its still the summer but this is a hard choice...i have an 06 with 19 stock rims this is the problem in the winter i dont know if im going to get snow tires for the stock rims and buy a set of 20's for the summer or keep the stock wheels and get pos rims for the winter...annyyy ideass??????

 

I am in the same boat and am considering cheap wheels with some good winter tires.

If you are going to do heavy winter driving, I think you should keep the nice stock wheels in the garage.

 

18 inches winter tires are overpriced almost useless in the snow, I cannot imagine 19 inches...

(I live in quebec, Canada)

 

Well i plan to do alot of winter driving in my 04 coupe i'm in NYC and i'm looking to buy stock rims so if you guys even think or hint of selling please PM hmmm... now i'm thinking if you decide to sell would your 19" fit over my brembos??? interesting anyone knows?

 

what i was thinking about doing is using my 19 w/ winter tires and getting these for the summer http://www.1010tires.com/wheel.asp?i...+Touring+Sport how do you think snow tires on stock 19in wheels would be in the snow...since there sooooo wide and how much do u think these would cost last year we didnt have 2 bad of a winter in ny but any snow with these stock tires my car is useless

 

Your comment is useless. No hard feelings, but I have stock 18s, with winter tires, and they were amazing in the snow. Would recommend it to everyone, since you still keep your ride looking good, while you plow thru the snow.
And if you search you will find, I purchased used 4 winter tires with 4 OEM 18s for under $600. And you can find same deals for the summer tires, since I bought 4 used rear michelins for the summer for under $300. Good luck everyone, have fun and be smart and safe.

 

Come on, I said IN QUEBEC CANADA, Blizzack lm22 in 18 inches size around here cost around 500$ a piece + taxessss in canadian money$$$


We get -30 degrees celsius regulary around here with snow drop that can reach 12 inches overnight during winter.

I do not recommend using this type of setup in my region, even with that amount of money in tires car cannot climb steep entrance because tires are so wide they get full of snow, loose grip and then VDC kick's in and stop car movement.

The point is what is YOUR definition of snow.

Next year I go with a set of 17 inches rims that clear the brembo to get a higher tire profile and narrower tire to slice through snow.

I am looking to buy a set from the US but the shipping is killing the deal...


(BTW, I speek french, sorry if my english look's strange to you...)

 

u know wat this is soooo difficult imm going to buy a pice of shxt care and just use that over the winter

 

i kept the original 19s as my summer setup and picked up 17s with snow tires for the winter setup. 4 rims and 4 tires including cost of mounting cost me $1000.

with our cars you are better of with a winter setup, the rear wheel drive in the snow can be scary...

btw i got the above deal from tirerack.com

 

thanx for the help thats not bad

 

Sell the 19's, get a nice set of 20's for the summer and buy a crappy set of 17's for the winter.

I personally had the OEM 18's with Blizzak LM-22's on this winter and they worked great.

 

I disagree with you and I live in Edmonton, Alberta. I have the exact same setup (18" with brembos and Blizzak LM-22's) and I have not had a probelm in 2 winters. I am not saying that I can out race a 4x4, but for normal driving the tires are more than good enough. I have never been stuck or unable to get anywhere. I personally highly reccomend the 18" blizzaks.

 

I also recommend 17's over 18's, and I also use Blizzak LM-22's.

Biggest problem I run into is ground clearance

 

hey what wheels and tires for winter do you suggest that look good? Link would be helpful too.

 

Keep ur 19", you don't want the 20", it's only for look. Get the 18" with snow tires on. Helped me a lot in winter times, but if you are willing to spent more than $2k on rims and tires just get a beat up truck for winter.