[s-cars] S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 157, Issue 5

[Russ Panneton]

+101 on the Nokian R2 snow tires!

On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 1:00 PM, <s-car-list-request at audifans.com> wrote:

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>    1. Re:  Snow Tire sizes/options (Theodore Chen)
>    2. Re:  Snow Tire sizes/options (Paul Luevano)
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> From: Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
> To: Lee Levitt <lee at levitts.net>, <jim at almgt.com>
> Cc: "s-car-list at audifans.com" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 02:39:44 +0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Snow Tire sizes/options
>  blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px
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> background-color:white !important; } My '92 with stock springs (the lowest
> ride height of the UrS4/S6) is on 245/50/16 BFG g-Force KDWS all-season
> tires on stock 16x8 rims. Doesn't rub except at extreme steering lock and I
> don't think I've heard even that lately.
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> On Thursday, November 10, 2016, 9:42 AM, Lee Levitt <lee at levitts.net>
> wrote:
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> > On Nov 10, 2016, at 12:03 PM, <jim at almgt.com> <jim at almgt.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for the responses so far, guys.  I live in the mountains of
> Colorado and see all kinds of different conditions, but mostly drive a lot
> of Interstate with a speed limit of 75mph.  I’m not too concerned about the
> 225 width, I actually prefer the extra tread and have no problems with
> “floating,” just want to be sure that with a stock suspension height that
> I’d be able to run the 225/55-16 without a clearance issue.  Seems like I
> have plenty of room but just want to be sure.  Thanks!
> >
> > Jim Fleischer
> > ’95 urS6 avant
> >
>
> Jim,
>
> You should be fine, unless you’re running winter wheels with higher
> offset. Clearance issues would be at the steering knuckle inboard rather
> than at the fender lip, and that would be easily solved with a 5mm spacer…
>
> Best,
>
> Lee
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> From: Paul Luevano <paul at clarity.net>
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> Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 14:10:55 -0500
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Snow Tire sizes/options
> On 11/10/2016 7:31 AM, Lee Levitt wrote:
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>>
>> Jim,
>>
>> If you're doing a good amount of winter driving on snow covered roads,
>> including unplowed roads, I'd go with the taller, narrower tire. Overall
>> circumference won't be much different.
>>
>> On the other hand, if you're only seeing occasional slush and ice, I'd go
>> with the wider tire.
>>
>> Either way I'd suggest taking a look at the latest Nokians. I'm running
>> the R2s on three of my cars and it's a wonderful tire!
>>
>
>         +100 Nokian R2's on the S6 and on the MDX.   Best snow/ice tire
> out there, bar non.
>
> Paul
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