A4 tyres

I have a 2001 A4 1.9TDi (the 130 engine), currently fitted with 205/55
tyres. According to my calculations, I should be able to fit 225/50
tyres on the 16" alloys without affecting the circumference - I probably
have around 5,000 miles left on the existing tyres.

So - will the standard 16" alloy rims take a 225/50 profile, or would
this be too wide for the rim.

If they won't fit then I'll just replace them with a set of ContiSport
205/55s instead (currently Conti Premiums).

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"Glenn Richards" > wrote in message
...
> I have a 2001 A4 1.9TDi (the 130 engine), currently fitted with 205/55
> tyres. According to my calculations, I should be able to fit 225/50
> tyres on the 16" alloys without affecting the circumference - I probably
> have around 5,000 miles left on the existing tyres.
>
> So - will the standard 16" alloy rims take a 225/50 profile, or would
> this be too wide for the rim.


There are other things one must worry about
besides fitting the rims. Such as the tyres
not touching other components when turning
the wheels to the limit.


> If they won't fit then I'll just replace
> them with a set of ContiSport 205/55s
> instead (currently Conti Premiums).


I've had the Conti Sports on an A4 as it
was delivered, and I was forced to throw
them away. Absolutely the worst tyres on
wet roads (I believe they even come with
a disclaimer to that effect, at least in
the US). Unless you can turn off rain in
England, you should probably consider a
tyre with mode balanced performance in
all kinds of weather.



dk

Dan Koren wrote:

> There are other things one must worry about besides fitting the rims.
> Such as the tyres not touching other components when turning the
> wheels to the limit.

I recently was driving a courtesy car, an A4 fitted with 235/45R17s. The
wheel arches etc were exactly the same as on my A4, so I shouldn't think
that would be a problem.

>> If they won't fit then I'll just replace them with a set of
>> ContiSport 205/55s instead (currently Conti Premiums).
> I've had the Conti Sports on an A4 as it was delivered, and I was
> forced to throw them away. Absolutely the worst tyres on wet roads (I
> believe they even come with a disclaimer to that effect, at least in
> the US). Unless you can turn off rain in England, you should probably
> consider a tyre with mode balanced performance in all kinds of
> weather.

Seriously? I had a set of Conti Sport 185/50R14s on a previous car (a
Ford Fiesta) and they handled brilliantly. I also know someone who had a
Mercedes C220 with a set of Conti Sport 205/55R16s, which handled fine
regardless of whether the road was wet or dry.

Obviously what's good for one isn't for someone else, but I always found
Conti Sports to be very good. Anyone else want to comment?

--
Glenn Richards Tel: (01453) 845735
Squirrel Solutions http://www.squirrelsolutions.co.uk/

IT consultancy, hardware and software support, broadband installation

"Glenn Richards" > wrote in message
...
> >
> > I've had the Conti Sports on an A4 as it was delivered, and I was
> > forced to throw them away. Absolutely the worst tyres on wet roads (I
> > believe they even come with a disclaimer to that effect, at least in
> > the US). Unless you can turn off rain in England, you should probably
> > consider a tyre with mode balanced performance in all kinds of
> > weather.
>
> Seriously? I had a set of Conti Sport 185/50R14s on a previous car (a
> Ford Fiesta) and they handled brilliantly. I also know someone who had a
> Mercedes C220 with a set of Conti Sport 205/55R16s, which handled fine
> regardless of whether the road was wet or dry.
>
> Obviously what's good for one isn't for someone else, but I always found
> Conti Sports to be very good. Anyone else want to comment?
>


The Conti's are fine on *DRY* roads.

On wet pavement, it's another story
altogether. Check the test results
and the reviews at www.tirerack.com
if you don't trust my summary. They
came out at the bottom of the pile.



dk

Dan Koren wrote:

> On wet pavement, it's another story altogether. Check the test
> results and the reviews at www.tirerack.com if you don't trust my
> summary. They came out at the bottom of the pile.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/max_perf_summer.jsp

Comes out in 2nd place behind the Pirellis. As I said in an earlier
posting, I've been in several cars, both as driver and passenger, with
Conti Sports, and always found them very good in both dry and wet
conditions.

Also I don't tend to drive on pavements - you tend to risk knocking down
pedestrians if you do that!

Anyway, back to the original question. Can I get 225/50 tyres on the
A4's standard 16" rims, which currently have 205/55s?

