[urq] tire/wheel size

Tue Apr 26 18:18:26 EDT 2005

yeah that's what I figured but lots of times I figure wrong...

thanks fellas-

I guess I will keep these Pilot Alpins even tho I don't necessarily like 
them and I've already gotten Discount to credit me 100% of the price I paid 
1.5 yrs ago towards  a new set... They are a crappy snow tire (but much 
better tahn real summer tires) and are good in the dry - which when I think 
about it should be fine.  If I put them on next winter for a few months if I 
get caught in the snow I won't skid off the road and die a slow nasty 
painful cold death...

Unfortunately this car doesn't see intentional snow use like it used to - 
the magnesium chloride on the roads is too damaging - as are the idiots in 
Frod Exploders...

Brandon

Brandon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ingo Rautenberg" <i.rautenberg at waratap.com>
To: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>; "Ed Kellock" 
<ekellock at gmail.com>; "Urq List" <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] tire/wheel size

> Brandon,
>
> I'll chime in.  When I bought my first V8 with those same wheels it came
> with 205/65 15 tires instead of the called-for 215/60 15 ones. And, no, 
> they
> weren't too narrow.  Actually rode very smoothly.  I don't think you'd 
> have
> any problem running those tires on those wheels.  Think about it.  Audi 
> OEM
> for the Ronal 15x8 wheels used 215/50 series tires.  205's have a 10mm
> smaller section width = 0.4"  and your 7.5" width wheel is 0.5" smaller.
> You'll be fine 8-)
>
> Ingo
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>
> To: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>; "Urq List" <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 5:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [urq] tire/wheel size
>
>
>> damn Ed! very scientific!
>>
>> so you don't think 205 is too narrow for the 7.5's....
>>
>> Brandon
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>
>> To: "Urq List" <urq at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 3:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: [urq] tire/wheel size
>>
>>
>> Comparing 225-50's on 15x8 Ronals to the 205-55's on the 20v/V8 BBS
> wheels:
>>
>> the tires are .02 inches taller
>> yielding .01 inch add'l ride height and essentially no speedometer error
>>
>> each tire as mounted will be .79 inches narrow
>>
>> the 11mm difference in offset coupled with the narrower tire will yield:
>> .183 inch increase in wheel inboard intrusion
>> .683 inch decrease in wheel outboard protusion
>> .211 inch decrease in tire inboard intrusion
>> 1.078 inch decrease in tire outboard protrusion
>> 1.66 inch decrease in track
>>
>> This translates into:
>> - slightly better adhesion due to smaller contact patch
>> - no interference between wheel and suspension because wheel fitment
>> on this car is already proven
>> - less spray on the sides of the car due to tires being tucked further
>> into the wheel well.
>> - and whatever a narrower track will do to the handling of the car,
>> probably not much of concern since you may not track the snows.  ;-)
>>
>> Ed
>>
>> On 4/26/05, Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:
>> > Guys-
>> > looking for opinion on 205/55/15  - snows for the urq to be fitted on
> the
>> > 200 20V BBS wheels sized 7.5 x 15
>> >
>> > I currently have these tires on my 7" Fuchs but I want the wider look,
>> > even in winter, attained by the BBS....
>> >
>> > thoughts?
>> >
>> > TIA
>> >
>> > Brandon
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