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Re: should I just get other rims?
Posted by Noel (more from Noel) on Wed, 22 Dec 2004 05:59:31
In Reply to: ...and should i just get other rims?, gavin, Tue, 21 Dec 2004 23:04:03
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Yes!
Put your snows on the teardrops. I have my snows on an old, somewhat dinged up set of alloys and I never think about them. If you put snows on your nice wheels and they get dinged up in winter you'll be pissed at yourself all next summer.
PLUS, you can get the right size snows. A narrower tire is better for snow as it cuts through and digs in...a wider tire tends to float or ride up on snow and you get less traction. I have 205/60x15 snows on my '96 CSE, but I agree with most here that a 195/65 (or even a 185/65) is probably a better snow size. Mine came new with the car, so I have them for a while. Since your car is lowered, be sure what you get will fit OK, but you'll be on a 15 x 6 rim, so you should be OK. Do try to do all four corners, though.
Note that your speedo will read differently and that with studs dry road handling will be noticeably less, especially at highway speeds.
Good luck.
Noel
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