RS4 Winter Set Up?
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From: GTA
Re: RS4 Winter Set Up?
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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From: Edmonton
Re: RS4 Winter Set Up?
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.
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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From: Vancouver
Re: RS4 Winter Set Up?
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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Re: RS4 Winter Set Up?
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Re: RS4 Winter Set Up?
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.
