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Glenn Richards
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Sat Dec 25, 2004 4:04 am Post subject:
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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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Squirrel Solutions http://www.squirrelsolutions.co.uk/
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Dan Koren
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Sat Dec 25, 2004 4:18 am Post subject:
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"Glenn Richards" <glenn@squirrelsolutions.co.uk> wrote in message
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| Quote: | 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.
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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.
| Quote: | 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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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.
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Glenn Richards
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Sat Dec 25, 2004 5:08 am Post subject:
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Dan Koren wrote:
| Quote: | 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.
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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.
| Quote: | 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.
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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?
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Glenn Richards Tel: (01453) 845735
Squirrel Solutions http://www.squirrelsolutions.co.uk/
IT consultancy, hardware and software support, broadband installation
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Dan Koren
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Sat Dec 25, 2004 7:49 am Post subject:
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"Glenn Richards" <glenn@squirrelsolutions.co.uk> wrote in message
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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?
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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.
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Glenn Richards
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Sat Dec 25, 2004 6:40 pm Post subject:
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Dan Koren wrote:
| Quote: | 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.
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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?
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Ronny
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Sun Dec 26, 2004 1:24 am Post subject:
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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)!
SIDS victim, cleaned
½ cup cooking oil
Carrots
onions
broccoli
whole cabbage
fresh green beans
potato
turnip
celery
tomato
½ stick butter
1 cup cooked pasta (macaroni, shells, etc.)
Remove as much meat as possible, cube, and brown in hot oil.
Add a little water, season, then add the carcass.
Simmer for half an hour keeping the stock thick.
Remove the carcass and add the vegetables slowly to the stock,
so that it remains boiling the whole time.
Cover the pot and simmer till vegetables are tender
(2 hours approximately).
Continue seasoning to taste.
Before serving, add butter and pasta,
serve piping with hot bread and butter.
Offspring Rolls
Similar to Vietnamese style fried rolls, they have lots of meat
(of course this can consist of chicken, beef, pork, or shrimp).
Who can resist this classic appetizer; or light lunch served with
a fresh salad? Versatility is probably this recipe?s greatest virtue,
as one can use the best part of a prime, rare, yearling, or the
morticians occasional horror: a small miracle stopped short by a
drunk driver, or the innocent victim of a drive-by shooting...
2 cups finely chopped very young human flesh
1 cup shredded cabbage
1 cup bean sprouts
5 sprigs green onion, finely chopped
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Ronny
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Sun Dec 26, 2004 1:41 am Post subject:
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"Glenn Richards" <glenn@squirrelsolutions.co.uk> wrote in message
news:w6OdnQsnbaN48FDcRVnyuQ@eclipse.net.uk...
| Quote: | 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?
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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
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Ronny
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Sun Dec 26, 2004 2:36 am Post subject:
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"Ronny" <ronny@nospamfsplanes.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | 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)!
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Glenn Richards
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Sun Dec 26, 2004 3:04 am Post subject:
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Ronny wrote:
| Quote: | 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.
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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.
| Quote: | 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.
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Yes - the second number is the ratio of sidewall to width.
| Quote: | 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
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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!
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Ronny
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Sun Dec 26, 2004 4:08 am Post subject:
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"Glenn Richards" <glenn@squirrelsolutions.co.uk> wrote in message
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| Quote: | 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.
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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.
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Ronny
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Sun Dec 26, 2004 4:09 am Post subject:
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"Ronny" <ronny@nospamfsplanes.net> wrote in message
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"Glenn Richards" <glenn@squirrelsolutions.co.uk> wrote in message
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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
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I mean Rim protectors not sidewall :) |
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Ronny
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Sun Dec 26, 2004 4:16 am Post subject:
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everything from the buffet table.
They move to wherever they are comfortable, and sit with whoever they choose.
Provide trays so your guests will not spill everything all over your house from
carrying too much, nor will they have to make 10 trips back and fourth from the
service stations.
