The '17/'18 Winterpocalypse Tire Thread!!!

[JazzleSAURUS]

Originally Posted by churchx

@JazzleSAURUS & @Shark_Bait88 - what i'm complaining about - that there is no such info in wheel directory. I'm sure there are other 15" that will fit over stock brakes too .. but that info cannot be found easily in this forum, even while might be of interest for many (for winter driving)
Shark_Bait88: if/when you'll meet him, would be nice to get offset and such also for those Tom's wheels you mentioned. The more confirmed/known, the better.
JazzleSAURUS: can you try those Enkei-s RCG4 from Forester also on twins? Just to check clearance (and if fit, what width/what offset)?

Hey @churchx I had actually tried them on my BRZ before I tried them on the FXT. They didn't clear, first touching the brake caliper, then when a 20mm spacer was tossed on, they touched the hub where the tie rod meets it.

While playing around on @LiftedBRZ s car, we confirmed that they DID clear WITHOUT spacers when we converted the front brakes to Subaru OEM 4 pots, the brake package that was in mind on the group n cars when the RC-G4 was being developed.

Hope that's helpful, I actually was hoping to run the RC-G4's on the BRZ, and keep running the 16" '00 5 spokes on the Forester, but when all was said and done I was very happy with the results...

A brake package any bigger than 4 pots is very unlikely to fit!!

[JazzleSAURUS]

EDIT: Double post :O

[Soloside]

Originally Posted by churchx

Soloside: i highly advise not to run staggered especially in winter. Imho on low grip situations such as on ice/snow that understeer will show through even more ugly :/.

Alright thanks for the advice. I'm gonna see if I can some how find a set of used17x9 or 17x8 RPF1's locally to me for sale so I can throw them up as my winter set.


If all else fails, I'll 17x9 rota them.

[JazzleSAURUS]

Originally Posted by Soloside

Alright thanks for the advice. I'm gonna see if I can some how find a set of used17x9 or 17x8 RPF1's locally to me for sale so I can throw them up as my winter set.


If all else fails, I'll 17x9 rota them.

Do you have your stock wheels still?
Getting a more narrow, taller snow tire is beneficial as opposed to something wide.

215/50-17 on the stocks would be mint.

[Soloside]

Originally Posted by JazzleSAURUS

Do you have your stock wheels still?
Getting a more narrow, taller snow tire is beneficial as opposed to something wide.

215/50-17 on the stocks would be mint.

Unfortunately I sold my stockers.

[JazzleSAURUS]

Originally Posted by Soloside

Unfortunately I sold my stockers.

Get a set used with a dash of curb rash for a hundred bucks! A lot of people used their stockers for winters so there's a chance you could even pick a set up with used winter tires already on them.

Something wide like that 17x9 will be horrible in the snow on a car this light!

You can also look for stock WRX wheels, (02-05 wheels are PLENTIFUL and cheap!)

Hope one of those options works out for ya.

[Shark_Bait88]

I recently picked up a set of stock BRZ wheels with no tires or TPMS for $60! The deals are out there.

[churchx]

+1 to wrx 16" wheels. Used borrowed set of them just fine through last winter (for next bought own 16" set). About only "drawback" - wheels look very tucked in due deep offset of wrx wheels. Nothing bad for handling, and as already noted, they are plentiful & cheap, and look much better then steelies.

[Shark_Bait88]

Originally Posted by churchx

+1 to wrx 16" wheels. Used borrowed set of them just fine through last winter (for next bought own 16" set). About only "drawback" - wheels look very tucked in due deep offset of wrx wheels. Nothing bad for handling, and as already noted, they are plentiful & cheap, and look much better then steelies.

Bugeye 16x6.5 wheels are great for winter.

[JazzleSAURUS]

Glad you guys are rocking the 02-05 WRX wheels!! The sunken in aesthetic is fine for me, I run 20mm spacers with WRX fitment summers too, so it pushes them out to just the right place and I don't have to change up different spacers for it to look good.

If you're running a 'regular person' spacer, they'll look great. And the wheels actually look really tough with a tall sidewall AT/Winter.

[JazzleSAURUS]

Originally Posted by kneercirl

In your opinion, which tire is better for deep snow/slush? The Blizzak or Scorpion. I plan on mounting one of these two on my stock 20" wheels next month

20" wheels...stock?

Blizzaks are great but don't last long. Arctics are better in deeper snow, and last much longer.

[~el~jefe~]

there really is no or not much of a reason to get a smaller tire width for winter. the contact patch is determined by the weight of the car, not the tire one gets. You use a 125 width tire, the tire will contact the same amount front to back and just looks squished. At a certain point this is exaggerated, like if you got 305 tires, then youd have a lot of extra stuff contacting snow. But going from 215 to 205 is very small amount but will reduce the engineered and tested design of the car. I can see however that it is a cheaper tire and that is great x4. But that is it. A proper snow or for me, performance winter, is more important than the narrower part. Dont you people drive on dry roads like 50% of the winter once it thaws out?

[churchx]

~el~jefe~: i drive "on dry roads" (cleaned up from snow/ice with salt mostly) in city 95% of time. BUT! I prefer to ready car for worst cases. It's those 5% that can prevent you from going or add a lot of time to get to those 95%, those 5% where you may lack traction on countryside road/iced uphill/unplown yard or road/right after heavy snowfall & not yet cleaned/to avoid crash/etc. I want to be able to rely on car to get me where and when i need and for that i need good proper winter tires, not just something that somewhat may do.

[Yousend]

Originally Posted by churchx

~el~jefe~: i drive "on dry roads" (cleaned up from snow/ice with salt mostly) in city 95% of time. BUT! I prefer to ready car for worst cases. It's those 5% that can prevent you from going or add a lot of time to get to those 95%, those 5% where you may lack traction on countryside road/iced uphill/unplown yard or road/right after heavy snowfall & not yet cleaned/to avoid crash/etc. I want to be able to rely on car to get me where and when i need and for that i need good proper winter tires, not just something that somewhat may do.

It's not like push the car anywhere near its limit in the winter on dry pavement... No comment on roads with fresh show though.