Hi,
I havent posted in a while but its about time to snow and I would appreciate some input. I need to put winter tires on my Mazda 5. All I have are the orig. 205/50-17 Toyo tires and I know that they wont work for the winter. Im thinking of getting separate steel rims with winter tires. Should I stick with the same size or go down to 205/55-16s? What advantages/disadvantages are there with the smaller rim size? Also, is their anything I need to tell the tire shop about ordering the steel rims (offset?), I have read some horror stories and would not like to be one of them. Also, could you recommend a tire that you have had good winter experience with. My driving is mostly highway, which can sometimes be ice and snow covered. No deep snow driving. I dont want to pay a fortune, but I dont want crappy tires either. I have had horrible luck with Goodyear tires in the past and I will not even consider purchasing them. I have had good luck with Hankook IceBear 300s in the past. Any other suggestions?
Thanks for your input. I will let you all know what I get and how it turns out when I finally purchase the package.
I havent posted in a while but its about time to snow and I would appreciate some input. I need to put winter tires on my Mazda 5. All I have are the orig. 205/50-17 Toyo tires and I know that they wont work for the winter. Im thinking of getting separate steel rims with winter tires. Should I stick with the same size or go down to 205/55-16s? What advantages/disadvantages are there with the smaller rim size? Also, is their anything I need to tell the tire shop about ordering the steel rims (offset?), I have read some horror stories and would not like to be one of them. Also, could you recommend a tire that you have had good winter experience with. My driving is mostly highway, which can sometimes be ice and snow covered. No deep snow driving. I dont want to pay a fortune, but I dont want crappy tires either. I have had horrible luck with Goodyear tires in the past and I will not even consider purchasing them. I have had good luck with Hankook IceBear 300s in the past. Any other suggestions?
Thanks for your input. I will let you all know what I get and how it turns out when I finally purchase the package.