[urq] tire/wheel size

[Buchholz, Steven]

... in my younger, less informed days I'm *pretty sure* I had a set of
205/50-15 Gatorbacks on the 15x8 Ronals!  I'd never do that again as I
bent the wheels going over bumps in pavement, but it did look OK ...

Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)
> 
> 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....