What winter wheels are you using?
Evolving Member
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Winnipeg, Canada
^ Nice knowing you Mike. Seriously the stock Dunlops are one of the worst rated all-seasons in the snow, just check tire rack. I had my stock dunlops on for the 1st snow the 1st year I had my GTS and they were SCARY! I bet my Hankook V12's would be better in the snow (not gonna try though). With Winnipeg winters I wouldn't take a chance personally.
Man I am so jealous. When I lived in L.A. I would go to Tahoe all the time. Snowboard all day and then hit up the casinos. Good times and better powder. Your lucky man. The drive up that mountain must be fun with awd and snow tires. Last time I did that drive was in a rear wheel drive pickup with 450hp and no chains...bad idea.
Sorry for being a jick. I grew up skiing on east coast "snow" so I know what you're going through.
Yeah and you also know how good the snow is out there now, it makes you think about how the good the times you had on the east coast would have been out west. Your lucky, enjoy it.
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From: Winnipeg, Canada
i use my summers from easter till remembrance day at the latest. if the temps hit around zero celcius/32F at night before then i change to winters sooner. summer only tires are like pucks in cold weather.
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Joined: Feb 2010
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From: chicago
i just got 4 Continental DWS 225/45/R18 I'm putting on the stock rims tomorrow. Hopefully those last me through the winter, I didn't want to waste the money and room storing two sets of tires for winter and summer. The continental dws's are on backorder everywhere it looks like from all the glowing reviews, so I was lucky to find them shipped for $550. Also u get a new tomtom gps if you buy 4 before Sept. 12 and mail in the form 
Evolving Member
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Belleville, Ontario
I'm really hoping to store the RA for the winter, and run a beater civic or something, but if my eclipse doesn't sell (I can't have 3 cars), I will run the OEM wheels with some sort of winter rubber.
any mitsu or chrysler 5-bolt wheel should mount up. along with some other obsure matches like mustangs and monte carlos...
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Joined: Jan 2010
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From: Minnesota
^ Nice knowing you Mike. Seriously the stock Dunlops are one of the worst rated all-seasons in the snow, just check tire rack. I had my stock dunlops on for the 1st snow the 1st year I had my GTS and they were SCARY! I bet my Hankook V12's would be better in the snow (not gonna try though). With Winnipeg winters I wouldn't take a chance personally.
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Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Canmore, AB
I didn't pickup winter tires last winter, and the results weren't always pretty. I was saved by the AWD on more than one occasion.
This winter I'll get cheap 17's and hopefully Blizzak or something sticky like that.
This winter I'll get cheap 17's and hopefully Blizzak or something sticky like that.