[s-cars] snow tires

[Vincent Frégeac]

A simple suggestion from far in the snow-belt: Got steel rims,
preferably 15". You won't see any pothole when it's covered with snow.
My 15" rims, with 205/60R15 have been bent after the first winter. If
you bend a rim, you just throw it away and buy a new one. If you bend
the stock rims, it's another story. And you don't even want to know what
salt and gravel does to a nice Avus rim. The other advantage is you can
buy whatever size you want. I found the 205/60R15 over 7.5x15" rims a
good compromise for decent wet/dry handling and snow performance. You
can also use 195/65R15 over 7x15" if your priority is deep snow
handling.

BTW, I usually choose the rim size / tire size combination based on what
have been supplied by Audi as OEM. Never had any problem using this
rule.

HTH


Vincent.

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À : jkvt at wcvt.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
Objet : Re: [s-cars] snow tires

On 16x7 205/60 16, ont 16x8 225/50-60 16.

Beware that Blizzacks run narrow, so the 205/60 is gonna be tough to
seat on
a 7in rim (btdt)

Scott Justusson
In a message dated 11/13/2003 4:52:48 PM Central Standard Time,
jkvt at wcvt.com
writes:
Hello,
This is the first Vermont winter with my 92 s4.
What is the ideal size snow tire to run on the stock 16 inch rims?
What is the narrowest I can safely get away with?

Thank you,
Jed
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