bigleman

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I know this sounds stupid, but what is the reasoning behind usind differant wheels for the winter? Is this only for the northern states and the salt tears up the good ones?

JSMax

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Winter tires offer a far superior tread pattern/compound for snow and icy conditions. If you had to switch your tires over on the same rims 2 times a year how much would that cost. Up in Canada to mount tires is apx 15-20 dollars per tire. You do the math. Winter driving is just plain harder on your car. Salt etc chews up the finish and the rims. Also, a narrower tire with a taller profile in the winter is going to give you better gas milage (because you are not pushing so much snow out of the way) and a more compliant ride. Keep your stock rims and put on some good snow tires.
Hope that helps.

bigleman

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Well, considering we get all this snow up here in South Carolina, thats not something i should worry about huh?
Anyway, thanks for taking your time to answer my dumb question!

JSMax

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No problem!!
Oh btw, there are no dumb questions.

XeroX

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i was thinking about this, but this IS only for peeps in the snow? or is it a good idea to prevent the "summer" rims from staying in the rain durring winter?

JSMax

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unless the rain where you live is heavily laiden with acid, I wouldn't worry about it.

XeroX

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i figured, i was just really scared of water spots!! haha

sunysb83

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hey, i was about to ask the same thing too about switching tires, didn't know how hard it would be to switch tires and rims.

Ant96GLE

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Wow the only person on this thread that actually had something good to say... a narrower tire will also cut through the snow easier to reach solid pavement

MaximaSE96

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if u dont have big brakes get some steelies from a junk yard