Winter WHEELS & TIRES
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Winter WHEELS & TIRES
I need to start saving now for another set of wheels and tires for winter driving... now I just need a rough guestimate of price.
What wheels and tires are you guys going with for winter driving?
recommendations?
What wheels and tires are you guys going with for winter driving?
recommendations?
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Haven't started shopping them yet, officially.
I'll probably look for 17" steel wheels and a set of Blizzacks.
If i had to buy wheels now, the cheapest that TireRack offers are Mille Miglia HT3 for $179 a corner. That would be about $1200 for a winter setup with alloys instead of steel wheels.
I'll probably look for 17" steel wheels and a set of Blizzacks.
If i had to buy wheels now, the cheapest that TireRack offers are Mille Miglia HT3 for $179 a corner. That would be about $1200 for a winter setup with alloys instead of steel wheels.
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does anyone know what (if any) OEM steel/alloy wheels fit around the EVO's monster brakes? Thats what I had in mind (stock OEM, preferrably 
from some other model car), I just don't know what fits... if stock steel/alloy wheels from a different car will fit I could probably get an extra sweet deal on some takeoffs that somebody is looking to dump after an upgrade.
The Gallant & some Eclipses come with decent (I guess) 16"x6" wheels, and some Eclipse models even have 17" wheels... anybody know if they fit?? Anybody work at a dealership and have some extra time (and a lug wrench) on their hands???
from some other model car), I just don't know what fits... if stock steel/alloy wheels from a different car will fit I could probably get an extra sweet deal on some takeoffs that somebody is looking to dump after an upgrade.The Gallant & some Eclipses come with decent (I guess) 16"x6" wheels, and some Eclipse models even have 17" wheels... anybody know if they fit?? Anybody work at a dealership and have some extra time (and a lug wrench) on their hands???
I'm still debating to buy.
1. Another set of stock rims.
2. Volk racing rim "undecided which one and color"
3. Mille Miglia HT3 from tirerack $178.
Option # 3 is the cheapest. After selecting the rim then i'll decide on tires. All season or snow tires? Oh well wheels first.
1. Another set of stock rims.
2. Volk racing rim "undecided which one and color"
3. Mille Miglia HT3 from tirerack
$178.Option # 3 is the cheapest. After selecting the rim then i'll decide on tires. All season or snow tires? Oh well wheels first.
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All season tires are crap. They're such a compromise tire that they're really "no season tires"
If you are going to run different tires for the winter, run real snow tires.
I recommend Bridgestone's Blizzacks. YMMV.
If you are going to run different tires for the winter, run real snow tires.
I recommend Bridgestone's Blizzacks. YMMV.
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A little insight here:
Blizzaks are great, but they wear through far too quickly. (I know two people who have used them - a Ford Contour and a Honda S2000) .
Try a set of Dunlop Winter Sport M2s. I've used them on my E36 M3 for the past 3 winters, and they've done great. Performance just under a blizzak in the snow, but far better on wet/dry roads, and they'll last probably twice as long.
-Kordos
Blizzaks are great, but they wear through far too quickly. (I know two people who have used them - a Ford Contour and a Honda S2000) .
Try a set of Dunlop Winter Sport M2s. I've used them on my E36 M3 for the past 3 winters, and they've done great. Performance just under a blizzak in the snow, but far better on wet/dry roads, and they'll last probably twice as long.
-Kordos
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Do you need to get new tires and wheels? I don't want to spend too much money really....I just want to get snow tires and fit them on the stock rims.
what do you guys think? Any suggestions for winter tires?
what do you guys think? Any suggestions for winter tires?
I guess I was thinking about going in the opposite direction.
Getting a set of good BLACK wheels and mounting the ADVAN's on the new wheels, AND getting a set of all-season M&S like Yoko Avid's and mounting them on the factory Einke's. That way I can run the ADVAN's down to nothing during the summers and put the AVID's on for inspection and winter.
It always seems to happen that my tires are JUST bad enough to not pass inspection in May but they'd be perfectly fine to run all summer. This way you always have one or the others set that will pass inspection. Then you only replace what you need..i.e. if the winters go bad you can put the summers on to pass inspection and if the summers go bad you can use the winters to pass inspection. I'd only replace the summers if they are down to cord and unsafe and only replace the winters if they are useless in snow. Hopefully you'll never hit both at the same time, especially if you're only running a set of tires for half the year.
I tried Blizzaks but they wore out too fast and felt terrible to me on dry days. I live in the northeast and any M&S all-season has been fine for anything mother nature can throw at us and no problem in the dry unless you're autoX-ing.
On a related note has anyone priced the Stock Einke's from Mitsu or Einke??
Has anyone found a good BLACK wheel that fits the EVO??
Getting a set of good BLACK wheels and mounting the ADVAN's on the new wheels, AND getting a set of all-season M&S like Yoko Avid's and mounting them on the factory Einke's. That way I can run the ADVAN's down to nothing during the summers and put the AVID's on for inspection and winter.
It always seems to happen that my tires are JUST bad enough to not pass inspection in May but they'd be perfectly fine to run all summer. This way you always have one or the others set that will pass inspection. Then you only replace what you need..i.e. if the winters go bad you can put the summers on to pass inspection and if the summers go bad you can use the winters to pass inspection. I'd only replace the summers if they are down to cord and unsafe and only replace the winters if they are useless in snow. Hopefully you'll never hit both at the same time, especially if you're only running a set of tires for half the year.
I tried Blizzaks but they wore out too fast and felt terrible to me on dry days. I live in the northeast and any M&S all-season has been fine for anything mother nature can throw at us and no problem in the dry unless you're autoX-ing.
On a related note has anyone priced the Stock Einke's from Mitsu or Einke??
Has anyone found a good BLACK wheel that fits the EVO??