Winter Driving Tires Recommendations
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WLH said:km166, welcome to the forum....
Do you plan on purchasing a set of rim for just winter driving?
x2, you don't want to smack a curb with the alloys :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:
For the price of a set of rims and tires you can get an old 4x4 with snow tires already on it....then beat it like a rented mule until spring when the good car comes out ...
You guys have put your finger on the problem - for the price of 4 wheels, snow tires, and air pressure monitors, I could get a beater. I could also take over a lease on a Chevy Cruze for just under $200 per month.
Would certainly be interested in any offers to purchase wheels and winter tires.
Would certainly be interested in any offers to purchase wheels and winter tires.
They are US based - so unlikelym44rrt said:
I use my existing wheels and put on Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme's which will most probably come in OEM sizes. They were outstanding in last years heavy snow here and that was with 265/30/19's on the rear. I'd definitely recommend them, they come in at about £700 in my 19" sizes so you would be a bit less than that although I don't know the US prices for these tyres. Just my opinion but I don't want to run my car on crap looking wheels all winter, if they get kerbed then they can be repaired although it hasn't happened to me yet in snow and ice. The mrs driving my car is another story.
I woulkd second the choice of Vredestein Wintrac Extremes...very good indeed in the snow,and i know we dont get as much as the states,but last year in Scotland it was very deep for weeks on end,and z4 coped very well. mine only cost me £550 for a set of 4,in 18inch sizes.
Piper1 said:
Current are Dunlop SP Winter Sport 4D, I believe.
km166, others are probably getting a little bored of this now, but here's mine on the Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D...
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Second set of rims FTW, assuming they come cheap enough
Quite honestly, I think winter traction tyre technology has progressed enough that you can't really go wrong with the product from any major manufacturer. It's really more a matter of matching your driving needs to the design goals of the various products available. Do you want the very best snow traction or reasonable performance on cold, dry or wet roadways? (You can't have it all) Do you encounter lots of fresh snow, or mostly snow pack, or mostly ice, or maybe mostly cold, dry roadway? Do you still want good handling, or will you give that up for the winter?
Different tyres will work better on one condition than others. What you probably cannot do is go by what works well for someone else, as their needs and conditions probably do not match yours.
A few final thoughts: narrower tyres are good when encountering fresh or lightly tracked snow, on the more typical packed snow, width doesn't make that much difference. You also shouldn't put anything narrower than 225s on 8 inch rims. For the record, I get an average of 175 inches of snowfall each year at my house, much more in the mountains, so unsurprisingly, I've made a bit of a study on this topic.
Different tyres will work better on one condition than others. What you probably cannot do is go by what works well for someone else, as their needs and conditions probably do not match yours.
A few final thoughts: narrower tyres are good when encountering fresh or lightly tracked snow, on the more typical packed snow, width doesn't make that much difference. You also shouldn't put anything narrower than 225s on 8 inch rims. For the record, I get an average of 175 inches of snowfall each year at my house, much more in the mountains, so unsurprisingly, I've made a bit of a study on this topic.