Official B8 S4 Winter Mode Picture Thread

[phillips2024]

How's the condition of the peelers? If they are in great condition, I'd keep them for summer use. If they're already beat up, save yourself the $100 in tire swapping and keep the winter tires on there.

I'm in half winter mode....winter wheels+tires installed yesterday, roof rack to be installed hopefully this weekend.

Right now I have 3 sets of wheels, 2 summers and a winter. The winter tires are currently on the peelers which are in great shape, the lm reps have summers on them and are also in great shape. My thought was to switch tires.

rock my bc forged in summer, and then my lm reps in winter (giving my peelers a permanent home on the stand)

Just curious as to what others would do. Didn't know if someone had insight like "don't use the lm reps as the mesh design will clog up with snow" or something silly like that.

Ill be in winter mode soon, my rack/box will go up as well! ill be sure to post some pics on whatever i end up doing

[mrmomo313]

18x8 alzors. 255/40 R18 LM32s lowered on h&r coils

[Vogz]

[IceSilverS4]

here's mine: VMR V710 18x8.5 ET 45 on Blizzak WS60 and H&R OE

[519PMP]

I'm running 18" RS4 reps with Michelin PA4s. It handles like a beast in the snow.

[Jango3434]

Stock rotors on nokian R2s. Has been so nice with the snow and ice.


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[Wusty]

The seen after like 20 snow donuts on my Nokian R2's. These tires are officially amazing in the snow.

[cookinsolo]

[IceSilverS4]

R2 are definitely my next winter tire !!! I'm jealous !!!

[Rez90]

Great thread.

[MaxxS4]

RS4 Reps 19x9 ET42 with Blizzak LM-60 255/35/19 with Thule roof rack stock suspension.

[Chuuey]

225/45 Blizzak ws80 on 18x8 sparco assetto gara

Whisp bars and a Thule alpine sonic to fit all the gear.

Loving this setup thus far!

[richib86]

RS4 Reps 19x9 ET42 with Blizzak LM-60 255/35/19 with Thule roof rack stock suspension.

how about some info on that little motor driven jack haha

[SteveYem]

[suban]

245-40 hankook icept evo

[Jonathanb8s4]

My winter picture. Sorry lol

[hotdog453]

The Audi, on Tire-Rack black wheels of doom, and Blizzak WS70 225/45 18. In retrospect, I should have just bought some used Audi rims, but the TireRack jobbies were cheap. And I like black rims, so hey, it's got that.

I wouldn't recommend going 225 either; damn narrow for this car.



And then on the street, the beater, for when the weather is really gnarly :P



WRX is on stock rims painted black, 16" Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice. To me, having driven that car for 135k miles, I find it much easier to place/drive in the winter, given its size. The AWD systems are so violently different, that it's really a totally different experience, one car from another.

[adamtc4]

Ready for winter!


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[Race Shooter]

[SteveYem]

WRX is on stock rims painted black, 16" Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice. To me, having driven that car for 135k miles, I find it much easier to place/drive in the winter, given its size. The AWD systems are so violently different, that it's really a totally different experience, one car from another.

I had a 2003 WRX and then a 2004 STi before getting into my last S4. I actually preferred the snow performance of both Subarus over that of the Audi.

[hotdog453]

I had a 2003 WRX and then a 2004 STi before getting into my last S4. I actually preferred the snow performance of both Subarus over that of the Audi.

I'd tend to agree. The Subaru's system, at least mine (and yours) were/are dead simple: There's no magical computer gizmos whirring about, determining the fate of each tire. It's a simple, boring diff in the center. There's something to be said for that in reality, when the rubber meats the road.

[drob23]

I'd tend to agree. The Subaru's system, at least mine (and yours) were/are dead simple: There's no magical computer gizmos whirring about, determining the fate of each tire. It's a simple, boring diff in the center. There's something to be said for that in reality, when the rubber meats the road.

