winter snow tires
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winter snow tires
Hi there,
Wondering if i can put 16 " wheels on my 2007 FIT to : get it higher off the ground for clearance - esp snow clearance (Just purchased this summer Head to vermont every weeekend and school vacations to teach skiing - so Getting stuck isn't really an excuse unless the weather is EXXXXXtreme!!!
And what brand of snow would be best - .
thanks !
Wondering if i can put 16 " wheels on my 2007 FIT to : get it higher off the ground for clearance - esp snow clearance (Just purchased this summer Head to vermont every weeekend and school vacations to teach skiing - so Getting stuck isn't really an excuse unless the weather is EXXXXXtreme!!!
And what brand of snow would be best - .
thanks !
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Re: winter snow tires (maryeliza)
Hmm, seems like a possibility, although with much larger diameter wheels, you risk rubbing when turning at full lock. I know when I had my Civic Wagon (13" stock wheels), and I put on 15" SI wheels with fat factory rubber on, I gained atleast an inch of ground clearance, but there was a tiny bit of rubbing on the plastic fender liner at full lock. Let us know how it goes, I'm interested.
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Re: winter snow tires (maryeliza)
I would stick with tires of the proper diameter for your vehicle. Any speciality snow tire will perform much better than that stock all-season tires, but you can read a lot about different snow tire choices here:
http://www.snowtire.info/forum/portal.php?page=6
http://www.tirerack.com/winter...e=yes
http://www.snowtire.info/forum/portal.php?page=6
http://www.tirerack.com/winter...e=yes
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