Re: Winter Wheels for 200 tq

["R. Shayne Pavlic'" <bcpi@arias.net>]

>Any suggestions on steel wheels for a 1990 200 tq?  I hate to wreck my
>alloy wheels by mounting and dismounting tires each winter, so I'm
>considering steel wheels.  I have found two commercial sources, one with
>15x 7 wheels and the other with 15 x 6 wheels.  The two are within
>$1/wheel of each other.  Neither knows the offset, but both claim that
>they fit the 200 tq.  They are also suppose to fit the A6, A8 and the
>V8.  The vendor with the 15 x 6 wheels says that they are Audi wheels,
>although I doubt if Audi makes its own wheels.  Any suggestions on which
>size to get?  I am mounting 205-60 x 15 snow tires on them. 
>
>TIA
>
>Fred
>


I don't remember what I paid for them, but I got a really good deal on some
steel wheels from The Tire Rack.  I bought them with the Pirelli Winter 210
tires (I think).  The tires are wonderful and get great wear.  On top of
that those tires are the cheepest ones that The Rack had at the time.

HTH, Shayne.

By the way, in winter, you want to get the narrowest wheel possible.  Why? 
Think about this, which would cut the snow better when rolling:  A dime or a
barrel?  The dime will cut while the barrel will stay on the top of the
snow.  Also, I do know that the wheels that fit the V8 are not the same as
the ones for the 200.  I have both cars and the wheel off set is different. 
The bowl design is also different.