[V8] tire musings

[Bryan Kamerer]

Roger,

I do not think the wheels are a problem.

1) I guess you are talking about the Avus 16" since you say "+1".  Some S6s
then came with the 15" five-spoke alloy, same as is probably OEM on your CS.

2) +1 doesn't matter, because you will use a lower profile tire to match the
OD.  It's the width you are concerned about.  I don't think that will
matter.  It's only 1/2" overall (thus 1/4" on either side of centerline).

3) Yes, the '95 S6 did have nicely flared fender arches, but I don't think
much more than the 100CS.

The Avus 16" is only 1/2" wider overall vs that 15" you have - I have had a
set of the Avus wheels for a long time; I have used them since about '99 as
a my snow wheels on my V8.  I use some late '90s A8 alloys as my "summer"
wheels.  I think the Avus wheels are sharp, too.  But I do think they look
better on the S6 or a 100CS than on a V8, though, in all honesty.  I saw a
photo of a 92 100csq running the A8 alloys, and they fit inside the fender
wells just fine.  So if it will run them then the Avus are no different; I
know as I have both.  I think the offset is 3mm different between the two,
but not enough to matter.

As to tires I have little advice other than check out some General tires for
good value.  I did a ton of homework last year for new tires for the Land
Cruiser, and lots of people said you got a lot of bang for your buck from
them, especially vs. the Japanese and Euro brands.  I heard this from
multiple car-guys whose opinion I respected.

Bryan





On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 3:21 AM, Roger Woodbury
<rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>wrote:

> Alas it is about tire time, and sooner rather than later I must replace the
> horrid Fusion tires that I put on my wife's 100CS thirty thousand or so
> miles ago.  Tread depth is really shy on the rears and the fronts aren't
> great.  They will not pass state inspection in October, I know.
>
> I am having a flirtation with a set of '95 S6 wheels and tires, used. The
> wheels look very pretty in the pics, but the wheel/tire size is a plus one
> for the '94 100CS Avant we have.
>
> Any comment about whether these would be a direct fitment, or will I have
> clearance problems with tire width?  I cannot for the life of me remember
> whether or not the S6 had slightly flared fenders in '95.
>
> The cheapest deal in town is Super Walmart. Right now they mount and
> balance
> free, and will meet any price from anywhere if you bring it in, in writing.
> I am in the process of choosing tires, and am reading the tire ratings,
> particularly noise levels with feverish frenzy.  The Fusions have been sort
> of OK.  They provided decent service and value for the price, which was
> cheap, and have worn OK on the heavy Audi.  But NOISE?  OMG:  can you say
> LOUD?
>
> What is the current opinion about the "hot hand" in tires?  The choice will
> need to be a decent, quiet, all season standard duty or touring radial.
> Would love to put Michelins on this car, but they are probably going to be
> simply too much money.  The car came with a set of Michelins that had about
> ten thousand on them or so, (39,000 miles at original purchase date).
>
> Then I bought a set of Dunlop D40's (?) on the Fuchs rims that the car is
> on
> now, because I had one OEM wheel that had a cracked rim.  Those tires had
> some miles on them as the wheels were used.  Worked great and the wheels
> are
> MUCH lighter than the OEM star wheels, whatever those are/were.
>
> Then the Fusions that really, really suck in terms of road noise. The guy
> at
> Tire Rack warned me that these were "Bridgestones on a budget", and he
> wasn't kidding.  If we were doing any really long distance driving in this
> car, they would have had to be sacrificed a long time ago.  One thing most
> Audis are is pretty quiet from underneath if the tires are any good.
> Anyway, we're at the end of the road with these, and now, something better.
>
> So as usually, to break the monotony of a Tuesday morning, I am poling the
> brain trust.
>
> Roger
>
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