RE: Tire size

["Livolsi, Stephane" <livols1@investorsgroup.com>]

Then you won't damage anything by having different size tires on the
front than rear.  The important thing is to have same size tires on the
front, or your diff will work overtime.  I don't know what handling
would be like, but I remember that a lot of the 60's and 70's muscle
cars had jacked up rear ends and bigger (taller and fatter) tires in the
rear.
HTH
Stephane Livolsi
180 Yorston St
Williams Lake, BC, V2G 3Z1
ph 250-392-2637
fax 250-392-2693

'86 5KTQ stock (if you don't know what it means, you aren't in the club)

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>From: 	Sitzman[SMTP:bg20300@binghamton.edu]
>Sent: 	November 16, 1999 8:20 AM
>To: 	Livolsi, Stephane
>Subject: 	RE: Tire size
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>nope.. not quattro :>
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>On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Livolsi, Stephane wrote:
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>> is it a quattro?
>> Stephane Livolsi
>> 180 Yorston St
>> Williams Lake, BC, V2G 3Z1
>> ph 250-392-2637
>> fax 250-392-2693
>> 
>> '86 5KTQ stock (if you don't know what it means, you aren't in the club)
>> 
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>> >From: 	Sitzman[SMTP:bg20300@binghamton.edu]
>> >Sent: 	November 15, 1999 11:34 AM
>> >To: 	quattro@audifans.com
>> >Subject: 	Tire size
>> >
>> >Hello.. I have an 86 audi 5000s nonturbo sedan.  Anyways, I had 2 michelin
>> >mxv4 tires and 2 aquatreds..  It is time to replace the aquatreds <the
>> >michelins are still rather new>
>> >
>> >Anyways, All four current tires are 205/60/14's... When I bought the
>> >MXV4's I did not really confirm the size.. I just assumed that whatever
>> >was on before them was correct and got the same :)  
>> >
>> >Anyway, My mechanic informed me that I in fact should have 185/70/14's for
>> >the car and that means I need to replace ALL FOUR tires...
>> >
>> >Any idea what I should do?  Should I get all 4 185/70/14s? Or 2
>> >205/60/14's?  Also, If I do replace all four, is there any particular tire
>> >which is recommended for this audi?  I have been relatively satisfied with
>> >the michelin energy MXV4's (never hydroplained, good speeds, and I cant
>> >hear them above the rest of the noise my audi makes :)
>> >
>> >Thanks much!
>> >ps.  A quick answer is appreciated, as I need to decide within the next
>> >couple days.  
>> >
>> >ps.  As a side note, I use my car in 50% in upstate newyork (relatively
>> >little traffic, but very snowy) and 50% in longisland (heavy
>> >traffic/stop&go but moderate/rainy whether)
>> >
>> >-Andrew Sitzer
>> >
>> >
>> 
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