[s-cars] Is 225 too wide?

[Mark Strangways]

Knew I was going to get nailed.

What I really should have typed..
"Any tramlining (I may have) is from lowered suspension and not a result of
tire width."
It is also from tens of thousands of goddamn tractor trailers running across
401 24 hours a day seven days a week.

It feels the same as crossing a wake in a boat  trying to change lanes.
This IS a function of tire width.

Now, would I go smaller... No friggin way. maybe bigger if I can bang out
the fenders :-)

Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <djdawson2 at aol.com>
To: <StrangConst at rogers.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>;
<sam at edgetoedge.co.nz>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Is 225 too wide?


> I wouldn't agree that "any tramlining is from lowered suspension and not a
result of tire width."  I would say that if you lowered the car too much,
that it *could* play a role.  But tramlining is due to a neglected
suspension, or one that is poorly aligned.
>
> If your car is sitting on level ground, and you look at the front or rear
control arms, they should be somewhere between parallel to the ground and
pointing downward from subframe to wheel.  If they are pointing upward from
subframe to wheel, you are going to have bumpsteer.
>
> We shouldn't get bumpsteer and tramlining confused.  If you are driving
your car down a smooth (no bumps) road, and it is trying to dart around,
that is tramlining.  Even a grossly "over-lowered" car should track straight
down a smooth road, if it is aligned correctly, and the suspension is in
good shape.
>
> I also run 255's, and have a lowered suspension.  My control arms are
within the designed arc of operation, and my suspension is kept up, and
aligned correctly.  I do not have any tramlining or bumpsteer.
>
> Dave
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: StrangConst at rogers.com
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com; sam at edgetoedge.co.nz
> Sent: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 4:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Is 225 too wide?
>
>
> All I can say is... I run 255's and have no issues like you suggest.
> Any tramlining is from lowered suspension and not a result of tire width.
>
> Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sam Clarkson" <sam at edgetoedge.co.nz>
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 11:21 PM
> Subject: [s-cars] Is 225 too wide?
>
>
> > 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
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