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      11-09-2012, 10:42 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by jophish17 View Post
Along the same lines... Do you have to step down to 17s to run winter tires? I may be moving up north soon, and was considering just slapping them on my OEMs - will the bigger tires have clearance issues?
Well, the only issue with stepping down to 17's, from the research I've done, is that only some will fit over the stock rotors. Additionally, with winter tires, narrower = better traction; so an 8 or 7.5" setup is more ideal than the stock width. PLUS, with the tires being larger, having more sidewall is your friend in areas that get snow, since snow = potholes. PLUS, I wanted a square setup - being able to rotate the tires when necessary, resale, etc.

BTW - anyone have opinions on the blizzak studless ice/snow tires (WS70) versus the blizzak 'performance winter' tires (LM60)?
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