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11-11-2004, 02:05 PM
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Si wheels in Winter?
I'm getting new tires soon, but am debating on either getting straight Winters on the steelies or all-seasons on the Si ones. Are the 15x7 Si's too wide for snow? I can only afford tires for one set, so what do you guys recommend?
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11-11-2004, 09:27 PM
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The skinnier the better I've always been told. You want your tires and wheel to cut through the snow not float on top of it.
I run my Si wheels with 195/55x15" Nokian Hakkapelittas. I might go with 14s on my 89 Civic Si and 185/65x14" Nokians. Or even 175/75x14".
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11-12-2004, 12:20 AM
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Re: Si wheels in Winter?
I use 185/65 14 tires for the winter. It makes it A LOT more fun if the rear tires are bald and the e-brake is applied.
We normally install Blizzaks at the shop.
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11-12-2004, 01:35 AM
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Re: Si wheels in Winter?
Not really looking for fun
 , just whatever is the better decision for snow.. I hate the hubcap look though, that's why I kind of want to keep the Si's on there.
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11-12-2004, 06:37 AM
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Re: Re: Si wheels in Winter?
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11-12-2004, 02:45 PM
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it's up to you, man, depends on how bad your winters are.
I'm planning on living on my steelies for this winter, and when spring comes I'm going to get a set of performance tires on a set of alloy rims. Winters are enough of a pain around here to make it worth the extra cost of a set of winter-only tires.
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11-12-2004, 05:42 PM
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Re: Si wheels in Winter?
Wheel covers look much better than ghetto steelies IMO. As a matter a fact we just swapped snow tires on a BMW 540i sport today. Took the lovely BBS wheels off for some steelies and WHEEL COVERS, on a BMW
 . Like CivicSi said it's only for winter.
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11-12-2004, 05:50 PM
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Re: Si wheels in Winter?
lol i think i am going to get some spinner wheel covers for my steelies this year. Was going to get them last year, but I ended up paying out the ass for steelies and studded tires. I ended up paying a little over $400 even with trade in for my old civics winter rims and studs.
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11-12-2004, 10:05 PM
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I ususlly run 4 studded snow on my teg for the winter, 195/60/14 (stock rims). I'll tell ya without them my car goes nowwhere up here. I already went off the road about a week ago because I haven't put the snow tires on yet, my allseasons couldn't even handle a 1/4 inch of snow in this friggen car.
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