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Originally Posted by troymi
Ok, so I'm a little crazy. But, I love this stuff and the guys that have bought my "pre-loved" wheels and tires can attest that I appreciate all of it.
I started out with OEM Style 209 18" with Blizzaks. They were left over from my diesel. They were Ok, but not great. A little superior in deep snow but not great on ice. And even with spacers they didn't look the part. Sorry all you narrow tires are fine haters!
Then I got OEM Style 298 wheels with the OEM Good Year tires. The look was better but the tires didn't cut it for me. Braking was not the best and they slid when they should have bit.
Now, OEM Style 300 wheels with Pirelli Ice/Snow in stock 315/35 and 275/40 sizes. Ok, they look great obviously. I just had them fixed up so they are perfect. The ride is true and we don't have snow yet. Let them slide a little; who cares? That's what driving fun is right?
Enjoy the pics.
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Did you have to bore out the center of the 300M's, or did it fit right onto your M-sport?
My 35i M-sport has 333's on it now (with the stock Dunlop RFT's which are not appropriate for winter), but I'm getting a set of 300's for a winter tire set.
Sure, 19's would be better in snow, but I don't want it to handle like dog doo on days where it isn't snowing. This is my main driver for getting the 20's for winter.
My thoughts: Winter tire selection is highly dependent on where you live. Here, south of Denver, we can get amazing sun during the winter. I was out in a t-shirt and shorts today. But we can get a blizzard tomorrow morning, and I can shovel snow later in the aforementioned t-shirt and shorts. It's just the way our weather is.
5 Days per winter, snow tires are mandatory - you can get by on all-seasons, but it's not really comfortable and you may have issues in really really bad storms. If you go skiing add to this number.
20 days/winter, you can get by with all-seasons, but really perform in winter tires. The remainder of the winter is just insurance.