[s-cars] Is 225 too wide?

[Joe Pizzimenti]

225's are too skinny, 255 is status quo.

I think you may have some things to sort out in the front end if it
tramlines that badly with only 225's on there.  The 205's are a bandaid.

On 7/25/06, Eric16v <eric16v at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I haven't had any problems with my 225/50r16s.  The old tires I took off
> would want to wander, but the Hankooks I currently have drive straight and
> I
> have no problems in the wet.  Maybe your summer tires are getting towards
> the end of their useful life.
>
> On 7/24/06, Sam Clarkson <sam at edgetoedge.co.nz> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Audiologists
> > I blew out one of my snow tyres the other day (always a thrill!). So
> > I put my summer 225/50x16's back on pending new knobblies. I
> > immediately noticed how much harder the car is to drive on 225 vs 205
> > tyres. It tramlines in the dry and aquaplanes in the wet. I put my
> > new 205/55 Blizzacks on again today and the car is immediately far
> > nicer. Iv'e had the alignment done and all is sweet. I'm not
> > commenting on roadholding here as I'm not about to throw snow tyres
> > hard around corners, but in a straight line they are clearly
> > superior. Anyone else had this experience? I'm tempted to go to 205
> > in summer too...
> > 93 S4 avant
> > from the correct hemisphere
> > Sam Clarkson
> > Edge to Edge
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> > http://www.edgetoedge.co.nz
> >
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