A4 tyres

There are other things one must worry about besides fitting the rims. Such as the tyres not touching other components when turning the wheels to the limit.

I've had the Conti Sports on an A4 as it was delivered, and I was forced to throw them away. Absolutely the worst tyres on wet roads (I believe they even come with a disclaimer to that effect, at least in the US). Unless you can turn off rain in England, you should probably consider a tyre with mode balanced performance in all kinds of weather.

dk

I recently was driving a courtesy car, an A4 fitted with 235/45R17s. The wheel arches etc were exactly the same as on my A4, so I shouldn't think that would be a problem.

Seriously? I had a set of Conti Sport 185/50R14s on a previous car (a Ford Fiesta) and they handled brilliantly. I also know someone who had a Mercedes C220 with a set of Conti Sport 205/55R16s, which handled fine regardless of whether the road was wet or dry.

Obviously what's good for one isn't for someone else, but I always found Conti Sports to be very good. Anyone else want to comment?

The Conti's are fine on *DRY* roads.

On wet pavement, it's another story altogether. Check the test results and the reviews at

if you don't trust my summary. They came out at the bottom of the pile.

dk

Comes out in 2nd place behind the Pirellis. As I said in an earlier posting, I've been in several cars, both as driver and passenger, with Conti Sports, and always found them very good in both dry and wet conditions.

Also I don't tend to drive on pavements - you tend to risk knocking down pedestrians if you do that!

Anyway, back to the original question. Can I get 225/50 tyres on the A4's standard 16" rims, which currently have 205/55s?

then poke holes in top. Return to oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until pie crust is golden brown.

Sudden Infant Death Soup

SIDS: delicious in winter, comparable to old fashioned Beef and Vegetable Soup. Its free, you can sell the crib, baby clothes, toys, stroller... and so easy to procure if such a lucky find is at hand (just pick him up from the crib and he?s good to go)!

SIDS victim, cleaned ½ cup cooking oil Carrots onions broccoli whole cabbage fresh green beans potato turnip celery tomato ½ stick butter

1 cup cooked pasta (macaroni, shells, etc.)

Remove as much meat as possible, cube, and brown in hot oil. Add a little water, season, then add the carcass. Simmer for half an hour keeping the stock thick. Remove the carcass and add the vegetables slowly to the stock, so that it remains boiling the whole time. Cover the pot and simmer till vegetables are tender (2 hours approximately). Continue seasoning to taste. Before serving, add butter and pasta, serve piping with hot bread and butter.

Offspring Rolls

Similar to Vietnamese style fried rolls, they have lots of meat (of course this can consist of chicken, beef, pork, or shrimp). Who can resist this classic appetizer; or light lunch served with a fresh salad? Versatility is probably this recipe?s greatest virtue, as one can use the best part of a prime, rare, yearling, or the morticians occasional horror: a small miracle stopped short by a drunk driver, or the innocent victim of a drive-by shooting...

2 cups finely chopped very young human flesh 1 cup shredded cabbage 1 cup bean sprouts 5 sprigs green onion, finely chopped 5 cloves

Changing the profile of the Tyre will not change the width of it, so you could put 205/40/16's on if you could find them, but it will change your rolling diameter, so your speedo will be out.

The 55 part of the tyre is the thickness of the sidewall, the 205 part of the tyre is the width, but the wheel itself must be wider in "J" terms to take wider tyres.

Personally if you were going to change the sidewall profile I would look at upgrading the wheel size, 16" is the standard size for Audi's so I would pop some 17/18" rims on with some 40's

hth

Ronny

^^^ WTF is all that????

I currently have 205/55s, I want to put 225/50s on. The sidewall height (and hence the rolling diameter) on 225/50s is the same as on 205/55s, according to a useful website I found that lets you compare things like this.

What I want to know is if the 16" rim will take a 225 width tyre.

Yes - the second number is the ratio of sidewall to width.

