Jay89

Don't, the blizzacks are better. I have the hakkas on mine and, while they are good tires, they arnt quite as responsive as the blizzacks.

AR_Motorwerkz

dizlex

Dunlop Winter Sport 4D (name corrected).

Oh, and I'm RWD-only, and did fine. Yes, I'm in the snow belt.

pgaknot

Just bought Blizzak LM001 for AWD

Former5SFE

Kind of off topic, but has anyone with AWD driven these cars in the snow with summer tires? Is it doable? I have a FWD beater car I can rely on this winter, but just wondering how bad it would be with the AWD in the snow without buying winter tires

Burrcold

The awd system won't be able to do anything when your summer tires have hardened up like hockey pucks. If you only had lighter snow and had all weather/season tires I would say go for it, but be cautious. Bottom line is if you get decent amounts of snow, get snow tires (regardless of awd or not).

Former5SFE

I'll have to take that into consideration. I had a 2014 RWD ATS with the 3.6L before this car. It had Bridgestone Driveguards on it, and I was able to drive in the snow if I was careful. But those are all seasons...

pwon11

Just got a 2018 IS350 AWD F-Sport and was wondering what size snow tire everyone is using?
1. OEM Front 225-40-18
Rear 255-40-18

2. Front & Rear 225-40-18

3. Front and Rear 225-45-17

4. Other size

On my previous cars I've always downsized the tire. However, I'm now seeing a few articles that say u should not downsize because the car is calibrated (ABS, EPS, Traction control, etc.) to the contact patch of the OEM size

The dealer recommends option 1 or 2.

Thanks.

Napalvr

Burrcold

I just bought Pilot Alpin PA4's that will be going on my F-Sport wheels. OEM Size: 225/40/18 (front) 255/35/18 (rear).

Answer

I'm running 225/45-17 Blizzaks all around

225/45-17 is 0,46% difference with stock size, that's negligeable.

pwon11

Hi all, thanks for the replies.
Will probably stick to the OEM size 225/40/18 (front) 255/35/18 (rear).
Looking at the Blizzaks WS80 and the Pilot Alpin PA4.
Will probably go with the Blizzaks.

Burrcold

pwon11

Yup, that is a good selling point on the Alpins.
I finally decided that It's probably best (for me) to get the tires that would handle the worst case winter scenario - deep snow and icy roads.

Former5SFE

Will any of the non-f sport IS250/300/350 wheels fit on an IS350 F-sport to be used for winter wheel/tire setup? I frequently see stock wheels being sold for a good price and would like to use them for winter tires if possible