[s-cars] snow tires

[George Grubr]

agree on cornering (got S0-3s) - - truth being I've had the car in Europe
for last 3 years   ... so 100 - 130 mph winter speed is not unusual weather
permitting.

I had few closed calls with 205/55-16 and 225/50-16 makes definitely a huge
difference in this environment, but I would probably not notice any size
difference driving in US because I'd get arrested for speeding before I
could notice any difference in tire performance, ......... almost as bad as
in France anymore .....

I have to use 16" due to 323 mm rotors (stock rims fit with 5 mm clearance)

gg

-----Original Message-----
From: Kirby Smith [mailto:kirby.a.smith at verizon.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 22:29
To: george at connectel-cz.com
Cc: 'TM'; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] snow tires

FWIW, I use 205/60-15 Hakka Q's on Audi 15-inch steel wheels in the winter.
Being Q rated, however, one is limited to 99 mph.  Adequate speed for my
winter purposes, and they are extremely aggressive in the snow.  Not too
great in dry cornering relative to my SO-2s, but one can't have everything.

kirby


George Grubr wrote:
>
> Taka, all may depend on the tire compound (not that I am any expert on
> subject) - Dunlops worked well for me in the environment where I drive
> and did reasonably well to buy them again 2 more times. We have used
> other tires such Pirelli for 2 other A6q we have and the results were
> nothing to talk about.
>
> I have Blizzaks on Jeep which is fine (perhaps even slightly better in
> deep snow than M2 Dunlop) but not worth anything on wet/dry except the
> 50 mph easy drive.
>
> Used Michelins winter before and almost got killed because their
> performance on wet road so I did not buy them again (had nothing to do
> with French manufacturer for the record....), so .....
>
> I will use the M3 Dunlop for my new car as well, there are not too
> many choices in 18" size
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TM [mailto:t44tq at mindspring.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 20:06
> To: george at connectel-cz.com
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] snow tires
>
> Funny you mention this- I find that my car does not handle deep snow
> well at all with my 225/45R17 Nokian NRWs. I was hoping to alleviate
> the problem by going to a 205/50R17, but if the difference is
> negligible, I will stick with my current tires. I know that NRWs are
> not "real" snow tires, but I thought they would be comparable to the
Dunlop M2.
>
> BTW, I'm running these tires on 17x7.5" ET45 S4 Avus.
>
> Taka
>
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