[s-cars] Quick Tyre Fitment Question

[calvinlc at earthlink.net]

I agree with Dave.  32" of the white stuff at my house last week and my
235/45/17 Wintersport M3's did great...passed lots of stuck SUVs.  Would
narrower widths be better, sure, but then again I can say that the
difference in dry handling is soooo much better on 235 V-rated snow tires I
don't mind.  The 55 series vs. 50 series won't be all that noticeable.
Since you have such wide rims the 225/55s will tend to flatten out a bit and
the aspect ratio won't make quite as much difference as the calculator says.
Also, the variance between manufacturer's can be some.  If you can get them
for a good price I wouldn;t hesitate.
--Calvin


-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of djdawson2 at aol.com
Sent: Monday, December 25, 2006 6:48 PM
To: lee at wheelman.com; iain.atkinson at tesco.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Quick Tyre Fitment Question


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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