--
Glenn Richards Tel: (01453) 845735
Squirrel Solutions http://www.squirrelsolutions.co.uk/

IT consultancy, hardware and software support, broadband installation

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"Glenn Richards" > wrote in message
...
> Dan Koren wrote:
>
> > On wet pavement, it's another story altogether. Check the test
> > results and the reviews at www.tirerack.com if you don't trust my
> > summary. They came out at the bottom of the pile.
>
> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/max_perf_summer.jsp
>
> Comes out in 2nd place behind the Pirellis. As I said in an earlier
> posting, I've been in several cars, both as driver and passenger, with
> Conti Sports, and always found them very good in both dry and wet
> conditions.
>
> Also I don't tend to drive on pavements - you tend to risk knocking down
> pedestrians if you do that!
>
> Anyway, back to the original question. Can I get 225/50 tyres on the
> A4's standard 16" rims, which currently have 205/55s?
>
> --

Changing the profile of the Tyre will not change the width of it, so you
could put 205/40/16's on if you could find them, but it will change your
rolling diameter, so your speedo will be out.

The 55 part of the tyre is the thickness of the sidewall, the 205 part of
the tyre is the width, but the wheel itself must be wider in "J" terms to
take wider tyres.

Personally if you were going to change the sidewall profile I would look at
upgrading the wheel size, 16" is the standard size for Audi's so I would
pop some 17/18" rims on with some 40's

hth

Ronny

"Ronny" > wrote in message
...
> then poke holes in top.
> Return to oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until pie crust is golden
brown.
>
>
>
> Sudden Infant Death Soup
>
> SIDS: delicious in winter, comparable to old fashioned Beef and Vegetable
Soup.
> Its free, you can sell the crib, baby clothes, toys, stroller... and so
easy to
> procure if such a lucky find is at hand (just pick him up from the crib
and
> he?s good to go)!

^^^ WTF is all that????

Ronny wrote:

>> Anyway, back to the original question. Can I get 225/50 tyres on
>> the A4's standard 16" rims, which currently have 205/55s?
> Changing the profile of the Tyre will not change the width of it, so
> you could put 205/40/16's on if you could find them, but it will
> change your rolling diameter, so your speedo will be out.

I currently have 205/55s, I want to put 225/50s on. The sidewall height
(and hence the rolling diameter) on 225/50s is the same as on 205/55s,
according to a useful website I found that lets you compare things like
this.

What I want to know is if the 16" rim will take a 225 width tyre.

> The 55 part of the tyre is the thickness of the sidewall, the 205
> part of the tyre is the width, but the wheel itself must be wider in
> "J" terms to take wider tyres.

Yes - the second number is the ratio of sidewall to width.

> Personally if you were going to change the sidewall profile I would
> look at upgrading the wheel size, 16" is the standard size for
> Audi's so I would pop some 17/18" rims on with some 40's

I had a courtesy car a couple of weeks back while mine was having a new
clutch put in... it had 235/45s on 17" rims. Handled like it was on
rails, but the thinner sidewall meant you could feel every bump in the
road. Plus I do like the standard 16" alloys, just want something a bit
wider so the back end doesn't flick out when I go powering round a corner!

--
Glenn Richards Tel: (01453) 845735
Squirrel Solutions http://www.squirrelsolutions.co.uk/

IT consultancy, hardware and software support, broadband installation

"Glenn Richards" > wrote in message
...
> Ronny wrote:
>
> >> Anyway, back to the original question. Can I get 225/50 tyres on
> >> the A4's standard 16" rims, which currently have 205/55s?
> > Changing the profile of the Tyre will not change the width of it, so
> > you could put 205/40/16's on if you could find them, but it will
> > change your rolling diameter, so your speedo will be out.
>
> I currently have 205/55s, I want to put 225/50s on. The sidewall height
> (and hence the rolling diameter) on 225/50s is the same as on 205/55s,
> according to a useful website I found that lets you compare things like
> this.
>
> What I want to know is if the 16" rim will take a 225 width tyre.
>

16" wheels on the Audi may have a "J" of say 7 or 7.5 it all depends on the
width of the wheel itself, I would say 225's will go on a 16" rim, but its
impossible to tell.

if the wheel is too narrow ie 6.5/7J what happens is the sidewall of tyre
hangs over the edge of the rim a bit like a tyre which has sidewall
protectors.

Ronny