For winter, do I need new tires?
10-10-12, 09:37 AM
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If you're getting Blizzaks, shouldn't you get a 2nd set of wheels? Unless you're willing to do a full dismount and remount of tires, twice a year, but that seems like a hassle to me. I'd rather have 2 sets of wheels than do that.
10-10-12, 09:41 AM
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10-10-12, 12:17 PM
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10-10-12, 12:27 PM
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The RWD, not quite. Youc can technically put 225's in the back to make them all around but then the odo would not be quite accurate the revolutions is off.. Unfortunately the spedometer cannot be reprogrammed to take in account the different tire; if it could I would probably would consider going all around.
10-10-12, 03:36 PM
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You can manage but have to be careful. I definitely recommend proper winter tires because it will make a significant difference.
When I had the 07 250 AWD, I was on A/S season too but was able to control the car being careful since I'm used to driving in the snow. At times, I gunned it to make the car slip to know it's limits of what you can and cannot do.
You can manage but have to be careful. I definitely recommend proper winter tires because it will make a significant difference.
When I had the 07 250 AWD, I was on A/S season too but was able to control the car being careful since I'm used to driving in the snow. At times, I gunned it to make the car slip to know it's limits of what you can and cannot do.
10-10-12, 05:07 PM
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I also have a set of Dunlop Sport Maxx tires on my RWD IS350 and I assume I need to get a set of winter tires, but I don't want to get another set of rims. Is there any downside to mounting and dismounting tires on rims other than the cost of mount and balance? Is that going to affect life of rims or tires?
10-10-12, 05:23 PM
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About about 2 years ago, there was a winter where SR-900 in Issaquah, was basically became literally became a sheet of ice (the snow crews didn't show up yet either!). So icy the cars were moving at idle to 5 mph at least because. Moving from a stop you instantly slip. It was a good way for me to test WOT to make it slip right away that the car literally started beeping and was cutting the power.
That was with the AWD on all seasons. Probably woudnt' of slipped that easily if I had Blizzaks on them. Now since I'm on RWD, I have Blizzaks for winters.
About about 2 years ago, there was a winter where SR-900 in Issaquah, was basically became literally became a sheet of ice (the snow crews didn't show up yet either!). So icy the cars were moving at idle to 5 mph at least because. Moving from a stop you instantly slip. It was a good way for me to test WOT to make it slip right away that the car literally started beeping and was cutting the power.
That was with the AWD on all seasons. Probably woudnt' of slipped that easily if I had Blizzaks on them. Now since I'm on RWD, I have Blizzaks for winters.
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10-10-12, 09:04 PM
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About about 2 years ago, there was a winter where SR-900 in Issaquah, was basically became literally became a sheet of ice (the snow crews didn't show up yet either!). So icy the cars were moving at idle to 5 mph at least because. Moving from a stop you instantly slip. It was a good way for me to test WOT to make it slip right away that the car literally started beeping and was cutting the power.
That was with the AWD on all seasons. Probably woudnt' of slipped that easily if I had bliazzaks on them. Now since I'm on RWD, I have Blizzaks for winters.
About about 2 years ago, there was a winter where SR-900 in Issaquah, was basically became literally became a sheet of ice (the snow crews didn't show up yet either!). So icy the cars were moving at idle to 5 mph at least because. Moving from a stop you instantly slip. It was a good way for me to test WOT to make it slip right away that the car literally started beeping and was cutting the power.
That was with the AWD on all seasons. Probably woudnt' of slipped that easily if I had bliazzaks on them. Now since I'm on RWD, I have Blizzaks for winters.