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Title: What winter wheels are / will you be running?
Post by: btfree on September 28, 2016, 10:54:12 pm

Thinking of picking up a used set of 17''s for winter & get my ch reps referred over winter.

What wheels & tyres are people running?

(ps if anyones got anything suitable for sale let me know!)

Cheers

Title: Re: What winter wheels are / will you be running?
Post by: ROH ECHT on September 29, 2016, 03:56:49 am

The same all year 'round here in the NW part of Oregon. Wheels are Nurburgring's and tires are Conti Extreme Contact DW.

They don't salt here...they spray magnesium chloride.  :wink:  I pressure-spray the under carriage regardless after driving on sprayed roads.

Title: Re: What winter wheels are / will you be running?
Post by: RMK87 on September 29, 2016, 04:02:13 am

Depending on budget. I will go see my local used tyre place (hes actually quite good has decent stock).

If I find any nearly new Michelins or Goodyear (maybe Dunlop or Contis) winters il get them. Wont be paying more than £35 a corner.

If buying new I may be trying the Nokian WR3 that are recommended on here.

Title: Re: What winter wheels are / will you be running?
Post by: pudding on September 29, 2016, 11:31:24 am

I picked up a set of OEM 16" steels with Dunlop Winter Sport on them from a classifieds ad a couple of years back, for £200.  Still haven't used them yet!

I might use them this year anyway, even if we don't get a cold winter, just to see what they're like!