect.com, tires101.com or tirerack.com (one of
those guys-do an internet search and you'll find a spec sheets).  Anyhow, I
looked for sidewall strength (T1s was #1-in my size), I looked at wear and I
think the T1Ss were #1 again for Ultra high performance tires.  The handling
was comparable, but not as good in the wet as some of the competitors
(probably because of the high wear rating).  Noise was comparable also and
I've got no problem with any of these and lateral grip is tremendous.

Ken
97s6





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From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Lee Levitt
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 3:09 PM
To: Joel Rector; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Tire Recommendations


Joel writes:
>
> I'm buying my first set of 225/50 16" tires for my 93 Audi S4.  Help me
> decide.  what are you listers running and for what
> climate/weather/season and type of driving?
>
> I did some web searching and I'm seeing alot of people like the
> Bridgestone S02/S03, Dunlop SP 9000, Toyo Proxes T1-S, Yokohama AVS
> Sport, and some others.  Any in favor of any of these or any others?

I've driven both the Dunlop and the Toyo on my S6, and IMO, the Toyo is a
far better tire...very good handling, quiet, great ride. The Dunlops aren't
*bad* tires, they just aren't the equal of the Toyo. Only downside is that
they're more expensive than the Dunlop.

I don't have any direct experience with the other tires.

I ran the Toyos in a 245/45 16" size on the 16x8 S4 wheels. Just about the
right size for the car. 225s are a bit narrow :)

I sold that set and moved up to a 255/40 17" Toyo. Highly recommended!

HTH,

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant

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