[s-cars] Snow Tire Tread Q

[LL - NY]

Dave,

I think Andrew is looking for the maximum difference in tread depths (as in
to not stress quattro with rotational differences) rather than what the
minimum recommended tread depth.

I don't recall (without looking at the manual) how much difference is
allowable, but for snowies, if I don't start the season with at least 6/32,
I'm probably going snow tire shopping, as it gets really snowy around here.

LL-NY

On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:22 AM, <hoog23 at aol.com> wrote:

>
> I'm down to about 6/32 on my 330i and will go for another yr.  But I live
> in the NYC metro and dont really drive it if its really going to snow (like
> 1" ground clearance) and dont put too many miles on it (it just goes to the
> train station).
>
> Dave
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew B <andrew.sb at gmail.com>
> To: David Kase <dbkase at gmail.com>
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Fri, Dec 4, 2009 10:14 am
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Snow Tire Tread Q
>
>
> LOL...didn't want to kick start a great debate here...just wondering
> f I should pawn my old tires and get replacements or if I can get
> nother season out of them!
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:12 AM, David Kase <dbkase at gmail.com> wrote:
>  ...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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