[s-cars] RE: Re: can I run a 215/55R16 on my stock 5 spoke

[lee at wheelman.com]

Paul said:

> others have noted and I'm compelled to stress...  IMHO sure a 205 
> might
> be an ideal snow narrow width for snow, but running the 
> 'whopping' 5 to 10
> extra mm's of say a 225 snow is waywaywaywayway worth preserving 
> the
> dry-road directional stability of a hi-po-highlydriven 4k lb. 
> car.
> Especially goolike Blizzcraps or the like...  Esp. with tight 
> suspension.
> Esp. Esp. with bigbrakes.  Esp. Esp. Esp. with crackchip, buthey 
> that's just
> my worthless conjecture.  Maybe for a stocker responsibly driven 
> but
> fuggetabouddit otherwise...

Good point. I'm pretty impressed with the RSI in a 215/55 16" on 
my '02 A6. While I don't drive this car hard with the snows on, I 
think they are a *lot* better in the dry than the Hakka Qs in a 
205/55 16 I ran on my S6.

Lee