[s-cars] Is 225 too wide?

[Sam Clarkson]

Good to see a bit of debate, I have experienced the same issue over  
two cars an S4 sedan and an S4 avant with both the factory rims with  
225/50 and 17" with 225/45. Also both sets of snows (Pirelli winter  
190's) (blizzacks). I ski a lot and would consider myself an expert,  
in the ski world we have worked out that bigger is not better. On our  
kiwi snow a high spec set of 160 race slaloms is a far more high  
performance rig than a bigger ski. Is this so with tyres? A 205 will  
have greater agility, less rolling resistance,higher point pressure  
on the road, less aquaplaning. I tend to drive fast but smooth  
neither braking hard (if at all) into corners nor stomping the gas on  
the way out. Gear change into the corner and progressive acceleration  
through, and beyond, the apex is me. Is a fatter tyre going to  
benefit me. Just how much more dry grip will a 225 have over a 205  
anyway? How much less wet grip?
I'm putting Bilsteins in in the next few daze, if I can drag myself  
off the slopes that is! Enjoy your heat waves suckers I'm in cool  
crisp hard-pack heaven!
Sam Clarkson
Edge to Edge
P.O. Box 27
National Park 3948
Ph 0800 800 SKI (754)
http://www.edgetoedge.co.nz