All Season Tyres 275/35 R19

[F1SpaceMonkey]

Thinking of fitting some all season tyres for the winter, but options for 275/35 R19 on the rear are limited. Can i fit 255/35 R19 to the rear alloys? But i believe the rear alloys are wider than the fronts so may not work.

Anyone else done this as i was looking at some Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Evo - but they do not do 275/35 R19.

Thinking of keeping the OEM alloy wheels that came on the car and simply change the rubber.

[q96169we]

255 on rear rim might be stretched so I don't think it's a good idea. About just changing the rubber, I also don't think that's a good idea unless you plan to keep using all season tyre in summer.

What I did with my G31 was to buy a set of wheel from ebay costing me about 300, then buy the proper winter tyre (I went for Bridgestone LM005) for around 600. I am thinking of going down this route for the G29 as well.

[F1SpaceMonkey]

winter tyres are not needed for when its cold and wet. I'm going with advice from the youtube channel TyreReviews who's pretty good. States winter tyres are not needed for areas of the UK that just see cold weather with heavy rain - which is what UK winters are around me. The Bridgestone A005 weather control were rated best in wet cold weather that do not see any snow.

[q96169we]

I followed that channel as well. What he said is true (just to clarify, he only says winter tyre may not be needed for some parts of UK). However, I'm in the Peak and there are always several heavy snow during the winter. With the hills, full winter works better for me. But I've followed his review and went for the LM005 which has best low temp wet performance which suits UK weather better.

I'm not saying you shouldn't go with all season tyres. I used to have cross climate on my F10 for 3+ years and they worked well. What I tried to say is that just changing rubber twice per year might not be a good idea unless you plan to stick with all season tyre whole year around. But obviously, it's your car and the solution works best for you is the best.

[F1SpaceMonkey]

thanks. We hardly see snow and if it did snow i have the option of not driving at all. I'd like Michelin Super Sports for the Spring and Summer and All Seasons for the wet winters. I've driven on full winters when dry and cold in a Golf R and almost came off the road! Zero grip so puts me off getting winter tyres again.

[smorris_12]

IMO, we don't see enough snow in most of the country to make it worth bothering with winter tyres. I've never bought into the "come into their own when temperatures are below 7C" either. I once tried finding the limits of my decent brand, ordinary tyres on my 320d in 2deg C, damp conditions late at night. I gave it a hard time round a roundabout and some curves and never unsettled it at, err, pressing-on speeds. By comparison, I've occasionally had hilariously bad ditch finders that would throw in the towel under little provocation in dry, warm conditions.

TLDR; buy decent tyres and don't worry.

[q96169we]

I've driven on full winters when dry and cold in a Golf R and almost came off the road! Zero grip so puts me off getting winter tyres again.

Without knowing brand and model of the winter tyre, hard to comment on this. My experience is that if you are not happy with any of the best winter tyre models currently on the market, then all season tyre won't be a huge game changer IMO. The best option in those condition will be not driving the car.

Again, the solution work best for you is the best solution. For me, I overtook multiple 4x4 stuck in snow covered hills with my RWD G31 in the past two years, which I'm quite happy with. Can't comment about the rest part of the country but for the place where I live, I'm happy with winter tyre on my family wagon between Nov to Apr.

[Ian J]

IMO, we don't see enough snow in most of the country to make it worth bothering with winter tyres.

I see that you live in Somerset which is hardly typical weatherwise to the Midlands, North and Scotland.

I live in a small close with no through traffic so any snow takes far longer to thaw than other roads. Added to that my drive slopes down to the house making it difficult to get off the drive in extreme conditions so I bought Winter tyres for my Z4 and never had any problems at all last Winter even though it wasn't a particularly bad Winter

[Roadster_Surrey]

Thinking of fitting some all season tyres for the winter, but options for 275/35 R19 on the rear are limited. Can i fit 255/35 R19 to the rear alloys? But i believe the rear alloys are wider than the fronts so may not work.

Anyone else done this as i was looking at some Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Evo - but they do not do 275/35 R19.

Thinking of keeping the OEM alloy wheels that came on the car and simply change the rubber.

255 will fit rear alloys, but it won't look pretty and alloys are exposed to damage. I have winters in 255 size on all 4 corners.

[F1SpaceMonkey]

Thinking of fitting some all season tyres for the winter, but options for 275/35 R19 on the rear are limited. Can i fit 255/35 R19 to the rear alloys? But i believe the rear alloys are wider than the fronts so may not work.

Anyone else done this as i was looking at some Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Evo - but they do not do 275/35 R19.

Thinking of keeping the OEM alloy wheels that came on the car and simply change the rubber.

255 will fit rear alloys, but it won't look pretty and alloys are exposed to damage. I have winters in 255 size on all 4 corners.

thank you

[Wigsters]

Not related to the size but more the trye choice.

I have run both the Bridgestone all season and the Michelin ones.

The Bridgestone's are soft and do not last very well -- added to which in the summer they were not very good.

The Michelins were great, they are now the tyre of choice for us.

(this was on an SUV, but the issues would probably be worse with power applied!)

[F1SpaceMonkey]

thanks, good feedback