My local Tire dealer is having a sale of their winter tires.

Any suggestions would be helpful

 

Blizzaks

 

I have some Toyo Garit KX on my X and love them! Awesome on ice, but I have to admit that on deep snow, they aren't the best. I'd go Blizzaks for heavy snow.

 

+1 on blizzaks, they must be having an awesome deal, I can't get my mind off which summer tires i'm going to get.

 

Don't get Blizzaks if you don't get very much snow. Yes, they are the best in snow, however, I have nearly ruined mine due to driving in dry conditions 120 miles a day for a couple of months. Mildest winter that I can remember in KC.

I'll be putting on Pirelli Winter 210's for next year. My wife has them and they are perfect for areas that are mostly dry, with 2 to 4 inches of snow per snowfall. They are more like all-seasons, but, actually work in snow and perform in dry.

 

LM or WS blizzaks?

 

WS-60s

 

I have a 11 MR and will probably buy some beater rims, do people normally stay with the stock size for WS-60? On previous cars I'd downsize my winter rim to get more meat, but didn't have to clear these brakes. Stock is 245/40R18 - Sorry should have asked this as well (new to the evo!)

 

I suppose you could get some cheap rims, but you know that they aren't going to be *that* cheap, no matter what. It's not like you can get a set of steelies to fit over the brakes.

As to downsizing, I would do the opposite, if anything. (Or maybe I use the term differently.) You can go with a thinner wheel and a 225/45 or stay with 18 x 8.5 and get 245/45. But I would not go wider than 245 and I wouldn't go shorter, either. Tire Rack suggests 235/40 as an alternative, for example, but I complete disagree with this. Shorter = lower car and more wheel torque, neither of which is desirable. If they had said 235/45, that would make sense to me. Probably on an 18 x 8.

 

I personally went with 225/45-18 on stock GSR Enkei's. A thinner tire is better in the snow and ice.

 

Dunlop wintersport M3 here. I went with 235/45 on stock rims.
This tire is geared more towards dry performance than an all out snow tire, but that works for me as even here in ottawa the roads are plowed and bare 90% of the time.
Second winter now and lots of tread left.

 

+1 on Blizzaks

 

Blizzaks if your planning to be driving in snow/ice most of the time. They are ok in wet and dry weather. I have Blizzaks ws60 mounted on my stock wheels and they are great in snow as I take my car up to the passes to go snowboarding but in dry or wet weather, their traction is not so great and they get bouncy.

 

For the Blizzaks did you get the WS or LM? WS is great for snow but not as good on dry pavement and LM's are great on dry pavement but are still better or as good as good as high quality all seasons in the snow. Tire rack distinguishes the WS as a snow tire and LM as a winter tire. Only people that should be getting WS are the ones that live in areas where it snows a lot and it doesnt get plowed regularly.

 

Thanks guys I appreciate all the input.