Hi Folks,

New to the forum and wished to see if this place was okay for getting some winter rims..any feedback would be appreciated !

http://www.tirestoronto.ca/index.php

Also looking for some new winter tires..I hear that the w.drive yoko's are good and looking to get me a set of those. Although I have read the feedback on the usual ones goodyear ultra's, Pilot Alpin's, Blizzak's, X-Ice..all good tires.

I drive in Toronto, Markham and Richmond Hill, and have a 2008 g35x awd. Not looking to get something mushy or has too soft a tread that wears out, more on the performance side since i think the awd should make going around pretty easy..

 

I like the Michelin Pilot Alpin2 on my x. They work great on AWD in the winter and outperform the OE RSAs on dry roads too (smoother, quieter, better "on-center" and cornering).

 

Big sticky thread at the top talks lots about winter skins.

 

My brother just got me a great deal on 4 Blizzack WS-60's (225, 55, 17)
and 4 17 inch rims for $1300.

 

its ok to get the same size tires all round for winter????

 

Yes, tire rack.com also recomends this if you build and price your own winter tire package.

 

Michelin PA2's are good. Had them on my mazda before and they don't wear out quickly. However I just got Blizzaks on my G37S. I went with 18's

 

thanks for the advice guys, greatly appreciated. I got the w.drive's ...they seem to handle very good. now the TPMS is acting up, do we need to purchase the sensors or can we reset the warning lite..or do i need to put up with the lite for the next 5 months?

 

Where did you get your wheels/tires from? Do you mind to tell how much you paid? I am also looking as well. Thx.

 

Well, if you put your tires on aftermarket rims, your car isn't detecting your TPMS's so the light's going to be on all the time. I haven't heard from anywhere where you can turn that off. I could be wrong...

I was pissed off the first day cuz I forgot about that. I thought I had a nail in the tire already. lol. Until I went to check the tire pressure and they were all ok and then it hit me. haha. Sucks I had to get wet in the rain to figure that out.

 

it's not on all the time... well it wasn't in my '05. it never turned on during regular runs in the city. only time i saw it come on was if i was driving distances of over 50km or so.

 

Ed (aka Civeng88), did you see my question below???

 

Check 1010tires.com...canadian company outta Richmond BC. Ordered 18 inch Dunlop M3s for the wifes RX-8 for just over a grand...can probably build a reasonable package depending on the size you want.

ps - running the Dunlops on her 8 and my G for 2 winters now in Saskabush with zero problems - far superior to Blizzaks (f'ing junk) and equal/better than Michelin Alpines - especially on dry.

 

I am going to take Ian's suggestion to use Bailey's in the US. They seemed to be cheaper than what I can get in Toronto and even from 1010tires. Their prices are very comparable to Tire Rack.

 

Where did you get it from Chris? Just bought a 06 G coupe and this is the exact set up i'm looking for.