[urq] winter tire / rim question

[Andrew B]

hmmm....odd that you find they rub. On my 83, I now have 15x6" stock
rims with 205/55/15 snow tires, and they seem fine.  Stock I have
ronal 15x8s....


On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 17:27:04 -0700, Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:
> In the past I have run S4 winter-package wheels (15x7.5, et40) on my
> urq with 195/65-15 snows without any interference.
> 
> I've been watching this thread with great interest.  I want some snows
> for my urq but I want them to also work for my V8q.  It sounds like my
> plan is workable.
> 
> My plan is to use the standard flat-faced V8 wheels (15x7.5 et35) with
> 205/60-15 tires.  I've seen plenty of people using 15x7.5, et35 wheels
> on urq's (out here in CO anyway) and 205/60-15 was the stock size for
> the earlier urq's, on 15x7 et45's, so I figure there would be no
> problem.
> 
> The 205/60-15's might not be optimal for the urq, but they are about
> the least I feel comfortable with on the V8, so I think it's a decent
> compromise between the two.
> 
> Ed
> '85 urq FA900894
> 
> On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 18:10:20 -0500, Ingo Rautenberg
> 
> 
> <i.rautenberg at waratap.com> wrote:
> > I dunno.  Works fine on my '84 with the 15x7 Fuchs (ET45) and BBS (15x7.5).
> > Doesn't make sense to me...
> >
> > -Ingo
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bob" <bob at audisport.com>
> > To: "Urq list" <urq at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 2:18 PM
> > Subject: [urq] winter tire / rim question
> >
> > > What are you guys running for winter rubber size on your UrQs?  I just
> > > got a set of  195/65/15's on ET45 rims and they dont fit (rub the spring
> > > perches).  OE wheel is ET24....  Which combo works?
> > >
> > > Bob
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