I had a courtesy car a couple of weeks back while mine was having a new clutch put in... it had 235/45s on 17" rims. Handled like it was on rails, but the thinner sidewall meant you could feel every bump in the road. Plus I do like the standard 16" alloys, just want something a bit wider so the back end doesn't flick out when I go powering round a corner!

16" wheels on the Audi may have a "J" of say 7 or 7.5 it all depends on the width of the wheel itself, I would say 225's will go on a 16" rim, but its impossible to tell.

if the wheel is too narrow ie 6.5/7J what happens is the sidewall of tyre hangs over the edge of the rim a bit like a tyre which has sidewall protectors.

Ronny

I mean Rim protectors not sidewall :)

everything from the buffet table. They move to wherever they are comfortable, and sit with whoever they choose. Provide trays so your guests will not spill everything all over your house from carrying too much, nor will they have to make 10 trips back and fourth from the service stations.

Roast Leg of Amputee

By all means, substitute lamb or a good beef roast if the haunch it is in any way diseased. But sometimes surgeons make mistakes, and if a healthy young limb is at hand, then don?t hesitate to cook it to perfection!

1 high quality limb, rack, or roast Potatoes, carrot Oil celery onions green onions parsley garlic salt, pepper, etc 2 cups beef stock

Marinate meat (optional, not necessary with better cuts). Season liberally and lace with garlic cloves by making incisions, and placing whole cloves deep into the meat. Grease a baking pan, and fill with a thick bed of onions, celery, green onions, and parsley. Place roast on top with fat side up. Place uncovered in 500° oven for 20 minu

about another hour.

Pro-Choice Po-Boy

Soft-shelled crabs serve just as well in this classic southern delicacy. The sandwich originated in New Orleans, where an abundance of abortion clinics thrive and hot French bread is always available.

2 cleaned fetuses, head on 2 eggs 1 tablespoon yellow mustard 1 cup seasoned flour oil enough for deep frying 1 loaf French bread Lettuce tomatoes mayonnaise, etc.

Marinate the fetuses in the egg-mustard mixture. Dredge thoroughly in flour. Fry at 375° until crispy golden brown. Remove and place on paper towels.

Holiday Youngster

One can easily adapt this recipe to ham, though as presented, it violates no religious taboos against swine.

1 large toddler or small child, cleaned and de-headed Kentucky Bourbon Sauce (see index) 1 large can pineapple slices Whole cloves

Place him (or ham) or her in a large glass baking dish, buttocks up. Tie with butcher string around and across so that he looks like he?s crawling. Glaze, then arrange pineapples and secure with cloves. Bake uncovered in 350° oven till thermometer reaches 160°.

Cajun Babies

Just like crabs or crawfish, babies are boiled alive! You don?t need silverware, the hot spicy meat comes off in your hands.

6 live babies 1 lb. smoked sausage 4 lemons whole garlic 2 lb. new potatoes 4 ears corn 1 box salt crab boil

Bring 3 gallons of water to a boil. Add sausage, salt, crab boil, lemons and garlic. Drop potatoes in, boil for 4 minutes. Corn is added next, boil an additional 11 minutes. Put the live babies into the boiling water and cover. Boil till meat comes

*ON* *DRY* *ROADS* only. They are specifically classified as *SUMMER* tyres.

Check this:

The Conti Sports ranked 12th out of 19th. Last year the list was only 13 entries long, and they were 2nd from the bottom.

Also here:

theyranked 37th out of 40!!!

Did anyone pee on them? ;-)

In the US "pavement" is used differently than in the UK. It is used generically for any kind of road surface, rather than just cobblestones.

It depends on the width of your rims. If you have

8" or 8.5" rims, yes. If you have 7.5" rims, I wouldn't recommend it. If you habe 7" rims, it is an absolute no-no.

dk

45 profile with 17", 40 profile with 18".

However, the ride is going to be very harsh with the 45's, and extremely harsh with the

40's, for only a minimal gain in handling.

dk

as with packaged crawfish, crab, or headless baby). Flour oil onions bell peppers garlic salt, pepper, etc.

