Really liking my Cheap Winter Tires/Wheels

nogoodname · 10-21-2009, 09:34 PM

driving without tpms, a light will blink at 1st and will turn solid forever after a few miles.

put the tpms back on and the light will turn off after a few miles.

nogoodname · 10-21-2009, 10:25 PM

once they are calibrated, its good to go...... calibrate once........... each time....

my winter wheels have no tpms and its not a big deal at all. trying to disable the light by pulling out the dash isnt worth the hassle.

spearfish25 · 11-03-2009, 08:17 PM

Anyone find the correct locking lugs yet? My winter wheels are going on in the next week or two. Pics to follow!

Mergnthwirker · 11-04-2009, 01:54 PM

Yup, same thing for me. It took a day of driving before my TPMS light went on with the new wheels mounted. The dealer re-registered them for me at no charge (yay!). PITA to do this twice a year though, every time the season changes.

spearfish25 · 11-14-2009, 07:50 PM

Alright, rims and tires on the car. The overall look is pretty darn nice. I'm happy with the setup. I did realize one issue though. These tires/rims are only 8.5" wide all around. In the front, the offset looks perfect. In the back, they are way too sunken into the wheel well. I don't want to start with different offsets for the rear since this will kill my ability to rotate the tires (want to get the most life out of the winter rubber). Looks like I'll have to investigate spacers.

It's a balmy 60F tonight and the tires were moaning and groaning all the way home. The winter tires are really soft when it's this warm. Hopefully it cools off quickly before I burn off all the rubber! I'm driving like a grandma now.

To my surprise after taking off the summer wheels/tires, I had a nail in EACH of my rear tires. Those wide tires are just $hit magnets.

A crappy iPhone pic is included below, taken in the dying afternoon light. More pics from my DSLR to come tomorrow.

sajonf · 11-15-2009, 08:02 AM

wow looks great! Thanks for posting. I was wondering how the skinny wheel would look in the rear. Post up some side profile pics when you can.

Bummer about the nails in the tires.. hopefully they not in the sidewall and can be repaired!

AK370Z · 11-16-2009, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Alright, rims and tires on the car. The overall look is pretty darn nice. I'm happy with the setup. I did realize one issue though. These tires/rims are only 8.5" wide all around. In the front, the offset looks perfect. In the back, they are way too sunken into the wheel well. I don't want to start with different offsets for the rear since this will kill my ability to rotate the tires (want to get the most life out of the winter rubber). Looks like I'll have to investigate spacers.

It's a balmy 60F tonight and the tires were moaning and groaning all the way home. The winter tires are really soft when it's this warm. Hopefully it cools off quickly before I burn off all the rubber! I'm driving like a grandma now.

To my surprise after taking off the summer wheels/tires, I had a nail in EACH of my rear tires. Those wide tires are just $hit magnets.

A crappy iPhone pic is included below, taken in the dying afternoon light. More pics from my DSLR to come tomorrow.

Very nice man. check out my thread: My Winter Rims/Tires Setup: TRMotorsport C2 + Blizzak LM-25 w/TPMS w/pics (AK370Z)

Oh btw, I had a nail in of my rims too

spearfish25 · 11-15-2009, 11:43 AM

New pics added to OP.

Couple things I've noticed. 1) the rears are WAY too far inboard. I'm buying 25mm spacers now and that should help. Hopefully they'll look good with the summer sport rims as well. The front rims look just fine in terms of flushness (to my eye).
2) inset rims may be somewhat beneficial from a winter standpoint. The more inboard they are, the less crap you'll have thrown all over the car when you're driving.
3) If one goes with 4 identical wheels, you can rotate front for rear to get more life out of the winter tires (Blizzaks are rotational so you can't swap left and right, just front and back). Playing with offsets can fix the flushness problem but you won't be able to rotate wheels then.

NXTAZEE · 11-15-2009, 06:04 PM

Thanks for posting up the pics. I think they look great, and I would leave them just they way they are with out the spacers as this would be best for winter driving. It will just make you appreciate your summer wheel set that much more.

spearfish25 · 11-15-2009, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by NXTAZEE

Thanks for posting up the pics. I think they look great, and I would leave them just they way they are with out the spacers as this would be best for winter driving. It will just make you appreciate your summer wheel set that much more.

Thanks. I ordered the spacers, so we'll see how they look. I can always sell them on here...25mm should be fairly popular.

After a 30 mile drive today, it's clear that winter tires turn this car from a sports car into a safety car. On the highway at 60mph in 4th gear, moderate acceleration causes the VDC to engage. Those narrow snow tires just don't have nearly the grip of the summer ultrawide tires. We'll see them prove their worth in the snow shortly though.

