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Re: 17 inch tire size for A4 - urgent advice
- To: "quattro@coimbra.ans.net" <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>, Greg Spark <sparkg@wave.co.nz>
- Subject: Re: 17 inch tire size for A4 - urgent advice
- From: Dave Eaton <dave.eaton@minedu.govt.nz>
- Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 09:21:52 +0012
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gidday greg,
i would recommend the smaller tyre size. primary reason is better wet traction
with the narrower tyres. dry adhesion you have plenty off anyway.
i'm about the re-tyre the ur-q, and wouldn't go any bigger than 225. actually
i think that the ur-q is about perfect with 215/50's, although i know that my
old ur-q and recent s2 understeered less with bigger rubber...
cheers,
dave.
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q
>Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 05:14:53 +0000 (GMT)
>From: Greg Spark <sparkg@wave.co.nz>
>
>Option 1 is to stick with my 16x7 rims to which I will fit 225/50
>Falkens
>
>Option 2 is to go to 17x8 rims but then I can't get 235/40 Falkens,
>but can get 225/45s. The 235/40s would be Uniroyals.
>
>Question: Is there any advantage in 235/40 over 225/45, as my preference
>is for the Falken rubber on past experiences?
>
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