The Audi center diff is completely passive (no computer). A non sports diff s4 would have essentially the same awd system as a run of the mill Subaru in terms of architecture.

STi's have really complex center diffs with a fancy IMU.

[hotdog453]

The Audi center diff is completely passive (no computer). A non sports diff s4 would have essentially the same awd system as a run of the mill Subaru in terms of architecture.

STi's have really complex center diffs with a fancy IMU.

Fair enough, you're right. It probably just boils down, for me, to size (WRX being a big chunk smaller) and familiarity.

[RJRAUDI]

My winter setup: 18x8 Alzor Style 628 ET35 (Plastidipped True Metallic Aluminum) on Blizzak LM-60 225/40R18

A little Dirty taken a few days ago


Fitment


All Clean after a hand wash on the Day after Christmas (unseasonably warm in SE MI)

[Dragoncub]

Few pics from today.

[Jones2012s4]

The Audi, on Tire-Rack black wheels of doom, and Blizzak WS70 225/45 18. In retrospect, I should have just bought some used Audi rims, but the TireRack jobbies were cheap. And I like black rims, so hey, it's got that.

I wouldn't recommend going 225 either; damn narrow for this car.



And then on the street, the beater, for when the weather is really gnarly :P



WRX is on stock rims painted black, 16" Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice. To me, having driven that car for 135k miles, I find it much easier to place/drive in the winter, given its size. The AWD systems are so violently different, that it's really a totally different experience, one car from another.

How do the 225s handle on the Audi in mild snow? Also what traits did you prefer of the subaru over the Audi?

[theedge111]

[hotdog453]

How do the 225s handle on the Audi in mild snow? Also what traits did you prefer of the subaru over the Audi?

They did fine this week; snow+ice+slush in Ohio, early mornings (unplowed/barely plowed highways). Good braking, which I find much more important, but to me they still feel "too small" for the car, when actually driving on non-snow conditions. The limits are a lot lower, shockingly enough.

My WRX weighs 800 pounds less; I think that's simply the biggest thing. The AWD systems are pretty damn similar (minus the lack of a sport-diff type part on the WRX), they're both manual, etc etc. It's just the damn weight; the WRX is immensely easier for me to place and feel on the road, given the size. The Audi is on a whole different world in terms of power (more + available much lower in the RPM range, obviously) and in refinement, but I'll be damned if I don't prefer driving the WRX more on "Bad" snow days.

[johnstah]

[suban]

[mattchat]

Well, been out of winter season since last post and bringing this thread back to life.

My Pirelli Sottozero 240's are pretty bald and its time to switch it up. Must say they were excellent cold weather tires with very little noise. Not great in deep snow or ice but last winter I was really lucky in that we had a mild winter in Alberta. I'm thinking of going a bit toward better snow and ice traction over performance this time and looking for options. I've heard great things about Nokian, R2's in particular so for those that ran them how have they been? Noise, traction (dry and ice/snow), etc.

I see that Pirrelli has new Sottozero 3's that are very highly rated from Tire rack....anyone use these yet? Can't find them in 19 sizes that fit yet though...run my winters on stock rotors.

[theedge111]

It's that time of the year to bump this up and see some snow!

[Jv218]

Just put on a set of 225/40/18 Yokohama ice guards, no snow until Saturday here in Boston


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[SteveYem]

Dug this one up from last year. This was a fun day and makes me look forward to some good snow driving!

[Jay@JXB]

Had our first snow in Wisconsin last weekend.



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[KitB8S4]

[johnstah]

I found these pics from winter of last year. Hopefully this year isn't too crazy





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[pdqgp]

Top is winter mode using the stock Peelers to hold LM-32's

Bottom is the Summer Mode with M131 Wheels and the stock Summer only Conti's.

[MrFunk]

No snow yet this year...
Here's an oldie from last year winter mode... 18" Sparcos with Blizzak's
Done with the front plate this year. Never really liked how that looked.

[Dudemans4]

http://youtu.be/2fr7byXBfN8