[s-cars] Snow tires for the A4

[LL - NY]

The 15's will not clear Lee's brakes.

On 12/11/07, Danton J.A. Cardoso <djacardoso at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Wouldn't it be wise to run steelies instead of rims for snows?  I have a
> set
> of B5 Passat steel rims that I use on my A4 Avant.  Normally, I have 17"
> Borbets with 225/45/ZR 17 and the snows are 195/55/15.
>
> On Dec 11, 2007 5:30 PM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:
>
> > Stock S6 Avus 16s? They are 17 x 8 x -35
> > I have four.  For sale, BTW
> >
> > Grant
> > On Dec 11, 2007, at 9:05 AM, Taka Mizutani wrote:
> >
> > > Lee, if you're going to run 17" wheels, I would suggest getting
> > > 205/50R17
> > > tires, nothing wider.
> > >
> > > Nokian does do WR and RSI in those sizes, as do the Dunlop M3,
> > > which would
> > > be my top choices.
> > >
> > > IMHO, the A4 is simply way too light to be running 225s in snow- my
> > > STi is
> > > about the same weight as a B5 A4 1.8T
> > > and it's worthless in the snow with 225/45R17 snow tires.
> > >
> > > I'd suggest A6 2.7T wheels if you're looking for an inexpensive 16"
> > > wheel
> > > with lots of caliper clearance. Also, ATP S5 if you can find a set,
> > > as well
> > > as the stock S6 Avus 16s, Mille Miglia MM-11.
> > >
> > > Taka
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