SQ5 Winter Wheels/Tires
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Thanks for the update JeremyZ!!! Could you post a side profile shot! It looks nice with the black!
Enjoy your tires!
I have those tires on my wife's A4 (soon to be mine as she is driving our 2015 SQ5, with the baby) I have enjoyed them very much. Esp with me being mostly a Pirelli guy.
Enjoy your tires!
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Glad to hear the good reviews on the tires. Will post better pictures the next time I'm standing next to the car.
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Thanks! Figured it would be neat to try black, and if the paint gets all nasty and dinged up, it lets me go even more undercover as a normal grocery-gettin minivan. ![Smile](https://www.audiworld.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Glad to hear the good reviews on the tires. Will post better pictures the next time I'm standing next to the car.
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Glad to hear the good reviews on the tires. Will post better pictures the next time I'm standing next to the car.
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Hello fellow winter tire ponderers...
New to the forum and would like to get your thoughts/opinions on my situation.
I live in California (Bay Area) and recently purchased a 2014 SQ5 w/ upgraded 21" rims (255/40R/21). The weather here is obviously very temperate and dry 99% of the time, with occasional rain (it never snows). I am however an avid snowboarder and am looking forward to taking the ride up to Lake Tahoe to hit the slopes. This is likely the only time i'll encounter snow ridden/wet roads. I plan on going up on at least 5 or 6 different occasions. Given these circumstances, it's a huge pain that no tire manufacturer makes all-season tires for these specific 21" rims. Based on what i've read so far, it seems like most people who face this issue simply purchase an entirely different setup for winter, usually of the 18" or 19" variety. I can't seem to discern if that's done for cost purposes or if it's to protect the 21" stock rims from damage. My questions for you all are this:
1) Should I just purchase winter tires that fit my 21" stock rims (Pirelli Scorpions are my only option), and change them out for the summer ones once the season's over? This will cost me ~$1500 just for the tires.
or...
2) Should I go the route of purchasing an entirely different setup specifically for the winter seasons, given I will likely be going up to the snow every year during the winter? I haven't priced this out yet, but I imagine it will be around $2000.
Another wrinkle to this situation is I unfortunately need new summer tires as well, so either way i'll need to buy 2 sets (1 winter and new summers).
Your thoughts on the various pros/cons of each option are appreciated.
Thanks,
Nick
New to the forum and would like to get your thoughts/opinions on my situation.
I live in California (Bay Area) and recently purchased a 2014 SQ5 w/ upgraded 21" rims (255/40R/21). The weather here is obviously very temperate and dry 99% of the time, with occasional rain (it never snows). I am however an avid snowboarder and am looking forward to taking the ride up to Lake Tahoe to hit the slopes. This is likely the only time i'll encounter snow ridden/wet roads. I plan on going up on at least 5 or 6 different occasions. Given these circumstances, it's a huge pain that no tire manufacturer makes all-season tires for these specific 21" rims. Based on what i've read so far, it seems like most people who face this issue simply purchase an entirely different setup for winter, usually of the 18" or 19" variety. I can't seem to discern if that's done for cost purposes or if it's to protect the 21" stock rims from damage. My questions for you all are this:
1) Should I just purchase winter tires that fit my 21" stock rims (Pirelli Scorpions are my only option), and change them out for the summer ones once the season's over? This will cost me ~$1500 just for the tires.
or...
2) Should I go the route of purchasing an entirely different setup specifically for the winter seasons, given I will likely be going up to the snow every year during the winter? I haven't priced this out yet, but I imagine it will be around $2000.
Another wrinkle to this situation is I unfortunately need new summer tires as well, so either way i'll need to buy 2 sets (1 winter and new summers).
Your thoughts on the various pros/cons of each option are appreciated.
Thanks,
Nick
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I kept my old Toyota 4WD so that if the weather gets nasty, I can get around just fine and I don't have to worry about any idiot drivers sliding into it. My buddy had his new Raptor hit and run on ice. They slammed him into a barrier and kept going. His frame was bent, so those Raptors aren't quite as tough as they think they are, but I digress.
Realizing that doesn't answer your question, if I only had the SQ5 and had to drive it in the shiznit, I would get some winter combo in 20" that would maintain the vehicle's good looks.
Realizing that doesn't answer your question, if I only had the SQ5 and had to drive it in the shiznit, I would get some winter combo in 20" that would maintain the vehicle's good looks.
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I kept my old Toyota 4WD so that if the weather gets nasty, I can get around just fine and I don't have to worry about any idiot drivers sliding into it. My buddy had his new Raptor hit and run on ice. They slammed him into a barrier and kept going. His frame was bent, so those Raptors aren't quite as tough as they think they are, but I digress.
