Winter tires

[Mopey]

I have my Continental WINTERCONTACT TS 860 S tires in hand and have an installation appointment in a few weeks. Winter comes early here. Will advise.

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[kdryden99]

I was on 1010tires.com and they show winter-2. So according to them 17" would fit. I find that hard to believe.

 

[silverelan]

I have my Continental WINTERCONTACT TS 860 S tires in hand and have an installation appointment in a few weeks. Winter comes early here. Will advise.

I remember trick or treating thru more than a foot of snow outside of Anchorage back in the 80s. I don't know if that's still a thing nowadays.

 

[OttawaGuy]

I was on 1010tires.com and they show winter-2. So according to them 17" would fit. I find that hard to believe.

Hard to believe as well!!!

After lots of thinking this over, I've decided to keep the Premium wheels for Summer and get 18" for winter. It was getting a little too pricey for me to move to 20" + tires + winter tires... I have better use for my money!

And I went to the least expensive wheels for winter... Steel wheels from Costco 99$ each!. Tried them on they fit nicely (but don't see how 17" would fit around the front brakes). And yes they are ok for the car 1950lbs capacity each

 

[stmache]

Hard to believe as well!!!

After lots of thinking this over, I've decided to keep the Premium wheels for Summer and get 18" for winter. It was getting a little too pricey for me to move to 20" + tires + winter tires... I have better use for my money!

And I went to the least expensive wheels for winter... Steel wheels from Costco 99$ each!. Tried them on they fit nicely (but don't see how 17" would fit around the front brakes). And yes they are ok for the car 1950lbs capacity each

Got a link you can share for those wheels, please. Thanks!

 

[OttawaGuy]

Got a link you can share for those wheels, please. Thanks!

Wished I could share something, it's on a side Costco.ca webpage and I can't seem to be able to get a link directly to the wheels


But here's some info.

First they are only available in 18".
Costco.ca item number 1200024
Part# X48518

I saw some on CanadaWheels (not sure if they are from the same company or not, but they were 126$ each...
https://www.canadawheels.ca/steel-acier-wheels/premium-black-w52460?currentselectedvehicle=206444

 

[stmache]

Wished I could share something, it's on a side Costco.ca webpage and I can't seem to be able to get a link directly to the wheels


But here's some info.

First they are only available in 18".
Costco.ca item number 1200024
Part# X48518

I saw some on CanadaWheels (not sure if they are from the same company or not, but they were 126$ each...
https://www.canadawheels.ca/steel-acier-wheels/premium-black-w52460?currentselectedvehicle=206444

Gives me an idea what to look for. The linked one is 18 x 7.5 so what size tire do you put on it? Sorry for all the questions. Thank you for you help.

 

[cloud9]

Has anyone bought a second set of wheels for their GT? I bought a set of Blizzak 245/45/20s and plan to just mount on the stock wheels unless I can find a good alternate wheel for winter tires. Not crazy about spending $5k+ for an extra set of stock wheels. Back in the day I remember the 2012 Boss 302 LS wheels only cost about $200 a copy. I guess inflation is real ?

 

[OttawaGuy]

I'll put what's stock on the Select 18" 225/60R18

And while I was looking I discovered that PartsEngine.ca has them for cheaper than Costco.... reordering some and will return the other ones at Costco (since they don't price match!).

https://www.partsengine.ca/X48518-v...vXZz3JFBcT1zWBaQQQTLncN1DHXWneyEaAoaqEALw_wcB

 

[OttawaGuy]

I bought a set of Blizzak 245/45/20s ?

Are they suitable for the weight capacity? I know in the 19 and 18 they "shouldn't be mounted on the MME

 

[cloud9]

Are they suitable for the weight capacity? I know in the 19 and 18 they "shouldn't be mounted on the MME

No idea. I asked my dealer to order the set that would fit and that's what they ordered. It's an SUV tire, so I sure hope so.......having the dealer double check.

 

[OttawaGuy]

No idea. I asked my dealer to order the set the would fit and that's what they ordered. It's an SUV tire, so I sure hope so.......

Better double check, not sure what the stock GT's are but on the Premium they are 103 and Select has 104 load ratings, and the Blizzaks in those sizes are not higher then 98 I think. Sucks, I'm a big fan of Blizzak, I now need to go to something else!

 

[cloud9]

Better double check, not sure what the stock GT's are but on the Premium they are 103 and Select has 104 load ratings, and the Blizzaks in those sizes are not higher then 98 I think. Sucks, I'm a big fan of Blizzak, I now need to go to something else!

Thanks. I'm double checking with them.

 

[cloud9]

Better double check, not sure what the stock GT's are but on the Premium they are 103 and Select has 104 load ratings, and the Blizzaks in those sizes are not higher then 98 I think. Sucks, I'm a big fan of Blizzak, I now need to go to something else!

Good news, they told me they are rated at 103 and match the load rating printed inside the door.

 

[OttawaGuy]

Good news, they told me they are rated at 103 and match the load rating printed inside the door.

Great, I'll check these out then.... When I went to Costco the guy only looked at the DMV2 model