S4 B8 snow/winter wheels and tyres
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I have the genuine audi winter wheels / tyres from Audi and they are 18's and narrower than the standard tyres.
Any unlike the Conti summer tyres there is no wheel bearing noise and no tramlining - the car handles so much better with these than the summer tyres - and thats wrong!
Any unlike the Conti summer tyres there is no wheel bearing noise and no tramlining - the car handles so much better with these than the summer tyres - and thats wrong!
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Just fitted winter conti TS 830P tyres yesterday big difference in grip on greasy roads no tramlining so far, The RO1s that came with
the car were getting worse with the temps dropping ,
the car were getting worse with the temps dropping ,
After years of thinking about it for years, ive managed to secure some genuine 18" S4 wheels and im about to pull the trigger on some winter tyres. Thinking of going with Nokian WR tyres
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Hi, Interesting your comments on the Conti's, my A4 Quattro has Conti's all round & I don't like them, they tramline & I do have what sounds like wheel bearing noise but from the sounds of it this could be the tyres, The fronts could do with changing, the rears still have plenty of tread but I'm considering replacing them all at the same time ( been looking at Uniroyal Rainsport 3, if anyone has these I'd be interested in your views, they seem to have good reviews overall 255/35/19 ) It is alarming that you say your car handles better with the winter tyres ( you don't say what make they are ) than the summer Conti's !!
I have been contemplating buying a set of spare winter wheels & tyres for the A4 but one thing that concerns me is that most of the winter tyres I've looked at have at best a 'C' rating for wet weather braking & the difference between the braking distances of an 'A' rated tyre & a 'C' rated tyre is quite a lot. Now given that the winters here in the UK are generally 'wet' rather than snow & ice it makes you wonder if specialist winter tyres are the way to go, I know they will outperform summer tyres in snow but how often do we get snow & how often do the temperatures ( when most of us are driving ) drop below 5 degrees which is the temperature below which they say that summer tyres don't perform very well ?
I have a spare set of wheels / winter tyres for my van ( fitted with Hankook Icept ) but the braking / handling etc ( in average wet winter weather ) when these are fitted is much worse than it is with the Pirelli summer tyres, I have also found that they wear quite quickly, so much so that for the last 2 winters because we've had no snow in my neck of the woods I've not even bothered putting them on.
I did look at all season tyres but they don't seem to make a good choice in the size I need. Interestingly I did once read that if you couldn't afford to run two sets of tyres then running winters all year was a better compromise than running summers all year, I'm yet to be convinced ?
Phil.
The winter tyres are continental snow sports! They can make a good winter tyre at least. I hate the Conti SC3's with a passion and can't wait to get rid of them, terrible tyre that drags and lurches all over the place. They do not inspire confidence in the slightest IMO. Its night and day changing to the winter tyres.
I'm not sure how much the difference from a wide 19 to a narrower 18 has to do with it either to be honest - might actually be a significant factor. But a lot of people say the sport contacts tramline so its at least in part the tyres.
I live in rural Aberdeenshire so having winter tyres is a no brainer for me - might be a different story if I lived in the south, but for sure winter tyres perform much much better in standing water and snow than summer tyres do.
We also have a Corsa (don't judge me) in the household that wears winter tyres all year round and to be honest I don't notice any real compromise in the summer months, but then again its not exactly a performance vehicle...
I'm not sure how much the difference from a wide 19 to a narrower 18 has to do with it either to be honest - might actually be a significant factor. But a lot of people say the sport contacts tramline so its at least in part the tyres.
I live in rural Aberdeenshire so having winter tyres is a no brainer for me - might be a different story if I lived in the south, but for sure winter tyres perform much much better in standing water and snow than summer tyres do.
We also have a Corsa (don't judge me) in the household that wears winter tyres all year round and to be honest I don't notice any real compromise in the summer months, but then again its not exactly a performance vehicle...
I should be getting some A5 winter wheels this coming week. 18" 8.5 wide, down from my 19" rotors, but I'm a little worried these might rub at tad. The A5 wheels are ET29 so might poke out slightly.
Coming with Conti Winter Contact tyres though, so I can't wait for some snow. Just couldn't afford 19" snow tyres.
Reckon they'll rub at the front or I'll be able to get away with it?
Coming with Conti Winter Contact tyres though, so I can't wait for some snow. Just couldn't afford 19" snow tyres.
Reckon they'll rub at the front or I'll be able to get away with it?
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Hi steelfish try WWW.Willtheyfit.com I think of hand they will stick out to far not sure some one may confirm this hope this helps
You're right. Thanks for that. I've decided to go with some 19s in the correct size for my car. Obviously still with winter tyres on, but a little more wear. The advantage of these is that I can just sling on my normal tyres after the (possible) cold snap as I fancy a change from the rotors anyway.
Cheers for the advice.
Cheers for the advice.
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Hi, The difference between the circumference of worn tyres & new tyres of the same make & size shouldn't ( according to Audi ) have any ill effects on the transmission. Phil.
Right quick (stupid) question time - having my winter tyres put on my 18" rims on Saturday.
You guys that have 19" and switch to 18" winters, I assume you can use the same wheel bolts?
You guys that have 19" and switch to 18" winters, I assume you can use the same wheel bolts?
Yes I do, but as they are both genuine Audi wheels they have the same seat - some wheels have a different seating pattern where the head of the bolt meets the face of the wheel - they should match. Generally they will be radius or tapered seat.
