[s-cars] Snow Tire Tread Q

[hoog23 at aol.com]

Ahh... I get it now.  thanks



-----Original Message-----
From: LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com>
To: hoog23 at aol.com
Cc: andrew.sb at gmail.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
Sent: Fri, Dec 4, 2009 11:09 am
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Snow Tire Tread Q


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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