Winter wheels and tyres

[mikeyw]

Getting my winters fitted tomorrow to my existing rotors as is looking colder next week. Was seriously considering some new rims but think will leave until spring when I'll get some PS2s

What make did you go for in the winters ? - This will be my first winter in the RS4 and having had winter tyres on my Legacy I think I want to do the same for the RS....

[Baywrasse]

I bought these from Audi direct seem fine.

[PSB1]

Well whoopee my winter tyres have arrived, just in time for t-shirt weather.

Ridiculously warm in London yesterday.

Praying for some cold weather now!

[Outtlaw]

Well whoopee my winter tyres have arrived, just in time for t-shirt weather.

Ridiculously warm in London yesterday.

Praying for some cold weather now!

Yep, and its a barmy 15degrees in London today, must be a glut of V8s and V10s making it nice and warm

[Ian_C]

Agreed! Lovely weather today! I've put off and put off fitting mine due to the warm weather. However I have given in and finally fitted them today due to having some time off this week.

[Graeme4130]

If you lot can keep fitting your winter tyres so the weather keeps getting warmer, I can put off fitting mine until Jan and break my shorts and t-shirts back out the wardrobe

[W8PMC]

Fitted my Michelin Alpins last week & i have to be honest, they really don't inspire confidence in these temps. I'm hoping once the temps drop i'll see an improvement over the Summers as yesterdays drive from Suffolk to Lancs on Winters wasn't much fun at all.

[Vodkaking77]

Still cunning ps2's... Loving it immensely

[RS_Four]

What pressures are people running on Winters? I find best traction is at a couple of PSI less than stated on door pillar.

[mikeyw]

Fitted my Michelin Alpins last week & i have to be honest, they really don't inspire confidence in these temps. I'm hoping once the temps drop i'll see an improvement over the Summers as yesterdays drive from Suffolk to Lancs on Winters wasn't much fun at all.

i'm feeling the same with the Dunlops - got a 1000km drive to do next weekend so i'm thinking of swapping back....

[Ian_C]

What pressures are people running on Winters? I find best traction is at a couple of PSI less than stated on door pillar.

Yes, I think I need to have an experiment and drop the pressures slightly, mine didn't seem to have much grip at the 'book' pressure, but that could be down to them needing bedding in again after being sat in the warm of the house since March/April, and the fact the weather is still so warm outside driving!

[PSB1]

Winters on now - I wonder how long they'll stay on for; a fortnight?

[rspj]

Thinking to put on weekend
Not sure it. Be that cold down here in south

[PSB1]

Forecast could change but this gives me a chance to try them out.

[Surrey Sam]

What pressures are people running on Winters? I find best traction is at a couple of PSI less than stated on door pillar.

Yes, I think I need to have an experiment and drop the pressures slightly, mine didn't seem to have much grip at the 'book' pressure, but that could be down to them needing bedding in again after being sat in the warm of the house since March/April, and the fact the weather is still so warm outside driving!

My Continental TS830p winter 255/45/19 tyres took about 500 miles to bed in, I always ran them at the stock pressures for the tyre size. Once temperatures were below 8 Celsius they performed better than the GY Eagle F1 summer tyres I had, in both wet and dry conditions.