ctbear
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I live in the Pacific Northwest and we don't really have bad winters. It might get to low or slightly below 40s, but we rarely get snow. We do get a lot of rain though.
It's now September and I am starting to think about the tire situation in winter. This is my first winter with a performance car like the CTR and I really don't know what to do. I know it is irresponsible to drive in the stock tires (even with our mild winters). But I really don't know much about different tire sizes, wheel offsets and all that jazz.
Context: this post is me asking for suggestions of the most cost effective way to last through winter. I plan on driving in the stock wheels as much as possible. I do not have easy access to a garage (will have to borrow space at my parent's). I did purchase the tire and wheel package since I read a lot of the horror stories about bent wheels.
After reading a bunch of posts here I come up with two solutions.
1. Buy another set of cheap 18 inch wheels, and put Michelin AS3s on them. This will most likely cost me upwards of 2000+, which is not impossible to afford but still a lot of money. I will have to find a place to store the OEM wheels during the winter. Question: which wheels do you guys recommend? I ideally would like to just pop the OEM wheels off and put the new ones on. I have no idea how to look for rubbing and all those issues.
2. Buy a set of AS3, tires only, and bring them to a local dealer to mount on the stock wheels. They don't seem to come in OEM sizes and I will have to buy 245/35/20. I think I can deal with the speedometer inaccuracy and a set of tires seem easier to store than wheels, and much cheaper to buy. Downside is I will have to mount the tires before and after every winter, and the costs to do that can add up.
I apologise this seems a lot of rambling. Hopefully you guys understand what I'm asking. Thanks.
It's now September and I am starting to think about the tire situation in winter. This is my first winter with a performance car like the CTR and I really don't know what to do. I know it is irresponsible to drive in the stock tires (even with our mild winters). But I really don't know much about different tire sizes, wheel offsets and all that jazz.
Context: this post is me asking for suggestions of the most cost effective way to last through winter. I plan on driving in the stock wheels as much as possible. I do not have easy access to a garage (will have to borrow space at my parent's). I did purchase the tire and wheel package since I read a lot of the horror stories about bent wheels.
After reading a bunch of posts here I come up with two solutions.
1. Buy another set of cheap 18 inch wheels, and put Michelin AS3s on them. This will most likely cost me upwards of 2000+, which is not impossible to afford but still a lot of money. I will have to find a place to store the OEM wheels during the winter. Question: which wheels do you guys recommend? I ideally would like to just pop the OEM wheels off and put the new ones on. I have no idea how to look for rubbing and all those issues.
2. Buy a set of AS3, tires only, and bring them to a local dealer to mount on the stock wheels. They don't seem to come in OEM sizes and I will have to buy 245/35/20. I think I can deal with the speedometer inaccuracy and a set of tires seem easier to store than wheels, and much cheaper to buy. Downside is I will have to mount the tires before and after every winter, and the costs to do that can add up.
I apologise this seems a lot of rambling. Hopefully you guys understand what I'm asking. Thanks.
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