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11-04-2010, 10:14 AM | #23 |
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FYI I ended up going with the Blizzaks over the Continental DWS from Tire Rack. Should have them installed next week. Thanks for the suggestions.
Let's hope DC doesn't get too many blizzards this year
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so when are you all swapping out to your winter setup?
Last week, we're starting to consistently get below 40 degrees in the morning and night in the city area. |
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i used my OEM 18's with winter tires
and i bought a set of VMR VB3s in 19" with michelin PS2s i'd never get 255/275 for winter it's better to have skinnier tires in the snow i believe the recommened setup by BMW is 235/40 front and rear i use 235 front and 265 rear i drive my car all year. i'd hate to keep it parked in winter i'd miss it too much speaking of which i think it's time to put on my winters last few days its been late 30's in the morning and the PS2s suck below 40 degrees |
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There is no way I'm leaving this car in the garage in the winter, even if it snows heavily I can work from home Still anxious to see how the ride feels with Blizzaks on.
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11-05-2010, 10:14 AM | #27 |
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I'm going to Merchant Tire this weekend to do mine.
It only costs $20 per wheel. They're also a Tire Rack installer, so i they should be able to handle TPMS and our sizes. What's our torque specs for the wheel bolts? |
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The guy at the shop told me there was no reason to get winter tires and that I should have gone for the all-seasons oh well I'm getting the Blizzaks installed on Monday I think our torque specs are 88-90 ft-lb for wheel bolts not sure though.
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if you don't plan on driving much in heavy snow, all-seasons should be okay. I have all-seasons this year. In last year's snowfall I also used all-seasons, though I had a AWD car last year, no problems....
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Winter here is pretty fair, but when it goes extreme like last year, All Seasons is pretty much useless
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Do real winter performance. I tried All seasons and they lost traction at 30 degrees even without snow. Used blizzaks on my 550 and never had this kind of trouble.
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Considering the weather this weekend, I think it is finally time for me to seriously persue a winter tire or all-season. Anybody ever have experience with hancook icebears? Or any well priced snow tires for the M3 in for the 18s?
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10-28-2011, 08:04 AM | #36 | |
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If you want a true snow/ice winter tire then I'd highly recommend the Bridgestone WS60/70 (70 is new this year). Another great winter performance tire, if they have the sizes you are looking for, is the Bridestone LM60 which I am currently using on my Mini. |
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the dunlop winter sport 3d works pretty well last winter for me.....with this cold weather coming in, i think it's time to put them back on....
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I still stick with my all-seasons, and they're fine, with traction control on, the M3 behaves pretty mildly in the snow, plus, I don't drive my car everyday or if there's more than 2 inches of snow out there. BTW I use Yokohama Advan S4. The question is when is everyone putting their winter sets on this year? |
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With winter tires you typically want to go down a size so the tires tend to plow less thru the snow which increases traction and stability. Although I wouldn't run all-season tires on the M3 in winter, I'd still recommend going down a size. I believe Tire Rack recommends winter tires in the following 19" sizes: 235/35-19 and 255/35-19.
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No issues with TPMS. However, if you are running TPMS on your winter setup and significantly different "winter" pressures then, yes, you'll probably have to reset TPMS. I believe the TPMS light only comes on if the tire pressures change by more than 10% or you switch to new TPMS. I don't think the new TPMS uses wheel speed sensors anymore so if the pressures are the same and the sensors are the same then I don't think you'll get a TPMS light.
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