Post up your winter setups!

Daya · 12-08-2009, 10:04 AM

Now that winter is officially upon us here in the MidWest/Great Lakes area, let us share our rides in full winter mode

VMR 710 18" Gunmetals with Dunlop Wintersport 3D 235/40-18

Clean before the snow

Ryan323i · 12-08-2009, 10:43 AM

Stock wheels, stock tires, same as my summer setup

CubanJJ09 · 12-08-2009, 10:51 AM

sport edition km-11 18" X 8.0 all around with blizzak lm25's 225.
i love me some traction

kyleb350 · 12-08-2009, 11:08 AM

^^^Same tires as Carlos, except mine are on the 189s

Hedges · 12-08-2009, 11:13 AM

I threw on my Pirelli Sottozero 240's, we got a storm coming! Anyone know how they handle? lol 245/40/18 square setup!

CubanJJ09 · 12-08-2009, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Hedges

I threw on my Pirelli Sottozero 240's, we got a storm coming! Anyone know how they handle? lol 245/40/18 square setup!

im interested in how they do. keep me/us posted

Hedges · 12-08-2009, 11:28 AM

I'll let you know tomorrow if I make it home from work after the storm lol! I'm concerned because they are performance winter tires and so we'll see how they actually handle in storm situations in Toronto which is what i need.

kyleb350 · 12-08-2009, 12:47 PM

Performance winter tires? That almost sounds like an oxymoron

Shouldn't be a problem regardless. Have fun!

Hedges · 12-08-2009, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyleb350

Performance winter tires? That almost sounds like an oxymoron

Shouldn't be a problem regardless. Have fun!

Exactly why I'm worried lol!

Darkcyd_Turbo · 12-08-2009, 01:24 PM

18" Breyton GTS's in black w/ Bridgestone Blizzak WS-60's...

CubanJJ09 · 12-08-2009, 01:44 PM

The blizzaks are performace winters. I was actually looking at getting the ws60 bit they didn't come in the size I wanted/needed. Now that I have the lm25 I'm glad I got them.

Ricer X · 12-08-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by CubanJJ09

The blizzaks are performace winters. I was actually looking at getting the ws60 bit they didn't come in the size I wanted/needed. Now that I have the lm25 I'm glad I got them.

And the lm25's were cheaper I bet! Bonus!

CubanJJ09 · 12-08-2009, 01:55 PM

Don't think there was a huge price difference but I'd like to see the ws60 thread

Darkcyd_Turbo · 12-08-2009, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AFV335i

And the lm25's were cheaper I bet! Bonus!

lm-25's were no longer available in the size i needed, ws-60s were cheaper than the lm-60's which took the place of the lm-25s.

IRL-MN · 12-08-2009, 01:56 PM

I'm running 225/45R17 Dunlop WinterSport M3 RFTs, mounted to style 194M wheels...

Darkcyd_Turbo · 12-08-2009, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by CubanJJ09

Don't think there was a huge price difference but I'd like to see the ws60 thread

ws-60's took over the ws-50's...Los I think you meant tread, not thread right? Here...

Ricer X · 12-08-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Darkcyd_Turbo

lm-25's were no longer available in the size i needed, ws-60s were cheaper than the lm-60's which took the place of the lm-25s.

LOL. I don't even know what the diff was. All I know is I walked into WSTO and said, "I need winters - hook me up" and they did! They did tell me the savings from the LM-60s but those are details that are lost on me. All I had to know was that I was saving $ without a noticeble difference...done.

I don't think we even looked a the WS series.

Darkcyd_Turbo · 12-08-2009, 01:59 PM

Oh the Blizzak LM series winter tires are "performance winter" tires...the WS's are "studless ice & snow" tires. That's why speed rating is lower on the WS's than on the LM's.

Reason I chose the WS series is because of crap storms like the one that will hit us tonight total of 8-12 inches of snow starting tonight all the way to tomorrow night. Plus my street get plowed when it stops snowing so I need something to get me through the deep stuff.

nick 55 · 12-08-2009, 04:54 PM

This is what I rock for the winter....

Nick

SitDown · 12-08-2009, 05:11 PM

Id sport some of these winter setups in july...

I just put LM60s on our Infiniti M and was blown away how well it performed this morning ... The blizzak was far from my 1st choice after reading the comments on here, but apparently buying in late November limits your choices. Regardless, these worked out great, kinda excited to drive home.

RodTheFemur · 12-08-2009, 05:13 PM

17" Rial Salerno's with Blizzak 225/45/17 LM-22 RFT

Hedges · 12-08-2009, 07:59 PM

If these pirelli sottozeros dont do good in the storm i'm changing to blizzaks right away!

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Hedges Major General 116 Rep 5,178 Posts Drives: 12 C63 AMG Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (8)	I threw on my Pirelli Sottozero 240's, we got a storm coming! Anyone know how they handle? lol 245/40/18 square setup!
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Hedges Major General 116 Rep 5,178 Posts Drives: 12 C63 AMG Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (8)	I'll let you know tomorrow if I make it home from work after the storm lol! I'm concerned because they are performance winter tires and so we'll see how they actually handle in storm situations in Toronto which is what i need.
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kyleb350 Brigadier General 424 Rep 4,709 Posts Drives: '21 X3MC Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Milwaukee iTrader: (6)	Performance winter tires? That almost sounds like an oxymoron Shouldn't be a problem regardless. Have fun!
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Darkcyd_Turbo "Booty Hole Bandit" 32 Rep 1,597 Posts Drives: 2008 Montego E92 335xi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madison, WI iTrader: (14)	18" Breyton GTS's in black w/ Bridgestone Blizzak WS-60's...
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CubanJJ09 Banned 169 Rep 12,680 Posts Drives: like an asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago Burbs iTrader: (2) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i [6.18]	The blizzaks are performace winters. I was actually looking at getting the ws60 bit they didn't come in the size I wanted/needed. Now that I have the lm25 I'm glad I got them.
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CubanJJ09 Banned 169 Rep 12,680 Posts Drives: like an asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago Burbs iTrader: (2) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i [6.18]	Don't think there was a huge price difference but I'd like to see the ws60 thread
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IRL-MN Major 44 Rep 1,151 Posts Drives: F82 \| E30 \| E28 \| E24 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA iTrader: (0)	I'm running 225/45R17 Dunlop WinterSport M3 RFTs, mounted to style 194M wheels... Attached Images
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Darkcyd_Turbo "Booty Hole Bandit" 32 Rep 1,597 Posts Drives: 2008 Montego E92 335xi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madison, WI iTrader: (14)	Oh the Blizzak LM series winter tires are "performance winter" tires...the WS's are "studless ice & snow" tires. That's why speed rating is lower on the WS's than on the LM's. Reason I chose the WS series is because of crap storms like the one that will hit us tonight total of 8-12 inches of snow starting tonight all the way to tomorrow night. Plus my street get plowed when it stops snowing so I need something to get me through the deep stuff.
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SitDown . 8 Rep 247 Posts Drives: Huntin Again... Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: IL iTrader: (0)	Id sport some of these winter setups in july... I just put LM60s on our Infiniti M and was blown away how well it performed this morning ... The blizzak was far from my 1st choice after reading the comments on here, but apparently buying in late November limits your choices. Regardless, these worked out great, kinda excited to drive home.
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Hedges Major General 116 Rep 5,178 Posts Drives: 12 C63 AMG Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (8)	If these pirelli sottozeros dont do good in the storm i'm changing to blizzaks right away!
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