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Old 10-03-2009, 09:33 PM
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what tire you going for this Winter?
I'm getting a set of 4 General Altimax Arctic 205/50/r17 on ss/na rims painted gunmetal
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My WS-60 Blizzak's from last year.
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i can't use last years tires. sigh. 16's dont fit the TC
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My handy dandy Hankook winter iPike w407's that I've run for 2 years now. On a set of aftermarket 15" steelies.
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winterforces on stock steelies
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im looking at tires for my 18's. none of them are cheap, was looking at michelin pa3's. may have to pass lol
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im looking at tires for my 18's. none of them are cheap, was looking at michelin pa3's. may have to pass lol
don't pass. winters are WORTH it.
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i meant for something cheaper
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^ gotcha.
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im gonna go with some blizzaks my gf's brother works at firestone and can get them for me dirt cheap
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what wheels do you have that r 17 inch and fit on the turbalt?
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Originally Posted by sportballa4eva
what wheels do you have that r 17 inch and fit on the turbalt?
SS/NA rims fit. some people use a 3mm spacer for peace of mind though.
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Stock coni's... Wish me luck
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Stock coni's... Wish me luck
Hopefully the person's car that you smash into beats the **** out of you.

I drove a TC in very very light rain with temperatures about five degrees above freezing. Driving on those tires should be illegal in winter.
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Originally Posted by Acey
Hopefully the person's car that you smash into beats the **** out of you.

I drove a TC in very very light rain with temperatures about five degrees above freezing. Driving on those tires should be illegal in winter.
I agree. I tried toughing it out. I handled my Ion Redline through 2 winters on stock tires. But the TC I couldnt. I ended up going with a set of 4 Hankook's
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Once temps stay below 40-45. Likely mid November. My stockers are coming off and the winters on.
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I'll be going with a set of stock pirelli tires. of course my car is going in storage for the winter. but i did drive on them the first winter i had my car. very carefully i might add. my winter car goes with blizzaks tires now.
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Originally Posted by Chad92
My WS-60 Blizzak's from last year.
I just bought a set from Tirerack... They had amazing reviews! How do you think they perform?
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I'm running Pirelli Sottozero 240 on ASR AS1's 18. This is my second year using them. They are great big difference from using all season's which I did one year and never will I again.
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Originally Posted by jsscooby
SS/NA rims fit. some people use a 3mm spacer for peace of mind though.
what is a SS/NA ???

i need to find 17" Rims / tires for my 08 SS/TC for snows...
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Originally Posted by motogp34
what is a SS/NA ???

i need to find 17" Rims / tires for my 08 SS/TC for snows...
it's the cobalt sport. the one with the 2.4l engine.
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Originally Posted by motogp34
what is a SS/NA ???

i need to find 17" Rims / tires for my 08 SS/TC for snows...
SS/NA = SS - Naturally Aspirated. ie: the 2.4l engine made in 06, 07, and renamed to the Sport in 08

Check the classifieds in the forum, but they are getting very hard to find as all the TC owners are snapping them up like I did.
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i got a set of dunlop wintersport 3D's for my redline. love them. dunno if they come in 17. if not, wintersport M3's do.
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Originally Posted by jsscooby
SS/NA = SS - Naturally Aspirated. ie: the 2.4l engine made in 06, 07, and renamed to the Sport in 08

Check the classifieds in the forum, but they are getting very hard to find as all the TC owners are snapping them up like I did.
so, couldn't you just buy aftermarket rims that fit the 2.4 L or sport, and put them on the SS/TC ?

and i couldn't find a sport or 2.4 L in the 2010 line-up ?
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Originally Posted by motogp34
so, couldn't you just buy aftermarket rims that fit the 2.4 L or sport, and put them on the SS/TC ?
Technically you can, but that would'nt make much sense now would it?
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