Tyres, Summer, All Season or Winter
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Probably just change tyres every 6 months
Buy the time i buy another set of wheels and 4 new tpms sensors for them and tyres be around £1500-2000 or just a set of tyres will be around £600
One reason to buy maybe a suitable used set of wheels, from a lower trim level, is to end up with narrower tyres with higher sidewalls, which are both useful to have in winter time - and that usually means paying less for the same brand of tyre. As well as the summer wheels never needing to get trashed by the winter salt.
Obviously brake sizes will determine if you can drop a wheel size, or if in doubt check to see what the manufacturer recommends for winter wheels/tyre sizes.
I've always aimed to use a size that the manufacturer is happy with, as that should help keeping the insurance happy, ie no extra loading.
I've always had concerns regarding swopping the tyres on wheels every 6 months, I suppose just in case the tyre carcase gets damaged at the rim point, and the wheels get chipped at the rim, which will accelerate the corrosion/leaking.
So far I've never ever managed to get any proper money back on winter wheels or tyres, but I've accepted that that was going to be the case, storage can be another issue, but I have a generously sized double garage, so for me that is not an issue.
Obviously brake sizes will determine if you can drop a wheel size, or if in doubt check to see what the manufacturer recommends for winter wheels/tyre sizes.
I've always aimed to use a size that the manufacturer is happy with, as that should help keeping the insurance happy, ie no extra loading.
I've always had concerns regarding swopping the tyres on wheels every 6 months, I suppose just in case the tyre carcase gets damaged at the rim point, and the wheels get chipped at the rim, which will accelerate the corrosion/leaking.
So far I've never ever managed to get any proper money back on winter wheels or tyres, but I've accepted that that was going to be the case, storage can be another issue, but I have a generously sized double garage, so for me that is not an issue.
The wheels i have 18" 225/40/18 are actually the smallest size that came on my car from the factory. I could get a set of 17's from an A Class but 17" tyres in a 45 profile are actually dearer than the 18" tyres in a 40 profile and the same width at 225.
The wheels themselves are nothing special they are powdercoated gloss black anyways so winter isn't an issue for them
Your choice is pay to have tyres changed twice a year or buy another set of wheels once (& probably sell in the future).
In general winter tyres in 225/45-17 are cheaper than 225/40-18 & 17" wheels are cheaper than 18s.
You can buy decent new wheels for less than £200 each. I prefer fairly plain 5-spoke wheels that are easy to clean.
In general winter tyres in 225/45-17 are cheaper than 225/40-18 & 17" wheels are cheaper than 18s.
You can buy decent new wheels for less than £200 each. I prefer fairly plain 5-spoke wheels that are easy to clean.
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