[s-cars] Quick Tyre Fitment Question

[Theodore Chen]

i have to agree.  these audis are terrific in the snow.  i have
225/50/16 BFG g-force KDWS M+S all-season tires on the stock wheels.
i drove my '92 S4 to tahoe a bunch of times last winter, and i'm
amazed at how well it works in the snow.  my first indication of how
well it worked in the snow was driving through a snowstorm with no
problems at all.  my next indication was driving up a steep unplowed
hill on the way to the cabin.  i stalled the car a couple of times
before i realized it needed more gas because the snow was up to the
bumper.

i'd like to get wider rubber, but it's hard to find wide rubber in
16" these days, and it would compromise snow traction.  maybe i'll
get a set of 17" wheels with 255/40/17 for the summer, and put
the 16" BFGs on for the winter.

-teddy


--- djdawson2 at aol.com wrote:

> With all due respect for Lee's comments... acceptable width for snow tires is
> debatable.  I've never run a snow tire narrower than a 225 on any of my 4
> door Audis.  All have done superbly in the snow.  On my S4 (C4) I run
> 235/45/17's with excellent results.
>  
> I'm not south of the Mason-Dixon either... I live at about 9000 feet in the
> Rocky Mtns.  We just got through a fairly decent storm... dumping over 2 feet
> at my home.  I am still "Audi-ing" around just fine in my 225/45/17 equipped
> 200 20v.
>  
> However, I don't think you'll want to use a 225/55/16.  I think you'll find
> them too tall.  Better stick to a 225/50/16.
>  
> Hope everyone is having a great holiday.
>  
> Dave
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lee at wheelman.com
> To: iain.atkinson at tesco.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Quick Tyre Fitment Question
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Ian,
> 
> Unless you're south of the Mason-Dixon line, those tires will be 
> too wide for any real snow. You want a 205 or 215 max width for 
> the C4 Audi. And that width tire will be too narrow for the 16x8 
> wheel...I know, I mounted a 205 on that wheel and it just didn't 
> work.
> 
> You need a different set of wheels...
> 
> Lee
> On Mon Dec 25 13:26:46 PST 2006, iain.atkinson at tesco.net wrote:
> 
> > Finally tracked down a decently priced set of winter wheels, they 
> > are 8j x 16 et 40 for the urs6, i can also get a hold of some 
> > winter rubber which would be 225/55/16 is this size of tyre gonna 
> > be ok on these rims and will i be altering the speedo much???
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > 
> > Iain
> > 
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