I put on new snows with used wheels (new to me though) last Tuesday.

 

switched mine today and cant wait to get them off again

 

that makes two of us!

 

Thanx again Astral!

 

So today... I drove an hour and a half through snow on bald summer tires... and a lot of it was up hill through twisties. I'm such a BAMF!

... I'll get snow tires this weekend.

 

ouch! in this cold weather with summer tires, it's hard enough to not slide around when the roads are dry!

 

I was having a good ol' time.

 

You could do some sreious slippin' & slidin'!!

 

Drove home in the snow today. I'm glad my winter tires were waiting for me at my door when I got home. Getting them installed this weekend.

 

You Jersey-ites are slip slidin' away and yet the snowless Cape guy has primo snow tires. Go figger.

 

Finally got mine yesterday. WS60 215/55R17's on the cheapest rims I could get my hands on. Night and day difference to the summer tires. I think they actually handle about as well as the summers did on dry pavement in this temperature. The W rated rubber was hard as a rock.. I spun my tires accidentally on dry pavement in a straight line the other day...

 

you need to stay safe. what would rx8club be if the beloved kimberly lynn got hurt?

 

I need to get a set of wheels and winter tires. I was slipping out all over the place in yesterdays storm. Anyone know of any for sale?

How much did you spend on that whole setup?

 

Check Craigslist. Though being that winter is now here it may be tough to find used. Tirerack or Discount Tire Direct have great packages.

 

Have any of you guys ever stored your 8 in the winter?? If so, what and where did you put it? I'm from Syracuse NY and we got clobbered with snow every year, plus all the salt and grime that will eat away the paint in 5 years or less... I've got a winter rat to use, but trying to find out the best way to store it during the frozen tundra season...

 

?????

 

Many folks have stored their 8 for the winter... if you search for "winter storage' you may find some threads about it.

Not me though.

If you can store it in a garage, that'd be the best, but a car cover over a clean car can also do the trick.

 

yeah, you're asking the wrong owners. those in this thread are switching to winters b/c the 8s are daily drivers.

 

Ok I did it. I finally switched today.

 

no more sliding around in the snow & ice for you!

 

Sorry, haven't been on the board lately. I hope you've already got your tires taken care of, but I spent $900 all together. Had Town Fair match Tire rack.

 

$800 total, asa rims + blizzak ws-50 225/50/17

put them on in the beginning of december. good thing too, we had a nice snow blizzard for a few days somewhere in the middle of dec, right? i got stuck in the middle of that. snow tires made it easy.

 

I am currently running the oem size winter tires - dunlop winter sports m3 - oem size is 225-45R18 i think.

My question is whats the narrowest tires I can run on the 8? Tirerack doesnt seem to give me any alternate smaller sizes for tires - only lists the oem size. I need to change my winter tires out prolly next season.

thanks,
Bodi

 

On the OEM wheels, you could probably run a 215 size, but I woudln't do it... the stock tire size of 225 is already a bit "narrow".

If you use a 17" wheel, I would run 215 on an 7.5" wide wheel or 205 on a 7" wheel.

 

thanks - i should be getting new wheels - my oem ones are getting scratches from unknown gremlins. Need to do a bit of painting on them.