I wanna get some snow tires for the Evo IX, but tire rack's cheapest wheel that will fit is $250 a pop + tires, all the local shops have nothing that will fit.... dumb bad weather...

Anyone wanna sell a set of MR BBS's for a decient price?

 

I've seen Evo 8 Enkei's go for $400-$500 a set. Check the for sale forums. That's what I'm using for winter wheels.

 

I got my Evo 8 Enkei's for 300 in mint condition. Just waiting for the snow tires to come in so I can get off the Advan's. Gonna spend the cash for new Advan's on the BBS.

 

I sent about 3 PM's yesterday in the for-sale areas on stock wheels. I'm kinda hoping to find some BBS's at a decient clip and use the stock Enkei's for the snow tires. Tire Rack had Blizzaks @ 138 a piece (225/50 HR17)

Just for everyone's information:

225/50 17's fit with no problems according to tire rack, avoiding the steep bump in price for 45 series snow tires. (Plus a taller tire grips better in deep snow vs. a wide shallower tire.) The local shops said 215's would fit, but after a call to the Tire Rack guys they told me they were full of s**t, because you need a 8" wheel to fit over the Evo's brakes. It's little things like that that makes me happy shops like Tire Rack are around.

 

blizzaks!?! it aint that bad around here, you can get all seasons maybe have them siped for half the cost and do fine in the snow with your evo.

 

Try a set of Hankook icebears. Good snows at a good price.

 

I go back and forth to Central Washington quite often, and I plan on keeping my Evo for a number of years, it's just a short term investment for safe of mind IMO.

 

+1

That's what I got. Got 'em for around $105 in 235/45 from Discount Tire. Work great.

 

True, they are bad *** tires for the money.

 

You a Central guy too? I'll be heading there with my fiance so she can finish out her psych degree Spring quarter of this year.

 

Naw, I grew up in Wenatchee, and most of my friends and family are still there...

 

Bastid. Got me all excited for nothing. I thought "Hey there's going to be an Evo close to me!"

 

i bought 225/20/17 hankook w409 snowtires for 368.00 delivered 4 new tires, discount tire.

 

cars a little floaty but rips in the snow

 

Glad to hear people are diggin the Hankook w300 icebears. I got 'em coming in for 99 each. Thought that sounded like a pretty good deal, made it easier to swallow the 260 each for new A046's. I'm sure I got reamed there!