Winter Tires for S Lites???
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Just put some real good snow and ice on them. The way I see my situation is that I don't plan on driving an any kind of deep stuff. I just want them for after the storms when there is still some snow, slush and possible ice on the road, and my driveway of course.
Not to mention the car will still look nice...
Not to mention the car will still look nice...
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weaverpsu,
I was in the exact same position as you. I have the s-lites sitting in the garage w/ the OEM runflats that are shot. I have Kosei K1s/Parada Spec2s on the car. I thought it would make sense to put snows on the s-lites. I shopped around and Tire Rack has the Blizzaks at $150/each or $600 for the set.
They also have a set of Blizzaks with 15" steel wheels for $500. This is a much better setup for the snow. I actually went with the 15" Pirelli Snowcontrol on steelies for $425 for the set. Finacially it didn't make sense for me to pay $600 + mounting to put the s-lites back on, and I think I got a better winter setup.
--Radman
I was in the exact same position as you. I have the s-lites sitting in the garage w/ the OEM runflats that are shot. I have Kosei K1s/Parada Spec2s on the car. I thought it would make sense to put snows on the s-lites. I shopped around and Tire Rack has the Blizzaks at $150/each or $600 for the set.
They also have a set of Blizzaks with 15" steel wheels for $500. This is a much better setup for the snow. I actually went with the 15" Pirelli Snowcontrol on steelies for $425 for the set. Finacially it didn't make sense for me to pay $600 + mounting to put the s-lites back on, and I think I got a better winter setup.
--Radman
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I just had my winter tires mounted today. I'm running the same set of Vredestein WinTrac V-XL 205/50R17 shoes that I had on last year. They don't rub with stock suspension, and they raise the ride height ever-so-slightly to help clear unplowed snow. I put over 10K miles on them last winter. They ride very nicely (no tramlining- yay!) and I expect to get another full winter out of them this season. They also have very good wet-road traction, and are V-speed rated.
The only downside is that they are heavy, and slightly larger diameter than stock. Coupled with S-heavies, this makes for a significant performance hit. Last winter, the car was noticably more sluggish from a stop with them fitted than when running with the summer runflats. The drive home this evening was better though, thanks to the 19% pulley that I didn't yet have last year.
Unfortunately, this will probably be the last winter for them, since I want to go to coil-overs next spring, and these definitely would rub with lowered suspension.
The only downside is that they are heavy, and slightly larger diameter than stock. Coupled with S-heavies, this makes for a significant performance hit. Last winter, the car was noticably more sluggish from a stop with them fitted than when running with the summer runflats. The drive home this evening was better though, thanks to the 19% pulley that I didn't yet have last year.
Unfortunately, this will probably be the last winter for them, since I want to go to coil-overs next spring, and these definitely would rub with lowered suspension.
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