I daily drive a beater

Beater? What beater? The only person on the board who legitimately has claim to a beater is ZC911

I daily drive a beater

Too cheap to buy a beater.

Too cheap to buy a beater.

^ i dont know how you drive that thing at that height downtown.

^ snow tires so soon? i probably won't get mine on for another 2-3 weeks.

winter tires (recommendations?)

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/simplytire-7th-annual-winter-tires-packages-lists-2014-2015-a-1556797/

check these guys out. great prices... hate to say it, but better than tires23

^ snow tires so soon? i probably won't get mine on for another 2-3 weeks.

General altimax winter tires are excellent. I've had blizzacs and Michelin artic alpine, Generals are better

General altimax winter tires are excellent. I've had blizzacs and Michelin artic alpine, Generals are better

Blizzaks are one of the best (excluding Nokians).. It's too bad they're so fucking soft and wear out quick.

General altimax winter tires are excellent. I've had blizzacs and Michelin artic alpine, Generals are better

I'm still looking around. Soooo much solid competition in the market segment I'm looking in.

I like pa4's, and sottozero3 /based on research.

i'm getting WS80, here's to hoping they don't suck

ran Hankook iPike for the past few years and no complaints. the price was right.

where are you getting the tires from?

Just ordered w310 Hankooks

245/40-19. I think these will be the largest winter tires I've had.

I'm running Firestone Winterforce on the S10, they are pretty good. No complaints so far, also running them on the wagon this year.

dang, 19s on a sedan? no aftermarket wheel options to downsize to save a bit on cost?

WS80's will be kickass man, you'll like them.

Jeffo holy cow - how much? lol ballin'.
on my STI i think i had a similar size but in 18"

can't wait to try these 'all weather' optimo 4S on the R, see if they're bullshit or actually workout ok in the snow.

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About 1100 all in. They will last awhile and I look forward to my first winter with good snows + awd

Just ordered w310 Hankooks

245/40-19. I think these will be the largest winter tires I've had.

you know jeff is ballin when i want to buy his winter wheels for my summer wheels

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/simplytire-7th-annual-winter-tires-packages-lists-2014-2015-a-1556797/

check these guys out. great prices... hate to say it, but better than tires23

Next time around will be some Nokians...

emailed allen, the WS80 is 30 dollars more than tires23.

Swapping this week. Bald all-seasons are bald... Emergency braking situations are going full ABS...

Brand new X-Ice Xi3's here I come...

Next time around will be some Nokians...

Did you have new studless ice and snow blizzaks with the dual tread compound? I had the LM80 performance ones and they were shit on the ice. The WS70s were great on the ice, but only before wearing throug the first 50%

Temp is going to warm up for the next week or so...

Its not winter until dec 21 mane

i called tires 23 for a set of 235/75/17 blizzaks and they wanted $90 more than simplytires

EDIT no they are not , they add tax and the enviro fee, tires23 still cheaper!!

still running dem rs3's doe. its warm out. extreme grip

Did you have new studless ice and snow blizzaks with the dual tread compound? I had the LM80 performance ones and they were shit on the ice. The WS70s were great on the ice, but only before wearing throug the first 50%

still running dem rs3's doe. its warm out. extreme grip

what toyo's?

they are usually comparably priced.

Howmuch for a set ?

Bring it

yoooo! Are those alzors?
I got a set of alzors too for winter. Are those 17s?

Euphoric: I agree with you. I'd run 225 for winter too (infact, that's what I am buying). My sumemrs are 255 fwiw. I don't see any reason to run a wider tire. Winters are squirmy as it is. Putting a narrower tire on a wider rim will make it less squirmy. Plus, it's not the issue of forward traction in the snow (awd arguement). It's about steering and braking. Having a narrower tire in snow makes the car more responsive. A wider tire tends to ride atop the snow more vs slice through it. Rally cars are all about braking and cornering. They run bicycle tires



Furball - I'd run higher pressure if it was dry. In low traction conditions, lower psi is preferred. But if you're dealing with squirm...uh yeah, 32 is low. I run 36psi in the summer time.

You guys are hilarious - it's a 10mm difference from stock and the bigger size that everyone with a GS runs is 10mm wider than stock. Further to that you're losing comfort and adding unnecessary kms on your car (even if it's minimal) - for what? That big rally I would be driving from my house to work on the 6 days I'll actually be driving on uncleared roads?

With wheel sizes you never go smaller than stock circumference on a daily with low profile tires if you have to choose - it rides worse. I'm on 19's none of these 14 or 15 inch doughnuts deals. You know how small the sidewall is as it sits?

