[V8] Goodyear Tires

[Greg Furstenwerth]

Strange I had a blowout in my 4000 and did not have a spare either :) 
Least I was less than 1 mile from my house hehe. That was quite a while 
ago though.

Tony and Lillie wrote:

>Greg,
>What I was saying is, get a spare that matches the other four tires on your 
>car. That way, you don't have a dougnut in case of a flat, and you can run 
>whatever size tires you want on the car. Just have the spare replaced at the 
>same time.
>I have 10 wheels and tires for mine. Can't get snow tires in 215/60-15's and 
>My summers are 16's. So, I have a spare to match each set. Of course, since 
>I'm prepared, I'll probably never have a flat. But when I wasn't carrying a 
>spare in my 4000........................:-)
>
>Tony Hoffman
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Greg Furstenwerth" <slicerdicer at comcast.net>
>Cc: "V8 List" <v8 at audifans.com>
>Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 9:56 PM
>Subject: Re: [V8] Goodyear Tires
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>>I dont have the spare tire on these are all 4 tires incase this is a
>>misunderstanding... Anyway could this be causing the tires to slip... as
>>well as the ABS light turning etc. Its acting funky
>>
>>Tony and Lillie wrote:
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>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "Kneale Brownson" <kneale at coslink.net>
>>>To: "Greg Furstenwerth" <slicerdicer at comcast.net>; "V8 List"
>>><v8 at audifans.com>
>>>Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 7:29 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [V8] Goodyear Tires
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>>>>The original Audi-spec tire size was 215/60/15.   I have an owner manual
>>>>that has a tire size page insert that lists the 205 size, but the 
>>>>bound-in
>>>>page is 215. The 65 is a tad taller.  The 205 is a bit more narrow.  All
>>>>four tires should be the same size.  The skinny spare, if you're using
>>>>that, is a 17-inch wheel, but the OD of the tire matches up to the 60. 
>>>>So
>>>>it shouldn't be run with three 65s for any distance.
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>>>Or, put in a real spare that matches the others.
>>>
>>>Tony Hoffman
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