Air intake debris and winter tires (unrelated)
10-20-2018, 07:13 PM
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Air intake debris and winter tires (unrelated)
Hello. I have 2 questions and decided to post them under one thread .
1. I have a 2018 TTRS and I love the drive. I just noticed some debris behind the front side air intake honeycomb grills. There appears to be some leaves a cigarette butt and what looks like a matchstick (!?) Is there a way to clean that? Do I need to remove the grill? Vacuuming it would seem tough.
2. For winter tire recommendations am I correct to assume there are no 18 inch wheels? I see a recommendation for 225/40 R19 93V XL
Anyone who is knowledgeable about this , please advise. Appreciate the help .
1. I have a 2018 TTRS and I love the drive. I just noticed some debris behind the front side air intake honeycomb grills. There appears to be some leaves a cigarette butt and what looks like a matchstick (!?) Is there a way to clean that? Do I need to remove the grill? Vacuuming it would seem tough.
2. For winter tire recommendations am I correct to assume there are no 18 inch wheels? I see a recommendation for 225/40 R19 93V XL
Anyone who is knowledgeable about this , please advise. Appreciate the help .
10-21-2018, 03:25 AM
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Some leaves and what not can be tricky to remove. Sometimes you can back-flush with air or water from the engine bay side. Worst case is to drop the front portion of the belly pan which isn't too difficult.
I put a 2018 TTRS into TireRack and it immediately showed an 18" wheel and winter tire set: https://www.tirerack.com/snow/preferredpackages.jsp
I put a 2018 TTRS into TireRack and it immediately showed an 18" wheel and winter tire set: https://www.tirerack.com/snow/preferredpackages.jsp
10-21-2018, 09:18 AM
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For winter I am planning to run 245/ 35/ 19.
225 is an inch difference in width over the stock tires! That's a lot. It shouldn't be a problem to run... but our winters in Toronto have a lot of dry days so I didn't want to give up the dry weather grip.
225 is an inch difference in width over the stock tires! That's a lot. It shouldn't be a problem to run... but our winters in Toronto have a lot of dry days so I didn't want to give up the dry weather grip.
10-21-2018, 01:49 PM
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Same for me I am near Toronto. I just put 245/35/19 Michelin Alpin PA4 on 19 inch rims. See my post. Look pretty awesome and now it is cooler they have a comfortable ride. I believe 18s are possible just not happy with how close to the brake caliper they would have to be. Concern being grit scratching the calipers.
10-21-2018, 08:36 PM
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Same for me I am near Toronto. I just put 245/35/19 Michelin Alpin PA4 on 19 inch rims. See my post. Look pretty awesome and now it is cooler they have a comfortable ride. I believe 18s are possible just not happy with how close to the brake caliper they would have to be. Concern being grit scratching the calipers.
On one of my previous cars had winter wheels really close to the calipers... and you had to be careful because even tho the rim itself fit... wheel weights would hit the caliper!
10-22-2018, 04:43 AM
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Related, I have decided to retain my 19" OEM rims and install Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 Plus 245/35ZR19 tires for year 'round use.
My 18" Rial DH rims with Michelin Alpin winter tires served me well since March of 2011 (A5 & allroad incl.).
As I can now pretty much pick and choose my Winter driving days the A/S are enough and 19" are better looking.
My 18" Rial DH rims with Michelin Alpin winter tires served me well since March of 2011 (A5 & allroad incl.).
As I can now pretty much pick and choose my Winter driving days the A/S are enough and 19" are better looking.
10-22-2018, 09:03 AM
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This is my cold setup as well. Only downside to these tires is they can get noisy at 55mph+ and they make the steering feel loose compared to summer tires. The grip is almost the same as summer tires, but I think the tread pattern differences contribute to poor steering feel.
