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Old 10-07-2020, 01:02 PM   #15
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How much snow & ice are you gonna see in your area?

Here in Vancouver where snow, slush, ice, & rain can all be seen in a day, the All-Weather (4-season) Nokian WRG's work great. I've tried it on stock wheels with 225/45 & I never experienced getting stuck in the icy snow but it's a bit tail happy in the wet on hard turns. Now, I have Michelin Alpin PA4 225/40/18, which are UHP winters made for sports car, on my heavier 18" TRD's. These are really grippy in the wet & never experienced fish tail in the same scenario as the WRG3. I've done snowy hill climbs on them too without any problems.

If you're gonna be seeing a lot of snow, Nokian Hakkapeliitta are popular especially in the Nordic areas of Europe & are available in Kal Tire.

Check out the different CURRENT winter tire reviews on YouTube or even this: https://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/

The bigger question than how much snow is how cold will it get? You can get away with all seasons where the temperature stays near or above freezing but anything much below 0 and the A/S on the tire suddenly means "Awwwwwww SHIT!"
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First winter with the BRZ, decided to go with switching between dedicated summer and winter tires.

-you guys think that these wheels will fit with no problem? i don't have brembos

-thoughts on the altimax arctics

-all in its around $880 including shipping, good price or nah

also im buying from wheelwiz.ca for those curious
I have a set of Altimax on my winter Fit - on size 15s - and I drive it pretty aggressively even during the winter.
No complaints at all - very durable and I haven't had any traction issues.
I think as long as you aren't on the RS-model Brembos, you shouldn't have issues downsizing (I went down to 16x7 when I had my BRZ).


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They're good value per dollar for the performance. I recall paying less than $600 tax in for my original set that was on sale.

I managed to grab the Conti's for $600($680-750 everywhere else) but I'm questioning the decision as I have never ordered tires online before.
Contis have a 12 month/first 2/32nds road hazard warranty.
You'll be glad you had that if you live near perpetual construction and potholes like I do... I've replaced one Conti tire due to a pothole - all I had to pay was the $25 to have the tire mounted/balanced and installed
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Contis have a 12 month/first 2/32nds road hazard warranty.
You'll be glad you had that if you live near perpetual construction and potholes like I do... I've replaced one Conti tire due to a pothole - all I had to pay was the $25 to have the tire mounted/balanced and installed
So do the Generals.
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Hmm, I don't know, man. If you want to see more wheel and tire choices, you might as well visit 4WheelOnline. They have a variety of them, coming in all types, sizes, and patterns, all being sold at an affordable price.
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Hmm, I don't know, man. If you want to see more wheel and tire choices, you might as well visit 4WheelOnline. They have a variety of them, coming in all types, sizes, and patterns, all being sold at an affordable price.
OP is in Canada. We have much more restricted options here. Many of the US suppliers cost us a fortune in exchange rate and shipping. Depending on where the tires are made we can even get hit with taxes and duty and that can almost double the price.
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Is there a reason you aren't going with Costco? I think the WS90's are only marginally more expensive and you get a 70$ costco card with them and the 2% cash back with the premium membership.

Edit: Marginally more expensive if you take into consideration the $70 card and 2% cash back*
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Costco will only mount factory-spec tires (whatever’s written on the door sticker). They can sell the tires but won't mount them unless they're factory specs

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So do the Generals.
Didn't know that! I remembered looking high and low for that info (makes sense, since IIRC Conti owns General).
Good to know for my next set of winter tires!
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Ours will mount anything they sell you. Probably not supposed to but it likely depends on how strict each location is with the rules.
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Ours will mount anything they sell you. Probably not supposed to but it likely depends on how strict each location is with the rules.
+1 here too. Although the queue gets incredibly long the longer you wait. Longest I heard was a 3 week wait time.
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Is there a reason you aren't going with Costco? I think the WS90's are only marginally more expensive and you get a 70$ costco card with them and the 2% cash back with the premium membership.

Edit: Marginally more expensive if you take into consideration the $70 card and 2% cash back*
i haven't heard too many good things about the Blizzaks and all the tires similar to this size were more expensive, including rebates. Also for some reason, I can't find a way to search for wheels by size, I had to search by the cars default wheel size.
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How much snow & ice are you gonna see in your area?

Here in Vancouver where snow, slush, ice, & rain can all be seen in a day, the All-Weather (4-season) Nokian WRG's work great. I've tried it on stock wheels with 225/45 & I never experienced getting stuck in the icy snow but it's a bit tail happy in the wet on hard turns. Now, I have Michelin Alpin PA4 225/40/18, which are UHP winters made for sports car, on my heavier 18" TRD's. These are really grippy in the wet & never experienced fish tail in the same scenario as the WRG3. I've done snowy hill climbs on them too without any problems.

If you're gonna be seeing a lot of snow, Nokian Hakkapeliitta are popular especially in the Nordic areas of Europe & are available in Kal Tire.

Check out the different CURRENT winter tire reviews on YouTube or even this: https://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/
Im in Edmonton where it starts snowing mid oct-nov and doesn't melt until late april-may.

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