xterm11

I got a set of 4 v6 rims for $75 and then 4 205/55/16 Yokohama Ice Guard IG20 's for around 400 with the free mounting/balancing.

I would personally suggest going with a narrower tire than 225. You gotta think of it like a snowshoe. Wider tire will displace the weight of the car over a larger area and make it want to stay on top of the snow. Where a narrower tire will sink through the snow and get to the pavement better. I've driven through New England snowstorms with 4 inches of snow covering the road and had to purposly press the gas too hard to make the tires spin.

smitty2919

going from stock 225 to a 205, was there any issue getting them on? is that on the "smaller side" of tires you can put on the V6 rims?

i may look into 205's if there were no problems.

smitty2919

i dont mean to **** anyone off, just saying the spare set of rims and tires will pay for themselves with the amount of use you can get out of them plus you wont have to worry about dumping money into a $500 car in the middle of winter...been there done that lol

pbshow

I agree. I don't need another headache in the middle of winter. So far I've got the Blizzaks for $100.00 (new!) and some old cobra 17'' wheels for $100.00. Sounds like a deal to me.

PB

xterm11

I didn't run into any issues at all with them in the 8k miles i drove them between November and April.

They might be on the smaller side for the rim but they still fit the v6 16x8 rims with no sidewall roll (not sure the technical term for too small a tire for the rim) or bulges.