Anyone Making 19" Winter Tires??
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I have style 18" 135 rims with Dunlop Winter M3s as my winter set up (duh). I would really like to go bigger this year. I checked Tire Rack and couldn't find a 19" winter set up. Any of you know of any??
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Originally Posted by JeffNNJ' post='596226' date='Jun 5 2008, 08:04 PM
I have style 18" 135 rims with Dunlop Winter M3s as my winter set up (duh). I would really like to go bigger this year. I checked Tire Rack and couldn't find a 19" winter set up. Any of you know of any??
Don't know about the availability over there though...
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Originally Posted by Anzafin' post='596245' date='Jun 5 2008, 08:40 PM
At least Nokian makes 19" winter tyres: Nokiantires
Don't know about the availability over there though...
Don't know about the availability over there though...
Go for 235/45 18" on your 135's.
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I'm converting my 19" 172M's into my winter setup, gonna go with Vredestein Wintrac
reasons:
1. It looks good - no more sobering when winter comes around
2. Wanna get high speed rated tires
3. Getting M5 brakes soon
http://www.vredestein.com/Banden_Bandtypes...sionID=58025104
reasons:
1. It looks good - no more sobering when winter comes around
2. Wanna get high speed rated tires
3. Getting M5 brakes soon
http://www.vredestein.com/Banden_Bandtypes...sionID=58025104
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Originally Posted by andy545' post='596325' date='Jun 5 2008, 09:38 PM
I'm converting my 19" 172M's into my winter setup, gonna go with Vredestein Wintrac
reasons:
1. It looks good - no more sobering when winter comes around
2. Wanna get high speed rated tires
3. Getting M5 brakes soon
reasons:
1. It looks good - no more sobering when winter comes around
2. Wanna get high speed rated tires
3. Getting M5 brakes soon
2. BS, has nothing to do with winter safety
3.
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I am running a 19" winter set-up, with the same size tyres as the summer set-up. This is what my BMW dealer put on the car from new when I asked him for a 19" winter set-up -- to be honest I had assumed we would put 245s all round, but this would appear to be their standard approach to this. (Links to pictures are in my signature below.)
Specs
- 19" OEM type 128 rim
- non-RFT Continental Winter Sport, Front 245/35/R19, Rear 275/30/R19
- high rated tyres, i.e. max speed 240km/h (-essential for the autobahn
)
I had no problems this winter, however did not have any particularly challenging snow / ice conditions this year.
Even though they are the same size as my summer set up on Michalin Pilot Sports, you can tell they are winter tyres; the general grip in the dry and road noise is not as good as my Michalins, but thats what I'd expected.
Specs
- 19" OEM type 128 rim
- non-RFT Continental Winter Sport, Front 245/35/R19, Rear 275/30/R19
- high rated tyres, i.e. max speed 240km/h (-essential for the autobahn
)I had no problems this winter, however did not have any particularly challenging snow / ice conditions this year.
Even though they are the same size as my summer set up on Michalin Pilot Sports, you can tell they are winter tyres; the general grip in the dry and road noise is not as good as my Michalins, but thats what I'd expected.
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Originally Posted by jmsod' post='596261' date='Jun 5 2008, 01:55 PM
Curious... why do you want to go bigger for winter? Go 18s with winter tires in winter and 19s with performance tires summer.
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I also went for a 19" setup for my car - why did i do that? well, primarily because of looks. Why should i have beautiful wheels only 6 months in the year???
My setup: 245s on m166 8,5" et 12 for the front and rear. I had the option between Dunlops and Contis - took Dunlops..
Had no problems so far..
My setup: 245s on m166 8,5" et 12 for the front and rear. I had the option between Dunlops and Contis - took Dunlops..
Had no problems so far..
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Originally Posted by xBMWx' post='596855' date='Jun 6 2008, 10:46 AM
I am running a 19" winter set-up, with the same size tyres as the summer set-up. This is what my BMW dealer put on the car from new when I asked him for a 19" winter set-up -- to be honest I had assumed we would put 245s all round, but this would appear to be their standard approach to this. (Links to pictures are in my signature below.)
Specs
- 19" OEM type 128 rim
- non-RFT Continental Winter Sport, Front 245/35/R19, Rear 275/30/R19
- high rated tyres, i.e. max speed 240km/h (-essential for the autobahn )
I had no problems this winter, however did not have any particularly challenging snow / ice conditions this year.
Even though they are the same size as my summer set up on Michalin Pilot Sports, you can tell they are winter tyres; the general grip in the dry and road noise is not as good as my Michalins, but thats what I'd expected.
Specs
- 19" OEM type 128 rim
- non-RFT Continental Winter Sport, Front 245/35/R19, Rear 275/30/R19
- high rated tyres, i.e. max speed 240km/h (-essential for the autobahn
)I had no problems this winter, however did not have any particularly challenging snow / ice conditions this year.
Even though they are the same size as my summer set up on Michalin Pilot Sports, you can tell they are winter tyres; the general grip in the dry and road noise is not as good as my Michalins, but thats what I'd expected.
