[nino]

Thanks Nino.
How did you get on with the socks and your quattro? Apart from them being and arse to fit/take off when wet. I would have thought the Quattro would have no probs getting traction or going uphill, it's just downhill that could be a problem and braking? Were they much good at that part?
I'm tempted with the socks if they're any good, due to cost and ease of leaving them in the boot (when dry). The only problem is when you hit some dry'ish tarmac I guess, and it shreds them sharpish :s

I've only used them on my front drive A5, not tried on the quattro yet

I do believe you will need to get 4 (2 sets) and fit all four.

Fitting the front was helped by being able to turn the wheels to full lock to give some extra clearance, I think it would be extremely difficult to fit the back.


Heh the website i bought them from has an S5 on the banner at the top:

http://www.snowchains.co.uk/snowchains/Weissenfels+WeissSock+Snowsock/


N

 

[a5sport]

You're talking me round Molle. BUT, I've just thought of another idea. I've currently got 19" rotors on, what about if I buy a cheap old 2nd hand set of 17's and put winter rubber on that? Are there any considerations for putting on the smaller 17'?. I know the rubber goes down from about 250quid a corner to 150 a corner!!

Not a problem with 17s.

Speedo off by about 2 mph (3.2 kmh). Going slower than indicated with my setup (245/45-17 Blizzak WS-70s)...which is OK.

 

[Foggy]

I've only used them on my front drive A5, not tried on the quattro yet

I do believe you will need to get 4 (2 sets) and fit all four.

User manual says to only fit snow chains on the front wheels even on a quattro

 

[Adamantium]

Would like to point out something that people often don't think about.

Buying winter tyres doesn't cost any more money. It only affects cash flow.

If you swap between winter tyres you have two sets that are used at half the rate (or less) than they would otherwise be.

The downside is you have to buy your next set of tyres now. The upside is that you have better grip in all conditions and in addition the summer tyre wear rate in winter tyre conditions (if you don't change them for winters) is faster than in warm conditions, and likewise for the winters in summer. The result is that two sets of summers and winters used in the right conditions last longer than two sets of all year round tyres, give you better grip all year round and don't cost any more money.

To me, if you can afford the cash flow, it's a no brainer.

My issue is that I have a set of winter 18s from my A3 that I could fit, but they are shod with 225 40 18s instead of 245 40 18s. I was considering buying the right size because otherwise it looks a bit odd (sidewall is 10mm smaller) but I'm surprised that it seems to be quite common to run the wrong size of tyre.

 

[BR5]

Just bought a set of winter tyres and alloys...

£500 > 18" Genuine V Spoke Audi alloys finshed in graphite grey
£716 > 245/40/18 Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D Audi XL tyres

If anyone is in the market for a set of genuine 17" Audi winter tyres (alloys and tyres) drop me a mail and I will give you the Audi dealer contacts... they want £1100 for a set.