Realizing that doesn't answer your question, if I only had the SQ5 and had to drive it in the shiznit, I would get some winter combo in 20" that would maintain the vehicle's good looks.
Realizing that doesn't answer your question, if I only had the SQ5 and had to drive it in the shiznit, I would get some winter combo in 20" that would maintain the vehicle's good looks.
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Hello fellow winter tire ponderers...
New to the forum and would like to get your thoughts/opinions on my situation.
I live in California (Bay Area) and recently purchased a 2014 SQ5 w/ upgraded 21" rims (255/40R/21). The weather here is obviously very temperate and dry 99% of the time, with occasional rain (it never snows). I am however an avid snowboarder and am looking forward to taking the ride up to Lake Tahoe to hit the slopes. This is likely the only time i'll encounter snow ridden/wet roads. I plan on going up on at least 5 or 6 different occasions. Given these circumstances, it's a huge pain that no tire manufacturer makes all-season tires for these specific 21" rims. Based on what i've read so far, it seems like most people who face this issue simply purchase an entirely different setup for winter, usually of the 18" or 19" variety. I can't seem to discern if that's done for cost purposes or if it's to protect the 21" stock rims from damage. My questions for you all are this:
1) Should I just purchase winter tires that fit my 21" stock rims (Pirelli Scorpions are my only option), and change them out for the summer ones once the season's over? This will cost me ~$1500 just for the tires.
or...
2) Should I go the route of purchasing an entirely different setup specifically for the winter seasons, given I will likely be going up to the snow every year during the winter? I haven't priced this out yet, but I imagine it will be around $2000.
Another wrinkle to this situation is I unfortunately need new summer tires as well, so either way i'll need to buy 2 sets (1 winter and new summers).
Your thoughts on the various pros/cons of each option are appreciated.
Thanks,
Nick
New to the forum and would like to get your thoughts/opinions on my situation.
I live in California (Bay Area) and recently purchased a 2014 SQ5 w/ upgraded 21" rims (255/40R/21). The weather here is obviously very temperate and dry 99% of the time, with occasional rain (it never snows). I am however an avid snowboarder and am looking forward to taking the ride up to Lake Tahoe to hit the slopes. This is likely the only time i'll encounter snow ridden/wet roads. I plan on going up on at least 5 or 6 different occasions. Given these circumstances, it's a huge pain that no tire manufacturer makes all-season tires for these specific 21" rims. Based on what i've read so far, it seems like most people who face this issue simply purchase an entirely different setup for winter, usually of the 18" or 19" variety. I can't seem to discern if that's done for cost purposes or if it's to protect the 21" stock rims from damage. My questions for you all are this:
1) Should I just purchase winter tires that fit my 21" stock rims (Pirelli Scorpions are my only option), and change them out for the summer ones once the season's over? This will cost me ~$1500 just for the tires.
or...
2) Should I go the route of purchasing an entirely different setup specifically for the winter seasons, given I will likely be going up to the snow every year during the winter? I haven't priced this out yet, but I imagine it will be around $2000.
Another wrinkle to this situation is I unfortunately need new summer tires as well, so either way i'll need to buy 2 sets (1 winter and new summers).
Your thoughts on the various pros/cons of each option are appreciated.
Thanks,
Nick
If you can manage the cost and have access to space to DIY, I would get a separate winter wheel/tire set (19s) for those weekends you're heading up to ride. Swap out for your snow shoes when you're going into the mountains and then swap back when you return. It's like changing out track wheels/tires for track days. A lot of people do that several times a month in the summer.
Now you could also just run winter tires all winter but swapping tires on your pretty 21s twice a year could cause some wear to the wheels depending on your tire shop. Not to mention expect paying $100-200 each time you mount/balance winter or summer tires on the same wheels. So typically it makes sense to buy a second set of wheels for winter tires. Also consider if temps are quite moderate (50F+) most of the season, those winters will wear out more quickly if driven all season long.
Lastly, you could buy a separate set of wheels and put all seasons on them and drive on that all winter, but I think all seasons are pretty sad in the snow so not sure how you feel about that one.
So I think the separate set of winter wheels/tires and you swapping them out at home when you need them makes the most sense. The summers you can keep on at all other times, just acknowledging that they will lose some grip with temps below 45F. The downside to having that separate set is the cost and that the tires will turn to dust before you use up their tread if you only use them on occasional board trips.
Cliff notes: No great solution. Quit boarding or move to the slopes. haha
Last edited by Transfer; 11-09-2014 at 03:51 PM.