[s-cars] Tire size for '01 A4

[Taka Mizutani]

Yes, I have.

Ride quality improved going from S4tt wheels (27-28lbs.) to Oettinger RE
(22lbs.). Same size tires- 225/45R17. Not the exact same tires, though-
although I would submit that Yokohama AVS Sport have a stiffer sidewall
(mounted on the Oettingers) than the Potenza RE-040 (mounted on the S4tt
wheels). The car would crash over bumps a lot more with the S4 wheels,
rumble strips and stutter bumps would upset the car a lot more.

Ride quality was excellent on the A4 with stock sized 16x7 wheels and
205/55R16 tires, even with rather stiff H&R coilovers on the car.

I noticed this on two different Audis with the same wheels- '99.5 A4
1.8Tand '91 200q.

Taka


On 7/16/07, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:
>
> Hmm.  Certainly true, but the question is "how significant?".
> I've never had the opportunity to compare head-to-head. Have you? Is it
> that big a ride and impact difference?
> Both my S4 and S6 do crash over sharp bumps....
>
> Grant
> On Jul 16, 2007, at 11:37 AM, Taka Mizutani wrote:
>
> > Ride quality sucks when you put bricks on all 4 corners, that's why
> > some
> > people care.
> >
> > Taka
> >
> >
> > On 7/16/07, David Kase <davekase at pdqlocks.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>  Yeah, except the OZ's cost 4 times the as much as a set of used S4tt
> >> wheels and who cares if its just for the street.
> >>
> >> DK
> >>
> >> Taka Mizutani wrote:
> >>
> >> I can't agree with the suggestion to run S4tt wheels- way too heavy.
> >> Find
> >> something like OZ Super/Ultraleggera, OZ Crono/Crono HT or something
> >> good
> >> and forged.
> >>
> >>
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