tcho82

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Hi everyone,

I plan on driving my IS in the winter and wanted to know what all the other chicago folk do in terms of tires/rims.

I really can't make up my mind with this car. Do I just get some Pilot Sport A/S's and call it a day, keep the stock rims and swap in the summer(not that the pilot sport is a bad summer tire)

Or do I just get another set of rims for winter along with winter tires....

OR do I keep my stock rims and get winters on there, and get some nice rims in the spring....

I've always done the two rim option in the past, but just kind of tired of that these days... Plus don't like storing multiple sets of rims all year long...

DIrEctQL

My car is a mechanics garage queen. As in it goes in for upgrades every winter. Hehehe.

Chris

tcho82

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Kind of how Beverly Hills wives go in for "upgrades" every winter.... hehe

darksparkz

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I'd toss some winters on the stock rim and get some nice rims+summer tires for the summer. But if you like the stock rims, go for some steelies that'll fit, maybe 16" with around a 55 profile and it'll work even better for winter.

e-man

Two sets for me. It is kind of annoying to change them out, and I usually damage something in the process, but I still do it.

VikH

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This winter I plan on storing the car in the garage. Next year I am going to get a second set of g-spider wheels/winter tires/tpms to run in the snow.

However the A/S tires are a good option as well. If you think about it, we only get a couple of days of bad snow a year. I don't know if that justifies separate winter wheels/tires.

cHiTwNGS43

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ditto....except i don't damage anything

tcho82

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Just got this winter tire/wheel package from Tire Rack.

It was pretty cheap and looked decent enough.




Went with Blizzaks LM25's

e-man

Those should look nice on the new IS. If I remember correctly, I think they closely resemble the stock rims.

aliti19

My garage queen GS is locked up pretty much all winter.

e-man

Keepin' her nice and warm, huh? Actually, though, when you think about it, there are really only a handful of days each winter around here when the GS is not driveable, and even on those days, unless it's really, really bad, the plows are out in force clearing the roads.

tcho82

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I was thinking I might be able to use those GS rims I got, but heard from other owners that they wont clear the front brakes. Woulda been perfect if they did.

cHiTwNGS43

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I have a beater too...92' accord...I have to drive my car at least twice a week though...or else I go with withdrawal

Mr Johnson

If it is dry or only rainy on the roads it is fair game to take the GS out. Otherwise it sits in the warm garage.

tcho82

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Just finished putting the rims on the IS. The look pretty good. I'll have to see it in the sunlight, and I'll try to snap a few pics when I get the chance. They blizzaks feel pretty good, at least around the neighborhood. Hope we get some snow to try them out on.