hey guys, I am debating whether I should leave my new winter tires on the steelies, or mount them on my stock oem gunmetal rims.


steelies look so goddamn ugly, especially on PY... will salt destroy the OEM alloys paint? I plan to wash and rinse every section of my car where salt can sit for long to prevent anything... probably twice a week... i always keep my car clean.


whaddya guys think??

 

put them on your oem rims unless you want to look like me

 

Yeah man, i hate the steelie look.....

So is it okay if i use them?? or will they be damaged?


Modified by airek at 6:55 PM 11/2/2006

 

Personally i would leave then on the steelies. Why waste money unmounting the tires off of the steelies and onto the stock wheels and then again once spring comes around.

Ali

 

id use the steelies if i was drivin mine in the winter....who cares wat they look like, its in winter mode, protect your itr rims, and especially in your case that u have the option...why risk damagin the oem itr rims for?

 

Well if you hate the steelies look, don't use em. You can always try to pick up some beat-up, chipped-up OEMs for sale, or any other set of cheap wheels just for winter that are more pleasing to the eye.

PMed

 

I use steelies all winter and love them. helps distract thieves a bit too, although probably not so much on PY.

 

Eric has a point... steelies do say "yuck look at that st00pid honda with no hub-caps" , which is just all the better for US.

 

During the winter with the snow...i'd use the steelies...

 

do your guys chains rub or do you raise your car up? i wouldnt know since im in SD

 

if not steelies, rock crv wheels or milennia wheels. i loved my crv's btw.

 

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I thought chains weren't allowed. And it would depend on what size tire and how low the car is. But i thought most new winter tires we non studded like the bridgestone blizzaks.

Ali

 

most modern winter tires will work as well as chains in most snow we see in america

 

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+1.

I had some studded snow tires that did excellent. As stated above, why worry about messing up your OEM's if they are in good condition. Winter can bring curb checks and bad news. Leave the steelies with the winter wheels.

 

steelie's for sure...

 

Orrrrrrrr, how about you get a beater and park the R for the winter instead of having the salt annhiliate it?

 

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I thought chains weren't allowed. And it would depend on what size tire and how low the car is. But i thought most new winter tires we non studded like the bridgestone blizzaks.

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Yeah, I'm quite sure chains are not allowed on public roads in New York State.

 

id def use steelies. i had steelies on in the winter, was going 5mph down a small hill in the snow, started to slide and hit the curb. def bent the wheel to hell, glad i didnt have anything else on there........

 

Keep the winter tires on the steelies is what I would do.

What kind of tires do you have installed? A studded kind I hope with those dreary snow storms in Buffalo.

 

FWIW I have a set of 4 steelies for sale. PM me if you're interested.

If you don't like how they look just get hub caps like I had.

 

you can get another set of R wheels. i lucked out n got a pair of white itr rims wrapped in winter tires.

 

i got think the type r looks that bad with steelies.. here is mine

 

If you're going to be that **** about your wheels why even drive the R in the winter at all? You can't replace the coroded/rusted body on your R as easily as you can replace wheels.

 

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After I wrecked my jeep and had no daily driver, that is the route I went with. I picked up some really beat up, chipped, scratched, etc. OEM wheels. I have my wheels/tires set up as this:

*REALLY* Beat up OEM Wheels --&gt; Winter tires.
Clean OEM Wheels --&gt; Summer tires
Kosei K1 --&gt; Either none or r-comp, depending if I will be seeing the track or not.

 

No one answered his real question. But I can speak from experience.

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Yes.

I had a set of OEM GM wheels that I was using in winter. The salt ate into the paint and it started bubbling a bit. That will happen even if you try to keep up with washing the car and wheels (which is tough to do). If you really care about your GM wheels, don't use them.

Use the steelies. Don't worry about how ugly they are. When it's winter, all the cars are dirty with salt anyway.

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No. We use stock size tires without chains.

Nowadays studless winter tires, like the Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50 and Blizzak REVO and Michelin X-Ice, offer excellent performance. In most conditions, their traction on snow and ice is just as good as studded tires (which are illegal in most of the snowiest northern states anyway, like IL/MI/WI/MN/etc).