Quattro flat tire replacement
I have a 2002 A6 2.7L Quattro and just got a flat tire. I know it’s
best to keep all 4 tires the same and keep the tread wear similar, but they don’t make the specific tire that’s currently on the car any more. How bad would it be if I just replace the one tire with a new one? What if I just replace the front two (left/right) and keep the rear tires I have? There’s decent tread left on the 3 good tires so if I can get away with not buying 4 new tires, I’d rather not... -- Posted at author's request, using http://www.AutoBoardz.com interface Articles individually verified to usenet standards. Visit URL to contact author/report abuse Thread archive: http://www.AutoBoardz.com/Quattro-fl...ict208856.html |
Re: Quattro flat tire replacement
On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:30:31 GMT, bobthe <none@000.com> wrote:
>I have a 2002 A6 2.7L Quattro and just got a flat tire. I know it’s >best to keep all 4 tires the same and keep the tread wear similar, but >they don’t make the specific tire that’s currently on the car any >more. How bad would it be if I just replace the one tire with a new >one? What if I just replace the front two (left/right) and keep the >rear tires I have? There’s decent tread left on the 3 good tires so if >I can get away with not buying 4 new tires, I’d rather not... If you can find tires that are at least similar in behavior to the ones you are running now, put a pair of new tires on the rear wheels and put the best two of your current tires on the front. And use appropriate caution for the first few hundred miles until the mold-release agent on the new tires wears off... /daytripper '00 s4 6spd |
Re: Quattro flat tire replacement
On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:30:31 GMT, bobthe <none@000.com> wrote:
>I have a 2002 A6 2.7L Quattro and just got a flat tire. I know it’s >best to keep all 4 tires the same and keep the tread wear similar, but >they don’t make the specific tire that’s currently on the car any >more. How bad would it be if I just replace the one tire with a new >one? What if I just replace the front two (left/right) and keep the >rear tires I have? There’s decent tread left on the 3 good tires so if >I can get away with not buying 4 new tires, I’d rather not... If you can find tires that are at least similar in behavior to the ones you are running now, put a pair of new tires on the rear wheels and put the best two of your current tires on the front. And use appropriate caution for the first few hundred miles until the mold-release agent on the new tires wears off... /daytripper '00 s4 6spd |
Re: Quattro flat tire replacement
On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:30:31 GMT, bobthe <none@000.com> wrote:
>I have a 2002 A6 2.7L Quattro and just got a flat tire. I know it’s >best to keep all 4 tires the same and keep the tread wear similar, but >they don’t make the specific tire that’s currently on the car any >more. How bad would it be if I just replace the one tire with a new >one? What if I just replace the front two (left/right) and keep the >rear tires I have? There’s decent tread left on the 3 good tires so if >I can get away with not buying 4 new tires, I’d rather not... If you can find tires that are at least similar in behavior to the ones you are running now, put a pair of new tires on the rear wheels and put the best two of your current tires on the front. And use appropriate caution for the first few hundred miles until the mold-release agent on the new tires wears off... /daytripper '00 s4 6spd |
Re: Quattro flat tire replacement
On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:30:31 GMT, bobthe <none@000.com> wrote:
>I have a 2002 A6 2.7L Quattro and just got a flat tire. I know it’s >best to keep all 4 tires the same and keep the tread wear similar, but >they don’t make the specific tire that’s currently on the car any >more. How bad would it be if I just replace the one tire with a new >one? What if I just replace the front two (left/right) and keep the >rear tires I have? There’s decent tread left on the 3 good tires so if >I can get away with not buying 4 new tires, I’d rather not... If you can find tires that are at least similar in behavior to the ones you are running now, put a pair of new tires on the rear wheels and put the best two of your current tires on the front. And use appropriate caution for the first few hundred miles until the mold-release agent on the new tires wears off... /daytripper '00 s4 6spd |
Re: Quattro flat tire replacement
On Mar 13, 3:30 pm, bobthe <n...@000.com> wrote:
