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Old 01-21-2009, 09:37 PM
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Winter Tires which load range do I need (XL?) size is stock 225 45 17 Dunlop wintersport 3D
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Default You don't NEED XL, but its nice sometimes for pothole resistance
and for cutting through slush and ish.
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great tire for the snow and moderate dry. Overall quiet tire. On my second set.
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Default Great tire. IMHO: as long as a tire has a load index of 91 or higher, you're fine. The OEM tires
were Pirelli P6000 with a load index of 91 or Bridgestone Potezna RE040 with a load index of 94. I'm not sure what the minimum load index per Audi is (maybe even lower than 91?)...but regardless, 91 or higher = good to go.

All that said, I'd go with the XL over SL.
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What is a better tire? currently have continental extremeconti sports they are all season and ok
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How about the Nokian Hakkapollitta studded - can it resist the power
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Default Two very different tires. Cant speak for the Hakka's but if you want traction
and can sacrifice some dry road performance the blizzak ws-60 or mich xi2 are very good.
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For snow, the Dunlop Wintersport 3D outperforms the Conti all-season.
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the xl's don't cost that much extra. more than enough for a kansas city winter.
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