Snow tires

[seyath]

I have a 1989 240SX coupe, with the 15' steelies. Now the car is running 205's but I want to get some cheap 15' rims to run snow tires. Any brands and widths of tires I should run? Any particular rim offsets? Please do let me know because it feels as if winted is coming early in NY this year.

[SmithSR]

Check out TireRack for some not so expensive wheels, and buy winter tires in the same size you have now.

[skydragoness]

Bridgestone Blizzaks rule, they are bad-a$$ snow tires, but they're also directional. Hence, they won't be crappy to ride on when its not snowing.

Wouldn't running 195 width in 15" be better for the snow Smith? I've been told the wider the tire, the more of the 'sled effect' you'll get. It's very minimal, so i'd go with 205 anyway.

[SmithSR]

Bridgestone Blizzaks rule, they are bad-a$$ snow tires, but they're also directional. Hence, they won't be crappy to ride on when its not snowing.

Wouldn't running 195 width in 15" be better for the snow Smith? I've been told the wider the tire, the more of the 'sled effect' you'll get. It's very minimal, so i'd go with 205 anyway.

Yes this is said to be true, but with such small difference in tires one could say the effectiveness of one size over another is marginal at best.

When I think of traction differences, I don't see a difference in packed snow conditions unless we're talking about(here's a for-example from my old Ford days) 33/12.50-15 super swampers vs the QR15 Buckshots Mudders. The buckshot tires are pinned for studs, and are very narrow(think, Willy's Jeep from WW2 on history channel) while the super swampers are wider, and cannot 'dig' if you will, in packed snow driving.

Tire compound making a difference? For car tires, yes. "all season" tires, as Q45tech as posted on many occasions, is a bit of a myth. Each tire has an optimum operating temperature, with the "all season" being a fair compromise with an edge toward more mild warm climate. "Summer performance" tires have no business in cold weather. Slick city! Ice conditions and UHP tires is a dangerous mix.

These days it's almost necessary to have dedicated winter tires mounted on separate wheels, to be used only a few months per year.

Blizzaks are really great tires, and I'm sure TireRack has them.

[Ceptos]

i plan on getting the blizzaks in a month or so, they have excellent user ratings.

as far as thinner is better with snow, a thinner tire is more likely to cut threw the loose snow on the surface to get down to a surface it can grip, either asphalt or ice. a narrower tire would have more pressure on the center of the contact patch, rally drivers use 4" wide ice tires for this reason, but they are steel studed, though for the same reason of more pressure pushing the studs down into the ice for grip.

[D Money]

i was gonna get some blizzak 185-65-15's. my car has absolutley no traction in snow. im gonna get an lsd too

[Grant@tirerack]

The 195/60-15 would give you a slight advantage in heavy snow conditions. If the roads are well plowed you wouldn't notice too much difference. We have a good selection of tires and even steel wheels to work on these. We have our Winter packages listed online for most fitments now.

http://www.tirerack.com/a.jsp?...x.jsp