> I have a 2002 A6 2.7L Quattro and just got a flat tire. I know it's > best to keep all 4 tires the same and keep the tread wear similar, but > they don't make the specific tire that's currently on the car any > more. How bad would it be if I just replace the one tire with a new > one? What if I just replace the front two (left/right) and keep the > rear tires I have? There's decent tread left on the 3 good tires so if > I can get away with not buying 4 new tires, I'd rather not... No need, my car's manual (guess you don't have one?) says that the tires on the same axle need to be within 3-5% of the same tread depth of each other. No need to replace all four. I had this scenario last year and purchased 1 new tire and used the spare, making the other tire the 'new' spare. As far as the specific brand/model, I would just go with whatever is closest. Most times, when manufacturers discontinue a tire, they have a newer model/style that replaces it. Go with that. Dan D '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6 Central NJ USA |
Re: Quattro flat tire replacement
On Mar 13, 3:30 pm, bobthe <n...@000.com> wrote:
> I have a 2002 A6 2.7L Quattro and just got a flat tire. I know it's > best to keep all 4 tires the same and keep the tread wear similar, but > they don't make the specific tire that's currently on the car any > more. How bad would it be if I just replace the one tire with a new > one? What if I just replace the front two (left/right) and keep the > rear tires I have? There's decent tread left on the 3 good tires so if > I can get away with not buying 4 new tires, I'd rather not... No need, my car's manual (guess you don't have one?) says that the tires on the same axle need to be within 3-5% of the same tread depth of each other. No need to replace all four. I had this scenario last year and purchased 1 new tire and used the spare, making the other tire the 'new' spare. As far as the specific brand/model, I would just go with whatever is closest. Most times, when manufacturers discontinue a tire, they have a newer model/style that replaces it. Go with that. Dan D '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6 Central NJ USA |
Re: Quattro flat tire replacement
On Mar 13, 3:30 pm, bobthe <n...@000.com> wrote:
> I have a 2002 A6 2.7L Quattro and just got a flat tire. I know it's > best to keep all 4 tires the same and keep the tread wear similar, but > they don't make the specific tire that's currently on the car any > more. How bad would it be if I just replace the one tire with a new > one? What if I just replace the front two (left/right) and keep the > rear tires I have? There's decent tread left on the 3 good tires so if > I can get away with not buying 4 new tires, I'd rather not... No need, my car's manual (guess you don't have one?) says that the tires on the same axle need to be within 3-5% of the same tread depth of each other. No need to replace all four. I had this scenario last year and purchased 1 new tire and used the spare, making the other tire the 'new' spare. As far as the specific brand/model, I would just go with whatever is closest. Most times, when manufacturers discontinue a tire, they have a newer model/style that replaces it. Go with that. Dan D '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6 Central NJ USA |
Re: Quattro flat tire replacement
On Mar 13, 3:30 pm, bobthe <n...@000.com> wrote:
> I have a 2002 A6 2.7L Quattro and just got a flat tire. I know it's > best to keep all 4 tires the same and keep the tread wear similar, but > they don't make the specific tire that's currently on the car any > more. How bad would it be if I just replace the one tire with a new > one? What if I just replace the front two (left/right) and keep the > rear tires I have? There's decent tread left on the 3 good tires so if > I can get away with not buying 4 new tires, I'd rather not... No need, my car's manual (guess you don't have one?) says that the tires on the same axle need to be within 3-5% of the same tread depth of each other. No need to replace all four. I had this scenario last year and purchased 1 new tire and used the spare, making the other tire the 'new' spare. As far as the specific brand/model, I would just go with whatever is closest. Most times, when manufacturers discontinue a tire, they have a newer model/style that replaces it. Go with that. Dan D '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6 Central NJ USA |
Re: Quattro flat tire replacement
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"Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote: > No need, my car's manual (guess you don't have one?) says that the > tires on the same axle need to be within 3-5% of the same tread depth > of each other. That's actually a pretty tight tolerance! If we assume that a 'typical' tyre has a tread depth of 6mm, then the above suggests that the tread depth of the tyres must be within 0.3mm of each other! -- Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily') |
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