[Carbon]

These look like the best bet for winter: Continental ExtremeContact DWS (from Tire Rack)

Anyone find other options for mild winter conditions?

 

[Carbon]

Thanks for the input. I'll get the DWS and be gentle in the snow. In Toronto the roads are dry 90% of the time, the snow tires would wear quickly with the long commute. This makes more sense.

The michelin tire looks great, but I'd be pushing my luck driving in snow/slush.

 

[Carbon]

Bridgestone Lm60 are awesome
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They come in the size of the stock wheels?

 

[Carbon]

After pricing these out and then asking the dealer about installing them, the service rep honestly admitted the rims will likely get scarred taking the tires on and off. So it looks like a new set of wheels is needed for winter.

Problem: the options available are only in 38mm offset 19 8.5. Will these rub the fenders or wheel wells? Stock offset is 45 and 55 I think.

Other cheap wheel options? So far I've only been looking at tire rack.

 

[Carbon]

I'd like to go 18" but I hear some don't fit over the the brakes. Which model did you choose? Also, was there a good way to tell what would fit? It looks like MSW uses the same 45mm offset as stock and tire rack stocks a lot of them

Thanks for the help.

 

[Carbon]

I used the MSW Type 14 18" wheels. I talked to a salesperson at the Tire Rack and he assured me that the wheels would fit. They do require an adapter ring on the wheel itself as well as a different set of lug nuts.

If you want to see a picture of them on the car, I can try and post one tonight when I get home.

Jeff
08 Smoky Granite Mica IS-F

Was tire rack able to provide all the hardware? I'm curious how he knew what would fit.


Which shop in Cambridge? I'd certainly look into it for replacement summer tires.