Winter driving solution?
#1
Winter driving solution?
I was debating if i should buy 4 decent/good ALL-season tires to replace my half/ (1/3) worn Potenzas or to get some steel wheels and put nice winter rubber on them for my snowboard trips.
If i go with steel wheels, i'm sure i don't need 17", but what bolt pattern am i looking at??? Anything else to look for befor ei buy stel wheels - size, offset? This is for '03 Maxima SE.
Thanks in advance!
If i go with steel wheels, i'm sure i don't need 17", but what bolt pattern am i looking at??? Anything else to look for befor ei buy stel wheels - size, offset? This is for '03 Maxima SE.
Thanks in advance!
#5
I bought 4 16" nissan OEM wheels + 4 very good snow tires (semperit) for about $600... now I don't have to worry about the tire monkeys scratching my 17" stock wheels, I just swap summer for winter.
Much better solution IMO.
Much better solution IMO.
#7
Originally Posted by dansmax2003
What bolt pattern am i looking at?
Go with 16" snow tires on cheap steel wheels. All season tires are much slipperier than winter tires on snow or ice and you will be much safer with the latter. From what I've read, don't get certain tires constructed with microbubbles/cells or something like that because they wear too fast. I would try and get something a bit more durable because it sounds like you have to drive them a fair distance before hitting any snow.
Then replace the Potenzas with new all season tires, or summer tires if you want and it stays over 10 C year round there - better cornering, worse wear sometimes. But that's another topic all together...
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