[s-cars] Want More Traction

Lee Levitt lee at wheelman.com
Thu Nov 17 06:50:23 EST 2005


Tim writes:
> 
> Being that we finally recieved some ice/snow here in MN, I 
> finally got a chance to play on the ice.  For the most part, 
> my '92 S4 is the best I have ever driven on ice (decidedly 
> better than my friends '01 BMW 325ix and worlds apart from my 
> 1991 Dodge Caravan AWD:) ), but I want more.  Right now, I 
> have Pirelli PZero Nero M+S tires and was contemplating 
> getting some snows.  The two tires I have narrowed it down to 
> are Nokian Hakkas and Bridgestone's WS-50.  Anyone have 
> anything good or bad to say about either?  Any recommened rim 
> sized to put them on?  Thanks.

I ran 205/55 16 Nokians on 16x7 rims on my S6 avant.

I now have two sets of the Nokian RSi tires, one for each of my cars, an A6
avant and a Mercedes 300D 2.5L turbodiesel. Strongly recommended.

Lee




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