Winter Wheels/Tyres

[r516vt]

Yes I know it is August, but can anyone recommend a decent set of winter tyres I can stick on my 172 Cup (and preferably, some alternative winter wheels I can fit over the really poor months).

Cheers

 

[Gumby]

Just get a set of 15" steelies and stick some Michelin Alpin 2's on. They're pretty damn good. Why you'd want some winter tyres in the UK I don't know No real need unless it's going to be snowy.

If you put Alpin's on your car they'd probably outlast a normal set (yes they are softer, however they start with about 4mm more tread), but they would be a load noisier. They sound like ducktape peeling from the road come summer time. Fairly handy for driving out of muddy festivals as I found out (much to my own amusement) last year

Mine generally go on about November until April as I drive to the mountains a fair bit.

 

[Jamie]

Yes I know it is August, but can anyone recommend a decent set of winter tyres I can stick on my 172 Cup (and preferably, some alternative winter wheels I can fit over the really poor months).

Cheers

Same tyres as the rest of the year?

Unless you are running semi slicks I have never seen the need to change.

 

[Chrisjk]

or just get sum wider profile tyres, 215 perhaps,or 275s like my dads car

 

[Gumby]

Wider tyres are s**t in the snow on a road car

 

[MRBILLYUK]

^^^ Knowsit . When , on the odd occasion we get snow you see all the cars on skinny 165's and less cruise through the snow , wider tyres is the wrong way to go . Like jamie williams says . Same tyres as you use all year round , we don't exactly live in a country that warrants winter tyres .

 

[Gumby]

Unless you have chalet in the mountains or live down a very muddy county lane, there honestly isn't much point in getting m&s tyres

 

[Ollie82.]

I have a set of 172 FF wheels that i bought with the intention of using in the winter as the Turini's are now mint and i'd rather keep them that way but i can't stand the look of the FF wheels on the car!
Make it look skinnier and dare i say it...boring!

 

[Chrisjk]

im not sure if we could have a smaller profile tyre on our wheels, they're 20", would look a bit odd

 

[Gumby]

You'd be retarded to take a car with 20" wheels out in the snow unless it's a 4x4 In which case, if it's a decent 4x4 it'll have mud&snow ones on it anyway!

 

[imperial04]

I think you should be more concerned with the rain, Thus be looking at some toyo's!

 

[Gumby]

Isn't it Toyo's with the nickname "ditchfinders"?