Winter Tire Question.
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Winter Tire Question.
Ok, so I'm taking delivery of 2014 S7 Later on today. I got it in white with the black optics package. Now the question is in the tire size 265/35-20. If i get same size in winter tire they run at 304, but if i get if with aspect 40 they are 244. 240 cheaper. I check the tire size calculator and saw that my speedo will be off by about 2 mph. Ill also be raising the car by 13mm with that. Now what do you guy think? Any really bad affects of this? I'd rather invest the extra cash in APR engine tune come summer time.
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Ok, so I'm taking delivery of 2014 S7 Later on today. I got it in white with the black optics package. Now the question is in the tire size 265/35-20. If i get same size in winter tire they run at 304, but if i get if with aspect 40 they are 244. 240 cheaper. I check the tire size calculator and saw that my speedo will be off by about 2 mph. Ill also be raising the car by 13mm with that. Now what do you guy think? Any really bad affects of this? I'd rather invest the extra cash in APR engine tune come summer time.
You don't want any margin for error in the winter ice/snow
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The general consensus is to use the smallest wheel that will clear the brakes and use a narrower tire for winter tires. The smaller wheel gives you more tire choices at a lower cost. The narrow tire is said to cut through the snow down to the hard pack but it is less important when traveling on mostly plowed roads.
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+1 to tenspeed's comments
another potential view is that larger diameter rubber can provide a bit more cushion to protect rims against rougher winter pavement with similar impact to speedo/mpg calcs.
another potential view is that larger diameter rubber can provide a bit more cushion to protect rims against rougher winter pavement with similar impact to speedo/mpg calcs.
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