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Scenic Driver · 11-10-2016, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05

I'll be the odd one here. I put winter tires on my stock wheels (17's).

Me too

Tcoat · 11-10-2016, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05

I'll be the odd one here. I put winter tires on my stock wheels (17's). Local tire shop had 17's winter tires on sale, so I went with that. Two winter in the snow without an issue.

If they didn't have sale, I'll prob did same with with others and went with 16's, cuz it's cheaper.

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Originally Posted by Sosa

I'm in the odd club as well:

That was my original plan but decided I wanted the extra sidewall to try to make up a bit for the drop. I have zero doubt it helped and am very happy I went that route.

ichitaka05 · 11-10-2016, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

That was my original plan but decided I wanted the extra sidewall to try to make up a bit for the drop. I have zero doubt it helped and am very happy I went that route.

Oh I have no doubt about it. I wasn't using my stock wheels and tire shop had a sale, so went this route

Shark_Bait88 · 11-10-2016, 04:19 PM

I used my stock wheels with WS80s the first year, and they were great.

But then my friend beat me ice racing with 16" wheels and narrower tires, so I downsized the next winter. The difference wasn't immense, but it was noticeable; both in terms of performance and tire cost. haha

Tcoat · 11-10-2016, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Oh I have no doubt about it. I wasn't using my stock wheels and tire shop had a sale, so went this route

Well it didn't help that there were 1,273,890 & 1/2 different styles of wheels I wanted and never made up my mind so just decided on sticking with the stock ones for the summer.

ichitaka05 · 11-10-2016, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Well it didn't help that there were 1,273,890 & 1/2 different styles of wheels I wanted and never made up my mind so just decided on sticking with the stock ones for the summer.

Hurry up and buy the summer wheels already!

venturaII · 11-10-2016, 04:26 PM

I don't think the sidewall height has anything to do with the tire's ability to dig in - that's simply a function of width. The extra sidewall IS nice in the winter though, since the roads tend to get ruined and the increased profile makes for a more comfortable ride.

Tcoat · 11-10-2016, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Hurry up and buy the summer wheels already!

Too late now. Only have the car two more years. Not sure what I will have next.

ichitaka05 · 11-10-2016, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Too late now. Only have the car two more years. Not sure what I will have next.

New Celica GT-Four

jvincent · 11-10-2016, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Too late now. Only have the car two more years. Not sure what I will have next.

Waiting for the turbo version I see.

Tcoat · 11-10-2016, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by venturaII

I don't think the sidewall height has anything to do with the tire's ability to dig in - that's simply a function of width. The extra sidewall IS nice in the winter though, since the roads tend to get ruined and the increased profile makes for a more comfortable ride.

Ya I may have used the term "dig in" poorly. It is really just a matter of having more tire and less steel for several reasons. Sort of like why tractor tires are huge but the rims are small.

Tcoat · 11-10-2016, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jvincent

Waiting for the turbo version I see.

Nope.
I may not have to drive so much when it is time for my next car and then it is hello Porsche or Jag. I will then just appear here every once in a while to see how the peasants are doing!

ichitaka05 · 11-10-2016, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Nope.
I may not have to drive so much when it is time for my next car and then it is hello Porsche or Jag. I will then just appear here every once in a while to see how the peasants are doing!

I can see you driving S-FR lol

Tcoat · 11-10-2016, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05

I can see you driving S-FR lol

That would be way down the list. Now if I still need a disposable car then it would stand a chance.

11-10-2016, 04:19 PM	#18
Shark_Bait88 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FR-S Location: Midwest Posts: 1,350 Thanks: 1,674 Thanked 865 Times in 481 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I used my stock wheels with WS80s the first year, and they were great. But then my friend beat me ice racing with 16" wheels and narrower tires, so I downsized the next winter. The difference wasn't immense, but it was noticeable; both in terms of performance and tire cost. haha __________________ "Shark_Bait88, the man who’s spent the most money modding his stock FR-S and it’s still stock." -@jdnguyen

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