Winter tires??? Suggestion / Info please..
09-20-2002, 08:06 AM
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Winter tires??? Suggestion / Info please..
I am looking at getting winter rubber soon. What tire would you recommend? What size? I am also looking for cheap 16" aluminums.
09-20-2002, 08:33 AM
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Well...
People have lots of varying opinions on what winter tires are best... I'm going through the same process, and haven't made my final decision yet.
Ask yourself:
- what's the weather like? mostly dry, mostly snow, mostly ice?
- are you willing to not drive if it's really bad out?
- what do you want to compromise, ultimate bad weather capabilities, or average dry road performance? If you want to retain dry performance look into a 'performance' oriented winter tire.
- how fast do you drive? Q rated ice tires vs. V,H,T rated performance winter tires.
- can you afford to replace a super soft ice tire every year or two?
- narrower tires (195/65R15) better for snow, but give up handling
Me, I'm probably going to go with Nokian Hakka Q on 15" steel rims, but as I said I haven't made my final decision yet.
<edit> - per your other question, I'll be buying 5 tires and rims. In the middle of winter, you may not be able to find a duplicate snow tire on short notice.
Ask yourself:
- what's the weather like? mostly dry, mostly snow, mostly ice?
- are you willing to not drive if it's really bad out?
- what do you want to compromise, ultimate bad weather capabilities, or average dry road performance? If you want to retain dry performance look into a 'performance' oriented winter tire.
- how fast do you drive? Q rated ice tires vs. V,H,T rated performance winter tires.
- can you afford to replace a super soft ice tire every year or two?
- narrower tires (195/65R15) better for snow, but give up handling
Me, I'm probably going to go with Nokian Hakka Q on 15" steel rims, but as I said I haven't made my final decision yet.
<edit> - per your other question, I'll be buying 5 tires and rims. In the middle of winter, you may not be able to find a duplicate snow tire on short notice.
09-20-2002, 09:04 AM
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Do you have a 1.8 or a 3.0? You can fit 15s on a 1.8, but a 3.0 needs 16's. See my link...
for another earlier discussion on snow tires, and photos of what I'll be running this winter.
Good luck!<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/126374.phtml">Winter Tire Thread</a></li></ul>
Good luck!<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/126374.phtml">Winter Tire Thread</a></li></ul>
