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YOUR RESEARCHWinter tires / wheels for my C4S
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Use after market enkei’s
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I used my after market enkei’s which are 18’s rather than the oem 19’s hoping to save having to buy a set of 19’s.
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You need to check with whatever size combination you choose that your rolling diameter is within 10% (iirc check owners manual) front to rear to avoid damage to the awd system.
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I have tried all the top Winter Sport Tires, most are good, but for me, I am tried of having other drivers get too close to hitting my babies, so I just used the money to buy a Winter Beater and let my sleeping beauties take the Winter Off -
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You need to check with whatever size combination you choose that your rolling diameter is within 10% (iirc check owners manual) front to rear to avoid damage to the awd system.
Check tirerack i am not even showing anything available
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Checking TireRack I am not even showing anything available for the stock sizes right now
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You need to check with whatever size combination you choose that your rolling diameter is within 10% (iirc check owners manual) front to rear to avoid damage to the awd system.
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Check owners manual) front
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You need to check with whatever size combination you choose that your rolling diameter is within 10% (iirc check owners manual) front to rear to avoid damage to the awd system.
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You need to check with whatever size combination you choose that your rolling diameter is within 10% (iirc check owners manual) front to rear to avoid damage to the awd system.
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I have tried all the top Winter Sport Tires, most are good, but for me, I am tried of having other drivers get too close to hitting my babies, so I just used the money to buy a Winter Beater and let my sleeping beauties take the Winter Off -
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Hi guys,
I am a bit confused over my options here. Thing is, I have a 2002 C4S - and am considering buying winter tires for it. However, 18" tires and a new set of wheels costs a fortune here in DK and I am not keeping the car for the next winter. So: What are my options in terms of used wheels and other sizes than 225/40-18 + 265/35-18?
For instance, I have from my 2007 Cayman a set of 205/50-17 + 225/45-17. Is that a sort of blasphemy and/or dangerous to put on the C4S?
Or could I use another tire size on the rear wheels?
I am currently running Blizzaks on 19s and they work well. In the winter a thinner tire is better to reduce float but I couldnt see a 225 rear working on this car. I could be wrong, but it seems like too big of a difference.
Checking TireRack I am not even showing anything available for the stock sizes right now
Bridgestone Blizzaks seem to be the consensus choice. I think they are the LM-32 model. You could use 225/40-18 and 265/35-18 or 235/40-18 and 275/35-18. Ideally you would just mount these on the existing wheels that you have. The 265/36-18 are a bit narrow for the 11" wide rear wheel but I bet they would be close enough for one winter. This way you could avoid the cost of a second set of wheels.
You need to check with whatever size combination you choose that your rolling diameter is within 10% (iirc check owners manual) front to rear to avoid damage to the awd system. Unless you've deleted awd..
What are the conditions that you are facing prompting you to get winters? If you aren't facing ice or snow covered roads, but just cold/wet or cold/dry conditions, a good set of all seasons will likely outperform "snow tires".
http://www.skstuds.ca/2015/10/07/do-...old-dry-roads/
^^ Agree. I�ve run DWS and AS3+ tires on my Porsches with decent success up to 6� of snow and RWD only. It�s not perfect by far in those conditions - you have to be a good driver - but where I live, they usually plow, and my all seasons do just as well in extreme cold as my dedicated winters. It�s amazing how far all seasons have come. I even think all seasons do better (more traction) than dedicated summers when temps are moderate (40-50F), such as my all season Michelin�s vs. summer only Pirelli�s.
I’m finding a lack of snow tire availability period. I used my after market enkei’s which are 18’s rather than the oem 19’s hoping to save having to buy a set of 19’s. They fit but I’m up against this wall of availability. By the way they are forecasting 11” of snow tomorrow.
I also was having trouble with availability. I purchased a set of narrow 18" "turbo twist" wheels and the rears were completely spent. 265-35-18 were on them before, and would have been ideal, but I couldn't find a winter tire in that size. I preferred to go narrow over wide so I ended up buying 255-35-18 Blizzak WS-80s. I wouldn't want to go any more narrow on a 10" wide rim but they are supposedly within acceptable limits. Interestingly, they are within 1% of the stock tire diameter so speedo should be right on. Just picked them up today, but I can report back if there are any issues. Still debating on how much it will be driven in salt but I'd like to take it on a few ski trips, and will keep them on in spring until the roads warm up enough for the Michelin Pilot Sports to be useful.
I have tried all the top Winter Sport Tires, most are good, but for me, I am tried of having other drivers get too close to hitting my babies, so I just used the money to buy a Winter Beater and let my sleeping beauties take the Winter Off -
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The previous picture is from my trip up to Paradise on Mount Ranier a couple of years ago. I have Michelin AS3 All Seasons for winter tires. I understand that the newer AS3+ model is even better. The roads were plowed but snowy and there was even a four wheel drive vehicle with chains on all four tires. I did fine.
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