Discount Tire just warranted a set of the P7 +'s for me.Quiet tire: Try the Pirelli P7 Cintauro All-season
snow tire, if you drop down to 15" wheels with 195/65r15, you have a lot of choices of good snow tires at decent prices: General ALtimax Arctic, Bridgestone Blizzak WS80, Michelin Xice XI3, Continental ExtremeWinterContact, various Nokian tires, etc
What he is saying that there are just a lot more choices in size and price (cheaper) with a a 15 inch tire.I'm failing to understand going from a 17" tire Ø to a 15" tire Ø, to fit snow tires ?
Boy racer, @ 70 y.o. dem' days are long gone…What he is saying that there are just a lot more choices in size and price (cheaper) with a a 15 inch tire.
A 17 inch might look kinda cool in a boy racer kind of way, but other than that, a 17 has zero performance benefit over a 15 or 16 inch tire.
My pal got the exact same brand/model all season tire as me except his was a 17 and mine was a 16 and mine were cheaper.
1) Are rims in 5X112 available for 15" tires ?If you are going to run a separate set of winter tires, buy some steel wheels in 15 or 16 and save some money on the tires and having to mount and balance your tires every winter and spring when you change between summer and winter tires.
1) yes.Boy racer, @ 70 y.o. dem' days are long gone…
1) Are rims in 5X112 available for 15" tires ?
2) I checked and except for tread width (obviously) the 195R65/15 won't upset the electronics (ABS, Speedo, etc.) on the 2012 JSW.
Thanks for the comments.
Thanks, for all the comments and suggestions.… If you are going to run a separate set of winter tires, buy some steel wheels in 15 or 16 and save some money on the tires and having to mount and balance your tires every winter and spring when you change between summer and winter tires.
Depends on the car.So from above one person says 15" rim will fit and one says it won't. Which is it? Thanks
Yeah, I picked up up a set of OEM Passat 15" wheels for $80, total. One had a bunch of curb rash but it's just cosmetic.another reason to go with a small winter wheel is you will have more sidewall in the even you encounter a pothole. CraigsList is a good source for OEM wheels.