Roast Leg of Amputee
By all means, substitute lamb or a good beef roast if the haunch
it is in any way diseased. But sometimes surgeons make mistakes,
and if a healthy young limb is at hand, then don?t hesitate to cook
it to perfection!
1 high quality limb, rack, or roast
Potatoes, carrot
Oil
celery
onions
green onions
parsley
garlic
salt, pepper, etc
2 cups beef stock
Marinate meat (optional, not necessary with better cuts).
Season liberally and lace with garlic cloves by making incisions,
and placing whole cloves deep into the meat.
Grease a baking pan, and fill with a thick bed of onions,
celery, green onions, and parsley.
Place roast on top with fat side up.
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Dan Koren
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Sun Dec 26, 2004 5:13 am Post subject:
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about another hour.
Pro-Choice Po-Boy
Soft-shelled crabs serve just as well in this classic southern delicacy.
The sandwich originated in New Orleans, where an abundance of abortion clinics
thrive and hot French bread is always available.
2 cleaned fetuses, head on
2 eggs
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 cup seasoned flour
oil enough for deep frying
1 loaf French bread
Lettuce
tomatoes
mayonnaise, etc.
Marinate the fetuses in the egg-mustard mixture.
Dredge thoroughly in flour.
Fry at 375° until crispy golden brown.
Remove and place on paper towels.
Holiday Youngster
One can easily adapt this recipe to ham, though as presented,
it violates no religious taboos against swine.
1 large toddler or small child, cleaned and de-headed
Kentucky Bourbon Sauce (see index)
1 large can pineapple slices
Whole cloves
Place him (or ham) or her in a large glass baking dish, buttocks up.
Tie with butcher string around and across so that he looks like
he?s crawling.
Glaze, then arrange pineapples and secure with cloves.
Bake uncovered in 350° oven till thermometer reaches 160°.
Cajun Babies
Just like crabs or crawfish, babies are boiled alive!
You don?t need silverware, the hot spicy meat comes off in your hands.
6 live babies
1 lb. smoked sausage
4 lemons
whole garlic
2 lb. new potatoes
4 ears corn
1 box salt
crab boil
Bring 3 gallons of water to a boil.
Add sausage, salt, crab boil, lemons and garlic.
Drop potatoes in, boil for 4 minutes.
Corn is added next, boil an additional 11 minutes.
Put the live babies into the boiling water and cover.
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Dan Koren
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Sun Dec 26, 2004 5:19 am Post subject:
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"Glenn Richards" <glenn@squirrelsolutions.co.uk> wrote in message
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*ON* *DRY* *ROADS* only. They are specifically
classified as *SUMMER* tyres.
Check this: http://tinyurl.com/3ud6s.
The Conti Sports ranked 12th out of 19th. Last
year the list was only 13 entries long, and
they were 2nd from the bottom.
Also here: http://tinyurl.com/5h335 they
ranked 37th out of 40!!!
| Quote: | 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.
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Did anyone pee on them? ;-)
| Quote: | Also I don't tend to drive on pavements - you
tend to risk knocking down pedestrians if you
do that!
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In the US "pavement" is used differently than in
the UK. It is used generically for any kind of
road surface, rather than just cobblestones.
| Quote: | Anyway, back to the original question. Can I get
225/50 tyres on the A4's standard 16" rims, which
currently have 205/55s?
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It depends on the width of your rims. If you have
8" or 8.5" rims, yes. If you have 7.5" rims, I
wouldn't recommend it. If you habe 7" rims, it
is an absolute no-no.
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Dan Koren
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Sun Dec 26, 2004 5:21 am Post subject:
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"Ronny" <ronny@nospamfsplanes.net> wrote in message
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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
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45 profile with 17", 40 profile with 18".
However, the ride is going to be very harsh
with the 45's, and extremely harsh with the
40's, for only a minimal gain in handling.
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