Preparing for winter... which tire path to take?

[shaX 07]

So i'm shopping for winter tires and/or wheels (scary I know, but it will be here before we know it) and I've got a dilemma... Here's what i'm looking at;

16" 5-Spoke Alloy Wheels w/ 225/60/R16 Bridgestone Blizzak REVO 1 (Tires come mounted & balanced) - $746.43 Shipped

245/45/R18 Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 (For stock wheels) - $864.20 Shipped (Not mounted, so add approximately $100 for mounting, bring the total to) - $964.20


It's just hard to justify the extra $220 just to have a tire that's 2 " bigger, and of which will probably worse in the snow... But also I can't run the BBK with the 16's...

So what are your guys thoughts? Should I go with the 16's and just swap out my rotors/calipers for the winter with the stock calipers/rotors or just go with the blizzak's for the stock wheels?

 

[Michigan X-Runner]

I have 215/67015 blizzaks for the winter -

I live in michigan - Never had weight in the bed... drove great!! I picked up my XR dec of last year....

I got bilzzaks and steel take offs (5) for under 700 bucks from tire rack!

Winter tires you need a narrow foot print so you don't float across the snow....

and.....

 

[FoxDavis]

What, something like these won't work?.....hehe

 

[46&2_X]

So i'm shopping for winter tires and/or wheels (scary I know, but it will be here before we know it) and I've got a dilemma... Here's what i'm looking at;

16" 5-Spoke Alloy Wheels w/ 225/60/R16 Bridgestone Blizzak REVO 1 (Tires come mounted & balanced) - $746.43 Shipped

245/45/R18 Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 (For stock wheels) - $864.20 Shipped (Not mounted, so add approximately $100 for mounting, bring the total to) - $964.20


It's just hard to justify the extra $220 just to have a tire that's 2 " bigger, and of which will probably worse in the snow... But also I can't run the BBK with the 16's...

So what are your guys thoughts? Should I go with the 16's and just swap out my rotors/calipers for the winter with the stock calipers/rotors or just go with the blizzak's for the stock wheels?

Heh, that depends on how much work you want to do.

Personally for that much I would just buy a POS to drive in the snow.

Then you don't have to worry about crashing your X on some icy road.

But from a traction standpoint, the 18's aren't really going to offer much of an advantage. While they are slightly wider, it's also lower profile which means less cushion.

The 16's might actually work a bit better, because they are a little taller, and have a little bit of give.

But it's a hard choice either way. Neither is ideal.

 

[Matt's06]

buy mine, they are still for sale http://www.xr-underground.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=2036&highlight=winter

 

[BSP06XRU]

What, something like these won't work?.....hehe

I have those wheels on my Traxxas E-Maxx! :laugh:

Winter... what's that?:hmmmm2:

 

[shaX 07]

buy mine, they are still for sale http://www.xr-underground.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=2036&highlight=winter

No thanks, 15's are too small for my liking and I don't want steelies.. I want my truck to atleast look like it has a half way decent set of wheels for the winter (espeically since winter is nearly 5 months of the year).

 

[Scratchy]

No thanks, 15's are too small for my liking and I don't want steelies.. I want my truck to atleast look like it has a half way decent set of wheels for the winter (espeically since winter is nearly 5 months of the year).

You mean like these?
http://www.xr-underground.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=6874

 

[shaX 07]

You mean like these?
http://www.xr-underground.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=6874

yeah that's exactly what i'm getting.

 

[Ridelow]

well.. I live in Norway and work in the mountains in the winter.

I got some 17" rims and Nokian Hakkapelita RSI's.. they are studless and work really well..

Normally I go with studs but with the new technology its awesome to go studless and cheaper for me in the city too..

anyways.. I was impressed how well the X work on snow.. you just have to learn to drive with constant wheelspin

 

[T0LLPHR33]

Ridelow: welcome to the XRU family bro:biggrin: I hope you got deep pockets and credit cards cause your addiction has already started...Let the modding begin:top: wheelspin is fine...its called DRIFTING:rockon: