Re: 225s on a 2500+ lb car?

[rjandrew@post.cis.smu.edu (R Justin Andrews)]

Ok, I will finish this thread off with one point....
I plan on driving mostly in the dry weather (TEXAS)
and if it does rain i'll take it a little easy.
BTW, I DO have Eibach ur-q springs on this car and
new boge's to match.
I will probably stick with 205's but later may jump to 225's and
see how they do.
Thanks for all the input....

Rich Andrews
also... sorry about the wasted BW but didn't want to make a horrible mistake!
> 
> Graydon D. Stuckey wrote:
> > 
> 
> > The S4 was seriously undertired with 225s.  I've run 225 BFG R1 _sticky_
> > tires on a 2600 lb RX7 before, and thought we could have used more tire.
> > Certainly 225 _street_ tires would be even less adequate on a 2500+ lb
> > car.  The comment about hydroplaning is well taken as that is a concern
> > with any wide tire.
> 
> Certainly true, I was just using that as an illustration, but I suppose
> I
> should have gone more in depth about the strengths and weaknesses of 
> wider tires.
> 	
> Tire choices are a compromise that should be based on the car they
> are used on and the manner in which the car is used.  For me, one of the 
> reasons I love my quattro is its all-weather performance, and in my 
> experience, the 4kq performs noticeably worse in wet weather with 205's 
> than 195's, to say nothing of 225's.  However, dry handling is also very
> important to me, so I use 205/50-15's on 15x7's.  I don't usually drive
> the car to it's absolute limits on the street, I save that for the track
> where I use larger tires in a "R" compound.
> 
> Also, I doubt a stock 4kq suspension is well suited to take advantage of
> the 225 tire.  I don't have a stock suspension or remember if the person
> who started this thread has a stock suspension or not.
> 
> As for Mark Nelson's comment about the "1000 lb lighter" thing I brought
> up, I understand your point as noted above.  However, is that really any
> more "lame and uneducated" than making a comparison on how your car 
> handles with two completely different tires (Z-rated summer Dunlops vs 
> all-season or possibly snow Michelins)?
> 
> In summary, different strokes for different folks (and cars!). I should 
> of mentioned from the beginning that these were only my personal
> priorities.
> The 225's can certainly be made to fit (with the right offset), and if
> you
> feel that is best for your needs, go right ahead.
> 
> I hope that concludes this thread.
> 
> Erik
> erik@aero.und.edu
> 89 200tq (with 225/50-15 R1's for the track, have to ask you some about
> 	putting the wider tires on the front, Graydon)
> 85 4kq (205/50-15's for me, thank you very much!)
>