17" Snow tires

(15-11-2012 07:09pm)Easty Wrote:  Ill be getting some. Tirerack has some super cheap ok looking wheels now if you filter by the evo.

Im assumming 17 and blizzaks will be great fun in the poweder.

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tire rack looks good i have a dynamic on order. they said dec., but now it is jan. hopefully will get sooner. afraid to order tires before have car.

I picked up a cheap set of 17 freelander wheels on eBay and got winter tyres for £100 each ran them all last winter, just put hem back on. Well worth it, not only to keep my summer wheels nice and clean but also cutting down on tyre costs.

Might search ebay tirerack usually sells out quickly

have some 17" avon rims and tyres for sale....see relevent posting

Aaargh, I get mixed up with this tyre lark. I've got 20's on my Dynamic, so should I be downgrading the size of the wheel to put winters on ?

(31-12-2012 09:35pm)gw76 Wrote:  Aaargh, I get mixed up with this tyre lark. I've got 20's on my Dynamic, so should I be downgrading the size of the wheel to put winters on ?

You don't have to, but 20" winters are hard to find and expensive, and really if you were needing winter tyres then you probably don't want to risk damaging your 20" wheels against kerbs etc higher side walls (smaller wheel) give you more protection from hitting things with your alloy.

Sounds sensible, so is 17 the figure most go for, and will that not look a bit naff ? Suppose you cant have style and substance.
So get a cheap set of smaller alloys and winters to fit .
Thanks.

17" are the recommended by LR for use with snow chains. They look good on the car, not naff at all...looks just the same as on the Freelander 2. It certainly does not degrade the appearance.

I have 19" Pirelli Scorpion Ice and Snow tyres that I ran the car on last winter. The reduction in road noise over the 20" Craptinentals was quite noticeable, as well as having better braking and grip in both snow and in heavy rain. I ran similar Pirelli winter tyres on my last RRS and FFRR and even in summer they were impressive in the wet. They would be a nice tyre to run all year round unless it got really hot and dry!

I run the 18" version of what Tim is using. Great tyre.