[s-cars] all season tire choices

[Lee Levitt]

Kevin writes:

> I have a 93 S4 and it has 16" rims w/ 225/50/16 tires on it.  I
> want to go to an all seaon tire as I live in the Tahoe area and
> need a good winter tire.  has anyone tries different size tires
> on these rims?  If so, please let me know how it worked out.
>
> One guy at a tire store said 225/55 or 225/60 should fit OK?

Kevin,

You're working at cross purposes here. Good snow tires are tall and narrow.
Good summer tires are short and wide.

A 225/50 series tire (or 55 series) is awfully wide for good snow work,
particularly where you live. For instance, I run a 205/55 16 winter tire and
a 255/40 17 summer tire.

If you *have* to run a single tire winter and summer, try the Nokia NRW in
the 225/50 16 size. I run this as a winter tire on my wife's A6 quattro (in
a 205/55 16 size) and it's a great snow tire and a very good summer tire.

HTH,

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant