RS4 Winter Set Up?
 

Those of you that have RS4's...

What are you running on your RS4 for winter driving?

Wheel & Tires set up.

WTB Audi A6 4.2 Fat Fives in 18"
 

Anyone have a set in Toronto for sale?

Thanks.

Re: RS4 Winter Set Up?
 

19"x8.5 FK's (BBS CH)
Dunlope Winter m3's 19/35/255

Re: RS4 Winter Set Up?
 

Right now I am thinking:
225/45R18 XL Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 Blackwall as the tires and
18X8.5 TRMotorsport MT1 Matte Grey as rims.

Considering that smaller is much better in winter conditions.

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Stock Rims

255/35R19 XL Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D's

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How well does that work in slushy conditions or on a solid ice cover? 255's are damn wide...

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The 255's are wide, so they're not the greatest in slush, but not that bad.

Not much outside of a studded tire is going to be that good on solid ice, AWD or not.

With a good set of snow tires and responsible winter driving habits, you'll do fine in nearly any driving condition.

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So, how did it go with 18" wheels and 225's?

What yr RS4 do you have? I have a 2007. I haven't asked Audi yet, but have been talking with tire stores and they all seem to be concerned about the size of the brakes with 18" wheels.

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I have a 2008 and I went with the 18" and the 225's. That setup seems to be the best. I will get some info on the actual rims from the guys I bought the set from (believe it or not, I am not a petrol head I just drive the car :)

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I live on the west coast and had a terrible time finding rims that would fit over the calipers. I wanted 18's but nothing would quite do it. Thus 19" R8 replicas with 225/40 R19 Bridgestone Blizzak LM25's were my only option. I couldn't find 19" winters in any other tire that i can have within 3 weeks. The 19's actually work extremely well on compact, ice, slush and fresh conditions. A little noisy and they look a little narrow on the car but they sure do the trick.