I get the principles of a narrower tire in snow but it won't make a measurable amount of difference here vs the benefits of a taller sidewall.

do you even rarry brah?

You guys are hilarious - it's a 10mm difference from stock and the bigger size that everyone with a GS runs is 10mm wider than stock. Further to that you're losing comfort and adding unnecessary kms on your car (even if it's minimal) - for what? That big rally I would be driving from my house to work on the 6 days I'll actually be driving on uncleared roads?

With wheel sizes you never go smaller than stock circumference on a daily with low profile tires if you have to choose - it rides worse. I'm on 19's none of these 14 or 15 inch doughnuts deals. You know how small the sidewall is as it sits?

I get the principles of a narrower tire in snow but it won't make a measurable amount of difference here vs the benefits of a taller sidewall.

255 to 215. Petter Solberg over hurrr

Yes I know wheel sizes, offsets and tire sizes extremely well - I've probably had more wheels, tires and done research than most if not all people here.

haha nah, there is method to my madness


tried to use the best wheel+tire size that will fit the largest number of cars e.g. bigger 26" cars like passat, a4, a5, a6 and at the same time also fit 25" cars like a3, jetta, golf, etc

had to do lots of measuring and maths.. but i think (hope) it will work overall.

versatility brah

lel



1% extra km's over winter is essentially meaningless.
On top of that it will balance out from your summer usage.

Even at 1%, if you drive a lot (10k on winters) that's only 100km more a year. moot point

exactly

lel



1% extra km's over winter is essentially meaningless.
On top of that it will balance out from your summer usage.


why not just run the stock 235 size?

true but it seems the tires you went with actually come in the stock size.

obviously do whatever you want. Run 24" donks I dun care. Just trying to understand why you would bother with a wider winter.

Just run 195/65-15s on everything.

[/quote] are you planning on switching a lot of cars over the ocurse of their life?

did you get a discounted price since it was a potentially more common size?

My coworkers car beside mine makes mine look like a piece of crap lol.

Jeff's office parking lot is nicely set up!!

He probably doesn't force you to back-in either for 'safety' reasons like your shit hole of an office

That is some mega wally shit right there. My first job out of school was the same thing, back into spots, etc, safety safety safety. Bud we are not in the field, we don't need a health and safety committee walking around checking for dangerous office conditions. WOW YOU HAVE A BOX WITHIN 12 INCHES FROM YOUR CHAIR, MOVE IT RIGHT NOW /goes to write you up formally. wow amaze such safety please stfu

I remember those clowns would have monthly meetings that would go on for over an hour every month, over HEALTH AND SAFETY IN AN OFFICE? Anyway I ended up joining to waste half of my fridays once a month

He probably doesn't force you to back-in either for 'safety' reasons like your shit hole of an office

Jeff's office parking lot is nicely set up!

it's not enforced here, but it's enforced at the refineries.

I suppose I can come up with something, but officially, how is backing in safer?

I suppose I can come up with something, but officially, how is backing in safer?

the thinking is, in the event of an emergency and everyone is trying to get the fuck out of dodge, you can just pull out and get outta there, and you won't run over anyone else when you're trying to back out.

fack off. now i want them even more. been looking for those or IS-F wheels.

Calling for possible snow over the next little bit.

/obviously will melt when it hits the ground. But still . ideally 3 sets of wheels and tires would be best Because its getting too cold for those all out performance summers. But Im not exactly ready to slap winters on yet.

got a 2015 accord touring 4banger to drive around for awhile from work, should be good *feels*. cookie i haz it.

3 set of tires, lol.

maybe if you ran a real car with real summer rubber you would understand.

if i can spare the space for that many tires.....

maybe if you ran a real car with real summer rubber you would understand.

maybe if you ran a real car with real summer rubber you would understand.

I was on my way to tire23 and there was an arsehole driving a red e36 m3 tailgating me on 403/eastgate parkway off ramp. i give him a derp brake check and purposely slowed down. I wonder if that's Euphoric? I mean I did see the guy snap a pic of my license plate. Nonetheless, I returned the favor and snapped a phoot back of his plate not sure what that'd accomplish?

Most likely him as he is driving god'a chariot while the wagon is in for maintenance. Post up the pic I will know right away

Id block that plate man

why the fuck do you drive 80 on the highway?

bc off ramp and 3 cars in front of me?

^Wohoo!
Purchased #1 tire in the budget category! XD XD XD XD
Risky would be proud

No he won't. You bought brand new wheels and tires. Have you ever heard of RB doing that?