[urq] tire/wheel size

[Ed Kellock]

Now that you mention it, when I bought my 20v Avant it had 205-60's on
it and was fine too.

On 4/26/05, Ingo Rautenberg <i.rautenberg at waratap.com> wrote:
> 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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