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Meaning I cannot get them. No one makes snow tires to fit that car. I have been to a dozen tire store and three online places. Same story everywhere. "Sorry no one makes snow tires that will fit your car. In fact, i think there is only one company (maybe two) that makes one tire that will fit. For that reason tires are insanely expensive compared to other cars. I think that are about $125 each, compared to $60 for more other cars or $80 for passenger truck tires (at least not $250 corvette tires).
Snow tires do not need to be the same width as your summer tires. The only important thing is they are the same circumference so it doesn't mess up the speedometer/odometer. In fact, often people will go with slightly thinner snow tires as it helps cut through deeper snow.
Snow tires do not need to be the same width as your summer tires. The only important thing is they are the same circumference so it doesn't mess up the speedometer/odometer. In fact, often people will go with slightly thinner snow tires as it helps cut through deeper snow.
Yes. Thinner tires are better, that I why I said it is a problem because the tires are so wide. As I said, the wide tires turn it into a giant sled. I once slid at lesat 50 yards when trying to stop. However snow tires cannot be any width at all if they do not make them to fit my car.
Yes. Thinner tires are better, that I why I said it is a problem because the tires are so wide. As I said, the wide tires turn it into a giant sled. I once slid at lesat 50 yards when trying to stop. However snow tires cannot be any width at all if they do not make them to fit my car.
Yep. And this is exactly why you'll see some sports cars with dumb-looking steel wheels on them, driving around in the winter. The stock performance tires are horrible in snow, and the rims are too wide. So in order to drive in the winter, the owner has to buy some narrow steel rims and put snow tires on them.
Yep. And this is exactly why you'll see some sports cars with dumb-looking steel wheels on them, driving around in the winter. The stock performance tires are horrible in snow, and the rims are too wide. So in order to drive in the winter, the owner has to buy some narrow steel rims and put snow tires on them.
Wait, people normally buy snow tires and use the same rims as their summer tires? Lol therein lies my confusion. My mom's set of snow tires for her Z28 had their own rims. She just stacked them in the back of the garage when not in use. I just figured that's what everyone who has snow tires does....guess not!
Wait, people normally buy snow tires and use the same rims as their summer tires? Lol therein lies my confusion. My mom's set of snow tires for her Z28 had their own rims. She just stacked them in the back of the garage when not in use. I just figured that's what everyone who has snow tires does....guess not!
No, actually I think most people drive cars that do NOT have wide performance tires. For instance, I have 185/15s on my old Volvo. They're fairly narrow tires, and I use them year around.
I remember years ago though, in the old bias-ply tires days, that it was pretty much a given that you had a pair of studded snow tires in the garage, and you'd throw them on the car in November or December.
I think it depends on what kind of driver you are. I must fall into the crazy bastards type
I like RWD in the snow because you have a little more control. You have the ability to "steer" with the throttle. Need to make the car turn in a little more, give it slightly more gas. To me, understeering is scarier than oversteering. In a FWD car, when you start to understeer, there's little you can do. But with AWD or RWD, you have a better chance of driving out of it.
Plus you can't do true power slides with a FWD car .
actually you CAN do power slides with FWD in the snow, you just have to use the proper technique. its counter intuitive i know, but it can be done.
actually you CAN do power slides with FWD in the snow, you just have to use the proper technique. its counter intuitive i know, but it can be done.
Note that I said "true" power slides. I'm talking 70's car chase style! You can kick the rear out on FWD car, but you know it's just not the same .
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