My winter setup

[madman]

I know it's early but last year I got caught with winter tires and no wheels to go with them.

It turned out to be more difficult than I thought to find some inexpensive wheels that fit.

So that's why I picked these up so early.

Tires:
Michelin X-Ice 235/45 - 17

Wheels:
MB Wheels - Weapon - Gunmetal finish 17x8 28offset

[Warrtalon]

That should work great. Cheap rims that don't look bad, and tires that will eat up the ice/snow, although the dry road action will suck like with my Blizzaks.

I basically have the same setup with my 17x8 charcoal Rota Torques and 235/45-17 Blizzaks.

[madman]

Ya I had these tires on my stock rims last winter and they were awesome. I bought them just before my board trip to Keystone. I never felt more secure on the mountain roads.

I was close to buying the Blizzaks, seems like everyone uses them. The X-Ice were just a little cheaper so I thought I would give them a try.

[gsrEVOix]

Where can i get blizzaks and how much are they? I work at a dealership and cant find them in our wheel/tire catalog, i think its tirerack.


Oh and Madman, do you live in ft. collins?

[madman]

Originally Posted by gsrEVOix

Where can i get blizzaks and how much are they? I work at a dealership and cant find them in our wheel/tire catalog, i think its tirerack.


Oh and Madman, do you live in ft. collins?

I wish, or anywhere in CO for that matter, but no I live in Kansas City.


I would think that the Blizzaks would be easy to find. Made by Bridgestone.

You can find them on tirerack and other tire supplier websites.

[gsrEVOix]

Oops nevermind, I just read your profile, your not even in CO.

[Warrtalon]

Yeah, it should be pretty easy to find Bridgestone Blizzaks - very common tire.

I happened to get mine used for $100 total. They were worn, but I didn't need them except for a few months at a time.

[Slowwdsm]

How much do those wheels weigh?

[Warrtalon]

My guess would be mid in the mid-18s. My nearly-identical 17X8 Rota Torques are 18.xx #s.