[s-cars] Snow Tire Tread Q

[David Kase]

...and they're off!  So begins yet another edition of
how-much-difference-in-tire-diameter-can-a-Quattro-handle.

Get ready for explanations, equations and other ramblings.  Hang on Andrew,
it's going to be a bumpy ride...   :-)

On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Andrew B <andrew.sb at gmail.com> wrote:

> What's SOP for differing tread depths?  From what I've read, 4/32" is
> Audi's recommendation.  How strict is that?  I have a set of snows I
> want to mount but my original plan, to replace the one poor condition
> tire with a brand new one, may not work as the other three are
> slightly worn.  I measured the smallest difference to be about 4/32,
> and the largest to be about 6/32", but that's a relatively rough
> estimate and the one tire is not yet mounted.  Will mounting these
> tires cause significant issues down the line, or will I be fine?
> Should I just sell them cheap and look elsewhere?  Or will I be fine
> with all-seasons?
>
> Thanks again,
> -Andrew
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