Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 11:33:25 +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
BTW: the best working winter package is 185/65-15" on 5.5x15" 44mm rims for normal powerd cars, for turbos and high power cars itīs better to take 195/60-15" on 5.5x15" (wheel spin, traction). Take no wider tire, thereīs too little surface pressure in the snow. I have to know this cause I live in Austria and we use to have real winters with a lot of snow and real mountain driving conditions. The best winter tire brands are: Continental TS790 (GER), Semperit (AUT), Vredestein Snowtrac, Michelin, Pirelli , Dunlop, Bridgestone. Thatīs it, RCS RCS wrote: > 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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