Hey guys,

I was just talking to a co-worker who also has a G35 and we were talking about winter tires and such.

I just looked up at Tirerack (not sure if they are the cheapest), but it seems that it might be just cheaper to buy 19's for the winter tires rather then getting 17's or 18's and new rims.

What are you guys doing and if you have bought them in the past, what did you go for?

 

I'm not sure it is such a great idea to get blizzaks on your 19s. It will still cost you around 900+ . The main thing is that your tires will still be low profile and will not have the same effectiveness as 17s or 18s with wider tirewalls. You have to also think about the cost of remounting your wheels when summer time comes around and then again when winter rolls in. You can get a good 17 inch wheel/tire combo on these forums for around 1k or less.

 

Do you mean like used pairs or perhaps through a sponsored vendor? Well, getting 19's for 900's seemed like a better option then 1700's when they are only going to be used for a couple of months.

I bet traffic is going to be soo slow...I'm scared.

 

Lakbum,

I'd get it with the rims. In the end it will cost you much less because:

1) If it's on the rims you can mount the wheel yourself (which is free), as opposed to going to a shop and having them remove your old tire and put on your new tire on the rim (plus, wouldn't you have to rebalance too????)

2) You want to avoid taking off the tire whenever you can. Otherwise, it increases your chances of scratched rims and screwed up tire pressure sensors. Trust me, I have expereince with that ;-).

I'm just not buying tires and using my g-friend's car when it's that bad. Or telecommunting if that's an option.

Just some thoughts.

Brian.

 

You can only mount and dismount a tire so many times before the tire goes bad and loses air. In the winter, I would hate to have a flat and try to use the spare while it's snowing. Getting a complete winter setup (tires & wheels) makes more sense.

 

im just gonna drive my 91 camry when it snows. otherwise the G is fine in rain and even really light snow as long as u drive carefully. if i didnt have my camry then Id probably be hitching rides from friends when it snows. it dosnt snow THAT much around here .

 

Im probably going to get some snowtires for my old stock 18 rims. Any tire brand recommendations out there?

Dont want anything exepensive as Ill be driving my Grand Cherokee in the snow, but you never know when something may pop up and gotta drive the G.

 

Thanks for the advice. I'll probably be going towards the 17' with new rims. Any good place to get it or is TireRack probably a good place?

 

when it get real cold i drive a mini van.But i run my tires long as it doesn't snow. lol This is just me though.

 

my maxima~~~LOL
i really dont wanna drive any car to school after this painful accident that happened recently...
i can just see...i will have another one;

 

Unless you have all season tires on your G, you should reconsider driving with summer tires in the dead of winter. Summer tires are made for summer temps. Once it drops below a certain temp, traction even on dry surface will be reduced. This is the first winter I'll be going through in the G but I've tried to do my research on winter prep. Unlike some of you, the G is all I got. Same goes for winter tires too. They are made for colder temps and if we have a mild winter with warmer temps, they will start to wear a lot faster but it's definately safer then going with summer tires in the winter. I believe winter tires are only good for ~15k miles if driven normally. You can't drive them down to the bone like I often seen on most cars on the roads today.

 

I've made it just fine through the winter on all-seasons. Im sure they're not as good as snows however but then again you can also get 30-35K miles on them as well. I wouldnt recommend A/S tires for NY or points north but I think they do a pretty good job of cleaning the roads here and it doesnt snow too much to get buy on A/S.

Next springtime I'll be lookin into some new 19" wheels/tires prob. and will go with the summers and keep the stock 18's with all-seasons for the winter.

 

Just bought a 98 Jeep Grand Cherokee for this very reason. I'll be storing the G in my parents garage in a month or two.

 

Thanks for the response.I know all the details .It's about 45 degrees the tires get harder meaning slick.I haven't had a problem.When its real coldi drive my minivan.

 

I'm in the same boat when it comes to winter tires. There are a lot of good threads out there that talk about combinations as such, but I haven't really seen any so called bias towards which way to go for the winter.

I have just purchased an 05 6MT (only have 600kms todate) and winter is quickly approaching the Toronto area….

I've been following threads on winter tires and wheels on various websites, but have not been able to conclusively solve my dilemmas....I have also been advised that the stagger on the winter tires is not important.

I will post a few of my options, and would appreciate some feedback, maybe from those that have similar setups or tires used last winter.

1) 17" Fast Wheels with Yokohama IG10's 215/55/17
2) 18" MSR Wheels with Blizzak LM22 235/45/18
3) 17" Fast Wheels with Hankook IceBear 225/55/17

Dilemma 1) I'm hearing conflicting points that the 17" will not fit my 05' G35 6MT Sport. Should I go with 17" or 18". I currently have the 19" on. I’ve also heard that you should only downsize by one not by two, so I must go to 18”. Will i notice a big difference going to 17" from 19"? What will that difference be?

Dilemma 2) Based on Toronto driving, should I be going with the winter performance tires vs. a snow and ice tire or a snow tire. I’m an aggressive driver, yet take caution in the winter. For those unfamiliar with Toronto, it snows about 5-10 times, with about 6-12” of accumulation. During the day, it becomes hard packed with icy spots, otherwise it is dry most other days after the snow is cleared and the salt hits the road.


What do most of you run in the winter? Assuming you are in a snow ridden climate.