So its been winter time for a while here in horrible Alaska and the streets are really bad, especially with the tires i have on there....and as you know most of us have the 18" rims....even stock.....

i need to get some blizzaks for this weather but they are trying to charge me $240 per tire....1st it is Alaska so prices are higher, but my big question is.....does anyone know a place or somehow i can get good but cheaper tires....maybe the $120 per tire price range....

Im dieing here, i only have one winter left in alaska then im moving to Socal so i dont need them for that long....but i feel if i keep driving on these roads with these tires i might wreck my car....

Thanks in advance,
Dru

 

tirerack.com?

 

Im guessing you could find something by digging around in here.

http://anchorage.craigslist.org/pts/

Good luck, and remember 17" is the smallest wheel that will fit a 6th gen

 

Im on conti pro contacts, they are good in the snow and cost $188 installed each. Id never spend almost $300 per tire on blizzaks...but then again we dont have snow on the streets all winter. Those are very expensive, they are $300 installled near me too.

 

Can we get away with 2 for the front wheels since its FWD?

 

No. In the case where someone buys only 2 winter tires with FWD car they go on the rear. The idea is that the car will now understeer rather than oversteer.

Buying 4 winter tires is really the only way to go. Buy 17" steel rims and 225/55-R17 winter tires to go on them, saving your alloys from harsh salt and ice all winter. Even the cheapest winter tires are better than the best all seasons. Although if you only have one winter left than getting 18" snow tires and no rims makes better financial sense.

Let me know how the snow collection under the rear wheel wells goes. I lowered my car and garaged it this winter since I found it so bad last winter before I lowered the car. I'm afraid the snow would pack in there now its got an inch less clearance.

CM

 

I talked about this in another thread...but with my experience driving in snowstorms, it it getting going and stopping the car that is the most important, NOT handling...which matters to a very small degree when the fastest you will be traveling might be 30MPH in blinding snow. If I had chains on my front tires I will stop more effectively bc of the weight shift of the car when I stop...its the same reason why in dry conditions the front brakes do more work. In addition, when my car is at astandstill and I need to get moving to get out of packed ice and snow, I need the wheels that are powered, the fronts, to get the traction and get the car going...thats why it is essential to have the maximum grip in FRONT on our cars in extreme snow conditions. You are right if you are talking about anything other than sn0w, but in snow the front tires have the weight over them and get the car moving and stopping and therefore need the most grip.

 

Yea it does pack up in there when it snowed heavily...all i do though is when i get out the car i look at the tires and if its built up the i just grap my snow wipper(lost for words ) and knock it out with that...it falls out fairly easy.

I guess i could go with what you said and just by some really cheap snow tires....cuz i am actually sliding on the road...feels like my car is glidding on the road...haha...that isnt good