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Old 03-18-2005, 10:36 AM   #1
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18" winter tires?

Anyone run 18" winter tires, specifically in the 225/40 18 size (or equivalent)? If so, what do you use?

Tire Rack only lists one option in that size, a Continental winter tire.
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Old 03-18-2005, 10:37 AM   #2
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Why?

when you can put 16' wheels on that car...
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Old 03-18-2005, 10:46 AM   #3
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Re: 18" winter tires?

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Anyone run 18" winter tires, specifically in the 225/40 18 size (or equivalent)? If so, what do you use?

Tire Rack only lists one option in that size, a Continental winter tire.
Don't worry about it until late next summer. There will be many more options than this past year or the year before.
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Old 03-18-2005, 10:50 AM   #4
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Why?

when you can put 16' wheels on that car...
Yup. I'd never do more than 17" winter tires.
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Why?

when you can put 16' wheels on that car...
I can't justify having a different set of track wheels and winter wheels. Not so much can't justify, as don't have the space for. If I got a set of track wheels, I'd want to make sure I could put winter tires on them. If there aren't a lot of options, it may push me toward going with a set of 17"s instead of 18"s. Either way I'd probably run in DSP rather than BS.
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Old 03-18-2005, 11:00 AM   #6
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If you're going to run in DSP anyway, get 17s

Or, you could be like andy and run your ZHP in STX. Again...go with 17s.
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Old 03-18-2005, 11:39 AM   #7
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Why?

when you can put 16' wheels on that car...
You cant put 16's on a 330. The brakes are to big.
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Old 03-18-2005, 12:47 PM   #8
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Why?

when you can put 16' wheels on that car...
You cant put 16's on a 330. The brakes are to big.
AT Italia Type 5s.
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Old 03-18-2005, 12:51 PM   #9
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Bah, get separate wheels.

There's always room. You just need to be more creative
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Old 03-18-2005, 12:56 PM   #10
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when you can put 16' wheels on that car...
You cant put 16's on a 330. The brakes are to big.
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I stand corrected. ops:
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