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Today is day one with winter tires and steel rims. First impressions are:
1) More sidewall flex (somewhat expected this due to minus sizing from 17" to 16").
2) Softer ride. Not horrible, but, not as razor sharp.
3) Quieter - not by a lot, but, noticeable.
I am of course basing this upon temperatures above zero (and for those of you on the Farenheit scale - more than 32 degrees). If I remember correctly from last year, the ride improved as the temperature dropped because the rubber compound is designed to stay flexible at lower temperatures, but, this makes the handling less than ideal when temperatures are warmer.
Unfortunately, I had to pull the trigger on putting the winters on now as it worked best with my schedule and I don't want to be caught with summer tires on snowy roads. I might have pushed the timing further out had they been all seasons.
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