Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 11:26:09 +0100 From: RCS <e9225126nopsam1.tuwien.ac.at> Subject: Re: 15 inch rims and question about ABS was-Re: Do I need new tires or snow tires
No! Thatīs bullshit! Who tells that?! Hopefully the diameter of the wheel doesnīt change between 16" (205/50) and 15" (195/60) - ok there are 5 or 6mm, but the 15" has even the larger diameter! (Otherwise your speedo shows wrong) The ABS (Teves, Lucas) has opical speed sensors on each wheel and calculates basicly the differences and desides which "brake valve" should be opened to prevent a blocking wheel - thatīs it. It cares not what sort of tires/rims etc. you have equipped - it canīt do so! You only should use 4 wheels that are as identical as possible to get good results from the ABS - but if you donīt the ABS will work as before (leftside summer, rightside winter tires...). As long as thereīs no physically damage to the ABS sensors/brake hoses by not fitting rims (and 5.5x15" to 6.5x16" should fit) thereīs noting that can damage the system!! Greetings, and regards to your garage! RCS Julie Wardell wrote: > when we got our blizzak's mounted on steel rims, the people who did it for > us were a bit leary and tried very hard to persuade us NOT to do this on the > basis that it would "do strange things with/ruin" our ABS. i have yet to > see a real problem with the braking system, although i was wondering if > anyone else did this and the problems encountered, if any. our winter set: > 4 blizzaks on steel-15 inch. our other set: something or other on 16 inch. > the car is a '91 9000 turbo. > > btw, Matt, i've been using the blizzarks for three seasons-winter only-and > am quite pleased with them. particularly if you find a patch of ice under > snow. > > Julie > Matt Pokress <pmatt69nopsamail.com> wrote in message > news:Pj4k4.13610$la6.531850nopsams01.ne.mediaone.net... > > Thanks for the input. I ordered a set of 195/60R15 Bridgestone Blizzak > > MZ-02s mounted on steel rims today. After I get them on the car I will > > report on my experience. I was tempted to try the Saab Gislaved combo, > but > > it cost $200 more than the Bridgestones. I have a feeling the dealers are > > doing quite well selling these. > > > > Matt > > Matt Pokress <pmatt69nopsamail.com> wrote in message > > news:aPNj4.13380$la6.519786nopsams01.ne.mediaone.net... > > > I have a '96 900 SE with ~50K miles on the stock 205/50/16s. Now that > it > > is > > > winter in Boston we are having some traction problems. My question is > do > > I > > > really need winter tires, or will replacing the existing tires make a > big > > > enough difference. I live in a condo, so the extra set of wheels will > be > > > difficult to store, that is why I would like to try and avoid the spare > > set. > > > > > > Matt Pokress > > > > > > > > > >
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