[urq] Tire size!

[Ed Kellock]

My tire combo calculater tells me 215/50 to 205/60 is a 5% difference which
would yield around a 4mph inaccuracy at an indicated 75, making the actual
speed 79.  Still, I'm not too concerned and think I could make that
adjustment.
 
Yeah, 215/50's are pretty much non existent, leaving 225/50 as the likely
standard size for the car in the future.  This would close the gap a little
bit in regard to the summer/winter tire speedo calc issue as you'd be having
to make that mental adjustment all year.
 
Plus, the 215/50's I have on mine look like they are pretty stretched to fit
on the 8-inch wheel.
 
 
Ed
 
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From: dgraber460 at aol.com [mailto:dgraber460 at aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 10:03 AM
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Subject: Re: [urq] Tire size!


The 215/50 is 23.46 od, while the 205/60 is 24.69 od. The gives 1.22 dia.
larger for the 205 but only .61 (~5/8 radius) difference. That is what I'm
running for snows and haven't noticed too much speedo difference when I pass
the roadside speed monitors. 
As I stated in a different response the 215 size is getting to be hard to
find.

Dennis 
Denver


-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>
To: 'Ingo Rautenberg' <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>; 'Brandon Rogers'
<brogers at terrix.com>
Cc: urq at audifans.com
Sent: Thu, Jan 6, 2011 9:45 am
Subject: Re: [urq] Tire size!


I have a question too...  Was the previous stock size 205/60-15?  I am

looking for snow tires for my urq and am trying to match diameter with

215/50-15, which isn't easy.  There's a big difference in diameter between

215/50-15 and 205/60-15.  Well not huge, but noticeably on the speedo.  Did

they change the speedo gearing when they changed stock tire size?



Ed

 





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From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com
<mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com?> ] On Behalf

Of Ingo Rautenberg

Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 9:34 AM

To: Brandon Rogers

Cc: urq at audifans.com

Subject: Re: [urq] Tire size!





Brandon is correct. No rubbing issues with 15x8 ET24 wheels.



Ingo

On Jan 6, 2011 11:13 AM, "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:

> Yes you want 225/50/15 IMO.

> Won't rub on '84/'85.

>

> Brandon

> '84 urq

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

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<mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com?> ] On 

> Behalf Of k.zoltan at comcast.net

> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 8:48 AM

> To: urq at audifans.com

> Subject: [urq] Tire size!

>

>

> Hi again i need to buy new tires for my 85 urq,im a little confused 

> about what size to get.I know the factory size is 215/50/15 by the way 

> i have

the

> 15x8 Ronals on the car.How ever i would like to get 225/50/15 will it 

> rub?



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