Winter Tires....again....

[pbkid]

Thanks Jack. At least now I know that the 15's will fit around the brakes.

I found a few decent rims on Craigslist over in the Denver area so I may be altering my criteria for Riff Raff. I'll have to wait and see what he comes up with. If we/he can find some decent snow/winter tires for the stock 18's then I would rather not spend the extra cash on rims, but if I can find winter tires for a 16" or 15" rim a lot cheaper then that would offset the cost of the rims.

tires for a 16 inch rim are gonna be MUCH cheaper than tires for the odd sized VX rim... probably almost the same cost for the total package. then it will save you lots of $$$ next time.

[Triathlete]

For wheels you might look at your local pic 'n' pull (or over on the Planet though shipping would probably kill the cheap part) for a Trooper or Rodeo. They have both 15 and 16 inch factory wheels. Leave 'em stock or throw a coat of flat black paint on 'em and you got some cheap, nice winter wheels. As far as size (I don't about size availability, haven't checked winter tires since I rarely have to worry about that white stuff), possibly the same diameter but in a 10.5 width. The narrow tire isn't so much for cutting through snow but it puts more weight on the contact patch area I believe (someone feel free to correct me if i am wrong).

[Bee Sting]

I picked up an extra set of stock 18" rims from Bee Venom a while ago so that I can put snows on the four crappiest (best are 3 of Mr. Venom's and 1 of my originals).

Snow tire I am looking at is the FIrestone Winter Force 225x60R18 (Tire Rack$92 plus shipping). May be a bit small for a lifted rig, but not all that expensive.

[pbkid]

For wheels you might look at your local pic 'n' pull (or over on the Planet though shipping would probably kill the cheap part) for a Trooper or Rodeo. They have both 15 and 16 inch factory wheels. Leave 'em stock or throw a coat of flat black paint on 'em and you got some cheap, nice winter wheels. As far as size (I don't about size availability, haven't checked winter tires since I rarely have to worry about that white stuff), possibly the same diameter but in a 10.5 width. The narrow tire isn't so much for cutting through snow but it puts more weight on the contact patch area I believe (someone feel free to correct me if i am wrong).

ya mark, thats what i did... i picked up a set of stock toyota ones (same bolt pattern) and then that opened up a world of options for tires... and they also have 15's and 16's.

you are incorrect about the cutting billy, a narrower tire has less likelyhood to 'float' on the snow (think about a snowboard at high speed and skii's at high speed, the board floats much better). but you ARE correct about the contact area also, they give more weight per cubic inch and therefore have less likelyhood to slide.

[mrtew]

you are incorrect about the cutting billy, a narrower tire has less likelyhood to 'float' on the snow (think about a snowboard at high speed and skii's at high speed, the board floats much better

I think him saying the narrow one cuts through snow and you saying the the narrow one doesn't float on the snow is the same thing.

...but you ARE correct about the contact area also, they give more weight per cubic inch and therefore have less likelyhood to slide.

Actually I believe the contact patch is the same size no matter how wide or narrow the tire. It's just the a longer narrower contact patch is better both for keeping the car going straight forward and for getting forward traction on slippery surfaces.