Winter Wheels/Tires

[Victorofhavoc]

Awesome thank you for that. i was looking at the Wintracs as they are a bit cheaper than otheres but saw some concerns about ice. I live off a dirt road, a crime i know, which does get lots of Ice so may have to go to blizzeks for that.

They are no stud less ice and snow tire, but they're very comparable to other performance winter tires, splitting hairs by a foot or two. I've hit black ice on them a few times, and yes you can feel that you're on ice, but the traction feel is consistent so as it slips and regains traction there's no jerkiness. It's very predictable and many miles above even the best all seasons in that scenario.

In your case, especially if that dirt road is one you take quickly and has hills, the ice and snow blizzaks are the safest bet. I've been in light snow conditions on blizzaks at 32F on a gravel road I didn't know, and lost my forester xt over a blind hill going 15mph. I learned an expensive lesson about state farm, how subaru axles work, and how little grip exists on gravel with any ice. If it's just a short road then probably the performance winters would do, but I wouldn't expect them to push you through on the gravel road at anything more than 3" of snow (safely).

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[Victorofhavoc]

Speaking of, my winters just came in. Never thought I'd be looking at a 255/40 and saying to myself "look at all this sidewall I get!"

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[bisquick]

Does anyone know if a 35 sidewall tire will fit on our cars. essentially a 265/35R19

Yes. Lowered on Eibach Sportline with 15mm spacers.

 

[Victorofhavoc]

Winters are on and I've already had a few runs in them around town. I forgot how oversteer prone the wintrac pro are! I love these tires, and honestly I feel for around town they're more fun than the ps4s. Their limits are lower so you can push the car a little less dangerously and that helps the fun factor a lot! They're also so much more prone to good steering with the brake pedal that the car really rewards you for smart brake use in decreasing radius corners. In a 255/40/18 they are just as wide as the 265/30/19 ps4s, a bit more comfy, a tiny bit less edgy on center, and surprisingly quieter than the DT1 ps4s (which also seem louder than any of my non-DT1 ps4s or my star or n spec ps4s in the past).

Great tire, and if you're on the fence on it, I'd jump strait off into vreds land. Perfect dry and damp performance winter for those of us in very cold dry/wet and icy conditions.

 

[Audio79]

Hi guys need some help looking to get tire for my stock wheels Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 PLUS will this size fit 275/35/19 thanks again for you help and time my integra brothers and sisters

 

[Frenzal]

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[Audio79]

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[BillB128]

Fitted my winter wheel/tire set-up today. I went with 18"x9.5 Enkei T6R's with 265/35 18"Conti DWS 06 Plus. I've used the DWS 06 in the past and really like them.

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