If you have snow tires on the G and know how to drive in snow, you'll be fine.

I went with the 17in ASA JH3s with Dunlap Wintersport M3s and had no problems driving through the Michigan winter

Just be smart about it.

 

did everyone change the tires themselves? or took it someplace?

Im going to order winter tires also for my g and I want to know how you changed it, where, and how much it cost.

 

well as long as your snow tires and rims are properly mounted, it's easy to change tires... I changed mine using the piece of crap factory jack and it was simple... the only issue I had was that the tire shop that mounted/balanced my tires/wheels didn't mount them in the correct orientation so I had to get them re done...

if you had one of those floor jacks it would probably take half an hour or so for all 4... I recommend getting a torque wrench to make sure it's properly torqued...


so here's a checklist of things to look for:

1. Tire/wheels mounted in the proper orientation... if your tires are rotation dependent, you'll see an arrow going in the direction the tire should be turning... make sure all four wheels turn in that direction when they're mounted and that the proper staggering is preserved...

2. Have a torque wrench handy or you'll be taking a chance... under torqued lugs can come loose an dover torqued ones can cause lugs to break... also torque down the lugs in a star pattern...

3. When jacking the car make sure it's a level surface and put the parking break on...

4. Loosen the lugs before you jack up the car so it's easier without rotating the tires...

5. Expect to get dirty and don't wear a nice shirt lol... made that mistake myself...

 

so if I ordered tires and rims off tirerack.com

they should already be balanced no?

Then I could change them at home?

 

yup should be, just make sure to check the orientation in case...

 

Will '03/'04 OEM 17" wheels fit on the '05 coupe?

 

Ill back Jeff up on this becuase I did the same last winter, and the winter before that to. I had to go out last winter in a blizzard where the plows couldnt keep up with the snow and their was a good 5 inches on the ground (it was an emergency, or I wouldnt of went out).... the G on 17' snows is fine if you take it really easy.. also if you drive a MT I suggest you shift no higher than 2500rpms while in the snow. I got a set of TSW rims on Bliizzaks..

 

yes... I have them...

 

Just a small point about tirerack.

You can actually have them drop ship your already mounted+balanced tires to a local installer (you choose from a list). Then it's just a small amount of $ to have them put on.

 

Putting a 70lb bag of sand or something similar in the trunk to keep the tires on the road is not a bad idea either...

 

yea the dealer said i could do that

have tirerack send them to the dealer, theyd actually change the tires for me and keep my 19s in storage untill I change the wheels. But im sure they will charge me for storage

 

Jack stands would be an additional welcome if you were doing work under the car ie: sway bars, coilovers etc.

I found the car was very stable on the jack, and I was able to lift the entire rear of the car, ( I made sure I had each wheel on the ground chocked to prevent rolling) with out a problem. The front was one side at a time, and I lifted it right behind the wheel well with no problems at all.

I only jacked the car high enough to fascilitate the removal/remounting of the tires......

Believe me, the car was quite secure on that jack......

 

I'm sorry, Sun... are you implying I don't "know how to drive in the snow"?

 

What is your winter setup booz?

 

As well as your reply telling me it was.

Get blizzaks, I had them on my s2k during the snow and they were fine