Kate

Hi All! I'm new to the forum and all of your postings are very informative. I'm getting my S4 next week. I'm going to use dedicated rims/winter tires for my S4 and would like to know what anybody could advise. Someone suggested I should but some cheap stainless rims with good winter tires. How small should I go with the tires.....the car comes with 17" and I'd like to go smaller for better performance in the snow, but I'm not sure what size rims/tires I should go down to??? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!!

Tommy T

There have been a number of earlier posts on this topic. The issue with the S4 is the HUGE brakes in the front. You'll have a tough time finding a smaller wheel with enough offset to accommodate those calipers. However, TireRack.com claims to have a steel wheel/snow tire set up which fits the S4 for around $600.

Caveats posted earlier: use the same size rims and tires on all 4 corners to avoid screwing up the quattro system. No chains. Quintuple check the fit over the brakes (there is about 3 credit cards of width between the front caliper and the spokes on the Avus rims. No kidding.

Paul Allen

Get 16" Mille Miglia alloys and Pirelli 210's from Tire Rack. (DON'T get Blizzaks!)