Aaron[MA]

But my math says the 215/60's have only a 0.7% larger rolling circ. than the 195/65s over the stock 205/60s (+1.2% vs +1.9% respectively) and are marginally wider than stock...

Don't know how I missed that Craigslist ad though (?) However the 215/60 set I found have less than 1K miles on them and are asking $50 less...

Feeling cheap!

audiPete

once you are in a low traction situation...

Wider is definitely not good on wet heavy snow...

duncanm

If he's living on a mile long lane and has to take 30 mins worth of backroads to work...then yes, I'd say go thinner...

If it's a normal commmute, I wouldn't worry too much about it. That 10mm difference isn't going to be a substantial problem under normal conditions. Quattro + diff lock should be more than enough to get you out of normal problems. And if you're stuck bad enough that it won't...that 10mm difference probably wouldn't have helped anyway.

My .02 (I've been stuck a lot...live in the boonies)

Aaron[MA]

and noticed no discernable difference in traction. I switched to the 205's so my winter tires/wheel combo didn't LOOK so dinky (also turned out to be barely discernable) compared to my 225/45 summer setup.

The Quattro-blizzaks combo works so well in the snow I've never needed to use the diff lock. The few times I've tried it were just to see what it would do and even then, on a steep, snow covered hill, I didn't notice any difference.

Even though here in Boston we're finally getting some snow this year compared to the last 2-3 winters, I'm not the least bit worried about traction. I just picked up the 215/60 Blizzaks and and the tread looks like they were used for a few months at most. Also, for the record, I used my Jewish heritage to get them for $165 for all 4.

sdb90

what is the widest tire that will fit on a non quat B4?