White93z34 Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 i can get a set of 15' steel wheels and 4 very good snow tires that ate 205/60/15, i figgured out that my speedo will be off by about 7%, would you let this bother you? that means at 60 i'll be doing around 55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabz Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 drive slower, i hear winter tires are great, gives you more peace of mind while u drive, i have never used them on a w though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnout524 Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Personally I wouldn't mind the offset in the speedo. I'd just have to remember to drive 5MPH faster. I too hear that snow tires are a worthwhile upgrade. I've never used them before, but my W handled decent last winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted November 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 i'm just so sick and tired of slideing and spinning my way through winters, i can get a set of 15' steelies cheep enough, and my grandfather has a set of 205/60/15 toyo snow tires that are about perfect and he said i could have them, then i was at teh shop yesterday and found another set of 205/60/15 snow tires, so the way i see it i could be totally set for the next 3 or so winters for about $100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bake82 Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 DO IT! I have snow tires on my car and I would NEVER drive in a winter without 4 snow tires on any car. In my experience they make a world of difference. If you can be set for 100 bucks for 3 winters, I'd be doing it without even thinking about it, even with the speedo being off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Winter tires are a great investment. I have four 225-60-16 Michelin Pilot Alpins on my Z34 and they make winter driving relaxing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 I have 205/70/15 (same size as minivan tires) on my old sawblade rims. THEY are actually suppose to be around 7% off, compared to 225/60/16s. I dunno what the stock tires you have are but it would be more than 7% off... still not a big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted November 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 i dono i run 225/60/16s normally i found a online thing to calculate the the difference and i came up with 7% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 I wouldn't care in the least bit about the speedo....having good traction from good snow tires would certainly outweigh the small speedo error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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