I Have a C4 Cab & I Live in Northern New England & It snows like everyday here, its my first C4 & Im told that they are pretty good in the snow, but i will need some snow tires? OR do you guys think i can run my Pilot Sports all year?

well my stock tire sizes on my 19" Carrera Classics are 235/35/19 & 305/30/19, tire rack told me that i should buy diffrent rims because mine are way too wide, but i hate the way the car looks with smaller wheels & I Think i want to keep mine.


so he wants to sell me 235/35/19 & 295/30/19 Piirelli W240 Zero Snow Tires.
$1336 for the set.

what should i do? he says thats the only tire i can buy. Please let me know guys, thanks.

 

Winter tires are absolutely essential if you live in a climate where the temperature drops below 45F for extended periods of time. It's not snow that's the problem per se, but summer tires that go hard in cold weather and lose their "stickiness" so you;re left with little grip and that makes driving somewhat unpredictable.

As to what to get and where. Seriously consider getting a set of 18" wheels and winter tires which will give you more wheel and suspension protection from potholes and will have a narrower tire width to cut through the snow. That means you won't have to break down your regular summer set and have to remount and rebalance your wheels every time you change them. You can ignore what the car looks like for a few months for the sake of a car that's been less stressed by poor roads during winter.

Tirerack is the place I've used since Year 0 for this.

As an alternative you might also want to think about getting a beater if the snow is regularly deeper than 4" as you front spoiler will act like a snowplough, and get ripped off.

 

Have you seen the stickies I have in the wheel and tire section on your car for winter applications? Check them out and give me a call if interested or if you have questions.

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/wheels-tires-28/

Thanks.

 

i've always bought from tirerack (although i'm very disapointed with them after being denied warranty on a tire with maybe 2 miles on it...but that's another discussion)

i've been happy with my dunlop m3's

 

There are a variety of winter tires you can purchase for a 911, depending on the wheel size. Going with dedicated wheels for the winter rubber makes the change much easier, and allows you to step down to 18" wheels for the winter, which may well give you more options on the tires as well.

The problem, as stated, is not only the snow, which requires different tread patterns than the summer tires, but also the temps, as others have said. Even without snow, if the temperature drops anywhere into the low 40's or lower, the performance tires will not perform at all anymore as the rubber compound on them is not usable in that cold climate. So even without the snow, winter tires are needed in cold regions.

 

well, i allready have a set of Zone 19" Wheels that im running nw but was going to use them for only summer.


and i thought i could use the carrera classics as winters,
but my Question is would the car handle any better with an 18" wheel with snow tires? because the guy at tirerack says to go with the 18, but the 18 is only about a half inch less wider then my carrera classics, Not to much of a diffrence, Right? so why buy another set of wheels so save a half inch? & the car will look like crap.


whats the best handling tire in the snow that will fit on my carrera classics.?

 

Take a look at this thread over on renntech.org for Nokian Winter Tires
http://www.renntech.org/forums/index...howtopic=22439

 

18" allow you to run more sidewall and also narrower tires. so the rears are 265 rather than 295 or 305. It may not look like much on paper but on the road it makes a significant difference. Given the choice again I would still go for 18" and sod the appearances for a few months.

 

I bought a 18" set from wheel dynamics with winter tire last year. They work great in Chicago. I only used them a couple times though. Rather drive the Landrover. Can get a set for around $2k. www.wheeldynamics.net/Wheels.html

 

i called Tiresbyweb.com & they have the Nokian WR 235/35/19 & 295/30/19, he says the Nokian are a better tire then the Pirelli W240s, but then i read that the Nokians are better for places with warmer winters (i dont know if that is ture or not)

what do you guys think?

Like i Said, i live in New England & Its going to be very cold, & Snowing Almost everyday so i need a good SNOW/WINTER Tire. no mild warm winters here lol

 

They may not look as good but 18" will be a better (safer) drive in the dead of winter. Which is more important, safe driving or looks?

 

well i spoke to a few tire companys & They ALL SAID the same thing, that going to a 18" wheel really wont do much of a diffrence because its still very wide, so to spend the extra money by buying a 3rd set of wheels i think would be a waste.

i mean its like like im going from a 295 to a 245 that would be a big diffrence.

 

Well, then just buy some winter rubber for the 19"s and be done with it. Your set on using the 19's, its clear. Just get some good winter traction tires: there are plenty of brands, but I'm not sure what will fit your wheels.

For me, the look of the wheels comes in last place of importance to almost everything else on the car.

 

Yea but which brand is best for snow? i know theres a bunch of Winter tires but from what i hear Snow tires are a lil diffrent (i never heard of that before)

 

You don't seem too interested in advice, so why don't you read up and decide for yourself.