RE: tires for 4kcsq

[glen powell <gpowell@acacianet.com>]

I have the P700Zs in 225-50-15 on the 85 ur-q. They fit fine
and work GREAT! (except near sno :)

-glen

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From: 	Phil Payne[SMTP:quk@sievers.com]
Sent: 	Wednesday, May 28, 1997 5:17 AM
To: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Subject: 	tires for 4kcsq

In message <338BB8B3.26D1@cotl.com> Rusty Rae writes:

> I was thinking of putting perelli p700z's on my car and going with the
> 205 50 zr 15s anybody have this on their car? thanks 

Not the size - I have 215/50VR15s on the ur-quattro.  They seem to have been 
the standard tyre on the 8" rims in the UK.
 
I find them just right in anything but snow.  I put my first new set on in 
July 1994, a year after I bought the car.  I swapped them 31,000 miles later 
at 1.6mm tread depth because of an increased tendency to aquaplane - they were 
all still legal and one of them is now one of my spares.  The P700Z is an 
excellent compromise between grip, wear and ride comfort - though there are 
probably better tyres in each category.

Over here, most of the 80-type cars (80, 80 quattro, Coupe GT) seem to run on 
Goodyear NCTs.

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club