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      08-12-2014, 08:05 PM   #1
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which winter setup do you use?

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      08-12-2014, 09:32 PM   #2
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ASA rims square with Dulop SP Winter Sport 225/45/17.
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Go-flat Blizzak LM-26 225/45R18 on Enkei rims. Corrects the speedo to almost dead-on accurate. Ran the first year without TPMS, couldn't stand it and had some installed last year.
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I use my 18x8 front and 18x9 rear M6 rep wheels with 235/40ZR-18 front and 265/35ZR-18 rear Continental ExtremeContact DWS. They are good in the snow and wet conditions and have a good tread life. Sloppy handling in dry and soft sidewall. Perfect for comfort and winter. I much prefer my Pilot Super Sports but they are spring summer and fall.
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Pirelli Sottozero III nonRFT (225/40 front, 255/35 rear) on OEM Styling 193 (18")
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Pirelli Sottozero III nonRFT (225/40 front, 255/35 rear) on OEM Styling 193 (18")
Same tire but in RFT (I want them in winter) on style 189 oem staggered rims
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18x8 modas with blizzak lm 25. picked em up off CL for $200 with TPMS installed.
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      08-13-2014, 03:07 PM   #8
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BMW style 197 Wheels, Bridgestone Blizzak WS60 tires 225/40/18 and 235/40/18, wheels are staggered 18x8.0" and 18x8.5", OEM TPMS sensors.

Bought them for my 335d originally from a member here and kept them when I swapped the d for the 335xi. I can't believe what a beast the xi was in the snow. It was like driving a snowmobile this past winter, which was terrible in PA. Just amazing.
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Stock 16s (not sure what style number they are, but they are ugly) with Dunlop Winter Sport 3Ds. No complaints about them, never been stuck. They were getting a little noisier toward the end of last winter (3rd winter I had run them), but still look to have plenty of tread left.

Once the cheap tires I have on my staggered 19s die, I've thought about throwing some all seasons like Conti DWS on there and running them year round, as I don't drive nearly as much as I used to, and pretty much don't leave my house if the weather is bad (I work from home).
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AWD, OEM rims and all season radials.
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I run Dunlop 3D's 225/40/18 square setup. If they made them in 18's I would run General Altimax Arctic's in a heartbeat.

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Go-flat Blizzak LM-26 225/45R18 on Enkei rims. Corrects the speedo to almost dead-on accurate. Ran the first year without TPMS, couldn't stand it and had some installed last year.
225/45/18 is almost a 4% difference in the speedo whereas 225/40/18 is 0.5% difference, but you do get more sidewall protection which is nice!
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BMW style 197 Wheels, Bridgestone Blizzak WS60 tires 225/40/18 and 235/40/18, wheels are staggered 18x8.0" and 18x8.5", OEM TPMS sensors.
Living dangerously going outside of the 1% rule of thumb!

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Living dangerously going outside of the 1% rule of thumb!

Yes, on the rears. I suppose when I replace the rears, which is probably soon, I would get them in 225/40/18. The 235s are harder to find.
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i am debating running a square 225/40/18 on my style 193 wheels or going to a smaller 17" square set up
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Stock style 284 with the rft
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      08-14-2014, 11:51 AM   #17
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I run Conti DWS year round, stock staggered 18" sizes. Non RFT. AWD + good all season + sensible driving works pretty well for the amount of snow and mostly plowed road conditions we get up here. Also we have to deal with some sort of winter weather 8-9 months of the year one way or another, so swapping out summer tires is a hassle. 8k ft ASL at the house, up to 12k at the ski area and passes, maybe down to 6k ft. heading to the nearest big town.

We get 15-20 ft in town and 40 ft up high. Of snow. I use a Tacoma 4WD on heavy unplowed snow days, rest of the time the 335xi.

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BMW style 197 Wheels, Bridgestone Blizzak WS60 tires 225/40/18 and 235/40/18
Never mind you already know.
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Never mind you already know.
Yeah, my difference is 1.26% according to the calcs but I don't have any problems with DTC/DSC. Now who knows what is happening to my transfer case, hopefully not too bad based on 3k miles worth of winter driving.
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