The tires are 215/45/18 same as stock but the rim offset is 45mm instead of stock 52.5mm. I wanted performance winters because they will be on the car for 6 months of the year.
Thanks for the link to the mud flap install. I will post a pic when mine are done.
It wasn't easy finding 17" steels and snows around here so for a little more I bought these. Most snow tire stock were sold out now.
I'll probably transfer them over to my summer tires.
Thanks laraw, I will check it out.
I installed my new winter tire/wheel setup on my MS3 and it looks good. I went with Pirelli Sottozero's and 18" rial rims from Tirerack.com. The offset was 7mm different but they fit perfectly and do not rub or touch anywhere. The rims are too nice for winter driving here! Oh well they didn't...