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

[churchx]

From googling they seem to be from older JDM STIs. I wonder how they will do to not shift brake bias though vs wrx fronts we have.

[cjd]

This thread took off fast!

For people looking less at lots of snow all winter and more at ice,slush, or even dry, but cold (which is mostly what I deal with living in the city) I highly recommend the Nokian WRG3. It still does amazingly well in most snow conditions, and is so much better everywhere else. Better in the summer than some all season tires, in fact... And far better in the winter.

Originally Posted by Shark_Bait88

There's a fella up in Canada who runs 15x6.5 ET40 Dodge Neon wheels for ice racing, he's also got a set of 15" Toms wheels he uses in the winter too. Can't remember his username on here, and not gonna post his real name, but this is his car:



I'd love to find a set of those and use them in the winter too.

I have a set of those available.

[Summerwolf]

Just for future reference. Subaru Forester steelies are 16 inch, same offset / bolt pattern and dirt cheap to obtain. Great winter wheels when paired with some seasonal tires.

[JazzleSAURUS]

Originally Posted by why?

what are these red 4 pot brakes you mention? I've thought of going down brake sizes to fit smaller wheels, mostly for lighter weight wheels and cheaper tires.

Originally Posted by churchx

From googling they seem to be from older JDM STIs. I wonder how they will do to not shift brake bias though vs wrx fronts we have.

They are GC chassis STi brakes, and also found on the 06-07 WRX.

You can get them at Orielly's painted silver as refurbs for ~$100 before core. So if you have a pair of old toasted calipers, and are friendly with a guy at Orielly's you can get them SUPER cheap!

[HSUBLU]

Hang on, all of this time I've been stressing about winter tires. I've got a set of Conti WinterContact on steelies I got for my Forester last winter.... except the steelies are 16x6.5 +50....

[JazzleSAURUS]

Originally Posted by HSUBLU

Hang on, all of this time I've been stressing about winter tires. I've got a set of Conti WinterContact on steelies I got for my Forester last winter.... except the steelies are 16x6.5 +50....

Run them. They'll be perfect. Test fit one front and rear to be sure you don't need spacers.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by HSUBLU

Hang on, all of this time I've been stressing about winter tires. I've got a set of Conti WinterContact on steelies I got for my Forester last winter.... except the steelies are 16x6.5 +50....

They will work great.

[winstonscifi]

I thought I would add my thoughts here. I just purchased these all season tires for my FRS.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/215-45ZR17...Tires/55376550

I've kept my summer tires - they're in nice plastic bags in my insulated garage. I'll have them put on next spring. The wife and I are planning a nice road trip out to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons. I went with the all seasons, because I'm retired, and we have an all wheel drive Suzuki SX4 that we can use when it's really bad. With the all seasons, I can use them throughout the year when the summer tires die. I used to work at a Lexus dealer, and they would swap out winter/summer tires for their customers. No problem with broken beads. You'll notice that these tires are REALLY cheap. Total price for shipping to Walmart and mounting/balancing was $236 and some change. For that price, I thought - what the hell. Now, you're probably wondering what I think about the tires. I'm no race car driver, but I really can't tell the difference. The noise level is about the same, the handling is about the same. Even the gas mileage is about the same. I'm thinking that, from a practical matter, this might be the way to go for someone who plans on running their car through the winter. I've had another sportscar that I had new Blizzaks mounted on separate rims - that worked ok too. I just thought I would try something else with this sportscar. If anyone is interested, I will keep you updated. By the way, these tires got pretty good reviews - 50000 mile warranty, and all the rest - we'll see.

[cjd]

Originally Posted by winstonscifi

I thought I would add my thoughts here. I just purchased these all season tires for my FRS.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/215-45ZR17...Tires/55376550

I've kept my summer tires - they're in nice plastic bags in my insulated garage. I'll have them put on next spring. The wife and I are planning a nice road trip out to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons. I went with the all seasons, because I'm retired, and we have an all wheel drive Suzuki SX4 that we can use when it's really bad. With the all seasons, I can use them throughout the year when the summer tires die. I used to work at a Lexus dealer, and they would swap out winter/summer tires for their customers. No problem with broken beads. You'll notice that these tires are REALLY cheap. Total price for shipping to Walmart and mounting/balancing was $236 and some change. For that price, I thought - what the hell. Now, you're probably wondering what I think about the tires. I'm no race car driver, but I really can't tell the difference. The noise level is about the same, the handling is about the same. Even the gas mileage is about the same. I'm thinking that, from a practical matter, this might be the way to go for someone who plans on running their car through the winter. I've had another sportscar that I had new Blizzaks mounted on separate rims - that worked ok too. I just thought I would try something else with this sportscar. If anyone is interested, I will keep you updated. By the way, these tires got pretty good reviews - 50000 mile warranty, and all the rest - we'll see.

Not gonna sugar coat it. All seasons suck all the time, but especially in a real winter with snow and ice and stuff.

[Is Always Angry]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

They will work great.

What do you think of buying these same tires on stock wheels? They're changing this winter's prediction to "lotsa snow" again, and plowing around here is mediocre at best.

My impression is just keep excess ice out of the wheels and I'll be fine on these tires?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Is Always Angry

What do you think of buying these same tires on stock wheels? They're changing this winter's prediction to "lotsa snow" again, and plowing around here is mediocre at best.

My impression is just keep excess ice out of the wheels and I'll be fine on these tires?

They will work fine