3 cups chicken stock 2 sticks butter 3 tablespoons oil

First stuff the heads, or make the patties (see index) then fry or bake. Set aside to drain on paper towels. Make a roux with butter, oil and flour, brown vegetables in the roux, then add chicken stock and allow to simmer for 20 minutes. Add the patties or stuffed heads, and some loose crawfish, lobster, long piglet, or what have you. Cook on low for 15 minutes, then allow it to set for at least 15 minutes more. Serve over steamed rice; this dish is very impressive!

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Babies really can be found under a cabbage leaf - or one can arrange for ground beef to be found there instead.

8 large cabbage leaves 1 lb. lean ground newborn human filets, or ground chuck Onions peppers celery garlic soy sauce salt pepper, etc Olive oil breadcrumbs Tomato Gravy (see index)

Boil the cabbage leaves for 2 minutes to soften. In skillet, brown the meat in a little olive oil, then add onions, peppers, and celery (all chopped finely) and season well. Place in a large bowl and cool. Add seasoned breadcrumbs and a little of the tomato gravy, enough to make the mixture pliable. Divide the stuffing among the cabbage leaves then roll. Place seam down in a baking pan. Ladle tomato gravy on top, and bake at 325° for 30 - 45 minutes.

Umbilical Cordon Bleu

Nothing is so beautiful as the bond between mother and child,

Standard A4 rims are 7.5"@16", 8"@17", and 8.5"@18".

If the rims are 7.5" wide, the fit is marginal for

225 tyres, and the combination is definitely not recommended. If you want 225/50 tyres, you should put them on rims that are at least 8" wide.

Bingo!

That would require the tyres to be overinflated just to prevent them from galling off the rims.

dk

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dk

adapt this recipe to ham, though as presented, it violates no religious taboos against swine.

1 large toddler or small child, cleaned and de-headed Kentucky Bourbon Sauce (see index) 1 large can pineapple slices Whole cloves

Place him (or ham) or her in a large glass baking dish, buttocks up. Tie with butcher string around and across so that he looks like he?s crawling. Glaze, then arrange pineapples and secure with cloves. Bake uncovered in 350° oven till thermometer reaches 160°.

Cajun Babies

Just like crabs or crawfish, babies are boiled alive! You don?t need silverware, the hot spicy meat comes off in your hands.

6 live babies 1 lb. smoked sausage 4 lemons whole garlic 2 lb. new potatoes 4 ears corn 1 box salt crab boil

Bring 3 gallons of water to a boil. Add sausage, salt, crab boil, lemons and garlic. Drop potatoes in, boil for 4 minutes. Corn is added next, boil an additional 11 minutes. Put the live babies into the boiling water and cover. Boil till meat comes off easily with a fork.

Oven-Baked Baby-Back Ribs

Beef ribs or pork ribs can be used in this recipe, and that is exactly what your dinner guests will assume! An excellent way to expose the uninitiated to this highly misunderstood

and cracked pepper. Serve with spinach salad, macaroni and cheese (homemade) and iced tea...

Spaghetti with Real Italian Meatballs

If you don?t have an expendable bambino on hand, you can use a pound of ground pork instead. The secret to great meatballs, is to use very lean meat.

1 lb. ground flesh; human or pork 3 lb. ground beef 1 cup finely chopped onions 7 - 12 cloves garlic 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs ½ cup milk, 2 eggs Oregano basil salt pepper Italian seasoning, etc. Tomato gravy (see index) Fresh or at least freshly cooked spaghetti or other pasta

Mix the ground meats together in a large bowl, then mix each of the other ingredients. Make balls about the size of a baby?s fist (there should be one lying around for reference). Bake at 400°for about 25 minutes - or you could fry them in olive oil. Place the meatballs in the tomato gravy, and simmer for several hours. Serve on spaghetti. Accompany with green salad, garlic bread and red wine.

Newborn Parmesan

This classic Sicilian cuisine can easily be turned into Eggplant Parmesan If you are planning a vege