285 35 19 Vs 245 45 18 for Winter Tires
#1
Drifting
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285 35 19 Vs 245 45 18 for Winter Tires
I dont plan or even day to drive my Vette in snow. I live in Chicago and like to have snow tires just in case. We had a hell of a Snow Storm 2 years ago and it shut down the city. We had a little over 2 feet. We were stranded in the house for 4 days. On the 5 day we final were able to get plowed out....anyway.
I do plan on driving my Vette on nice winter days, ya know days that theres no snow.
Im putting together snow rims and tires.
snow rims consist of 4 stock c6 rims 18x8.5
Front tires will be 245 40 18 (stock)
Rears are where my questions start.
I wanna run a 245 45 18 which seems close to stock but a little less wide.
Any downsides to this?
The rear should clear.
Will I get better mpg?
I do plan on driving my Vette on nice winter days, ya know days that theres no snow.
Im putting together snow rims and tires.
snow rims consist of 4 stock c6 rims 18x8.5
Front tires will be 245 40 18 (stock)
Rears are where my questions start.
I wanna run a 245 45 18 which seems close to stock but a little less wide.
Any downsides to this?
The rear should clear.
Will I get better mpg?
#3
Drifting
Thread Starter
hahah
yeah Im expecting the worst..it's ok I got thick skin and can dish it out....Im kinda a Internet warrior ya know
yeah Im expecting the worst..it's ok I got thick skin and can dish it out....Im kinda a Internet warrior ya know
#5
Drifting
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chicklets? hells ya love the green ones....
#6
Le Mans Master
While not on a Vette, put together a few winter tire packages for my daily cars, with very good results. 1st, was a 96' Z-28 Camaro with summer performance tires. Put together a Blizzak package from the Tire Rack, and was like bolting on tank treads in the snow. No way I would've ever made it to work, without these. Learned a few things when doing this. You're wanting narrower tires for the snow, so they press down through it, rather than riding on top. Doubt you'll get better fuel milage, as these tires are designed to have soft squimy treads in the cold. Also, careful of large 4wd trucks behind you, as may be able to get that 7000 lbs moving, but wont be able to stop anything like you. Those Blizzaks really bite on snowy/icy surfaces. So impressed with these myself, currently looking at a package for my daily car, and it's front drive. Also, don't forget TMPS, as all modern cars now have it, and put sensors on everything. Nice that I have a Bartec reset tool, as well.