Is anyone running snow tires on their Uplander for the winter? Living in Central NY where we average over 10 feet of snow during the winter, they have become a neccesity. We recently had a bout of winter weather and I noticed the van acted differently on the slick road surface than my old Ventures did when I used the brake. I decided this vehicle too needs snow tires to get through the winter. One problem I noticed while looking for snow tires is the lack of available brands and a high price tag. The lower cost snow tires run about $105 ea,(versus $52 for ones that I used on my Ventures.)Another problem I am having is trying to locate a spare set of steel factory rims to mount the snow tires to. (My van came equipped from the factory with steel wheels.) One reason I believe the rims are hard to find is that they are unique to the Uplander and are 6 lug 17" rims. Has anyone else experienced a hard time locating snow tires and /or spare rims for their Uplander. I noticed none of my local tire stores carry snows for this vehicle and I had to go online to sites like tirerack.com and Mavis Tires to find some.