P Chewing 33 · 11-16-2009, 08:38 PM

I'm still can't decide on a set of rims. The selection in tirerack is not really jumping at me. I need something easy to clean. I have some money to spare from selling my winter and stock wheels from my RX-8. What do you guys think of the black OZ Chrono HT on a solid red?

JB1 · 12-09-2009, 10:18 PM

Hey Spear, how are your tires handling the nasty white stuff that has been coming down the past few days?

spearfish25 · 12-13-2009, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JB1

Hey Spear, how are your tires handling the nasty white stuff that has been coming down the past few days?

It's been very very manageable. I wasn't in any truly deep snow, but I did go through some slush and some icy patches. I never felt scared or concerned I'd spin, there was never any fish-tailing, and overall I think it's a really sure-footed setup. I did have a touch of wheel spin off the line if I wasn't careful and gentle. I think the only issue I'll have is with deep stuff since our clearance is so low.

It's hard seeing my Z caked in white road salt though. Painful to see it dirty and think of the salt slowly eating away at my girl.

JB1 · 12-15-2009, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

It's been very very manageable. I wasn't in any truly deep snow, but I did go through some slush and some icy patches. I never felt scared or concerned I'd spin, there was never any fish-tailing, and overall I think it's a really sure-footed setup. I did have a touch of wheel spin off the line if I wasn't careful and gentle. I think the only issue I'll have is with deep stuff since our clearance is so low.

It's hard seeing my Z caked in white road salt though. Painful to see it dirty and think of the salt slowly eating away at my girl.

Thanks for the feedback! I still hope I can find some stock 18" rims for my winter set up, as I would like to keep the stock staggerd set-up. But if that wont work I might go for your or AK370's seup

P Chewing 33 · 12-21-2009, 05:51 PM

I'm really liking my not so cheap winter tires/wheels. Because of my procrastination, tirerack only had 8" wide winter tires left, and the only 8" wide rims available at the time are the +35 mm OZ Ultraleggera's and the Blizzak lm-25. I was kicking myself for waiting too long because I had the notion that they'll add more rims the longer I waited, but that didn't happen. I basically had no choice but to go with this setup with the very limited selection.

It arrived a day before the NE snowstorm. My 25 mm spacers didn't arrive in time so I had no choice but to mount them on the Z. I also decided to pinstripe the lips red.

Drove great during the snow. Almost got stuck a few times Saturday night during the blizzard, but I got out of it. Reversing is practically almost useless since they are one directional tires. Hopefully my rear spacers arrive soon because the rear offset are ugly. The rear wheels are too sunken in.

Well here are some pictures

10-21-2009, 10:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
nogoodname Lifetime Premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 22,357 Drives: E46 M3 Rep Power: 1765	once they are calibrated, its good to go...... calibrate once........... each time.... my winter wheels have no tpms and its not a big deal at all. trying to disable the light by pulling out the dash isnt worth the hassle. Last edited by nogoodname; 10-22-2009 at 10:55 AM.

11-03-2009, 08:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1857	Anyone find the correct locking lugs yet? My winter wheels are going on in the next week or two. Pics to follow! __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

11-15-2009, 11:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1857	New pics added to OP. Couple things I've noticed. 1) the rears are WAY too far inboard. I'm buying 25mm spacers now and that should help. Hopefully they'll look good with the summer sport rims as well. The front rims look just fine in terms of flushness (to my eye). 2) inset rims may be somewhat beneficial from a winter standpoint. The more inboard they are, the less crap you'll have thrown all over the car when you're driving. 3) If one goes with 4 identical wheels, you can rotate front for rear to get more life out of the winter tires (Blizzaks are rotational so you can't swap left and right, just front and back). Playing with offsets can fix the flushness problem but you won't be able to rotate wheels then. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

11-15-2009, 06:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
NXTAZEE Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 530 Drives: 2010 370Z 7AT Rep Power: 17	Thanks for posting up the pics. I think they look great, and I would leave them just they way they are with out the spacers as this would be best for winter driving. It will just make you appreciate your summer wheel set that much more. __________________ 2010 Carbon Silver 370Z 7AT charcoal int. sports package \| Clear Bra \| Invidia Gemini CBE \| CF B-Pillars \| CF Fangs \| CF Z emblems \| Swift Springs \| 20mm & 25mm Spacers \| SPC Camber Arms \| Brushed Aluminum shift knob

12-09-2009, 10:18 PM	#12 (permalink)
JB1 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 748 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z sold Rep Power: 18	Hey Spear, how are your tires handling the nasty white stuff that has been coming down the past few days? __________________ Black Fangs // Black rear Valance // Berk CBE // COBB post MAF tubes // K&N drop in filters // Setrab Oil Cooler // Stillen Sway bars // Z1 SS brake lines // Stillen brake cooling kit // Harness bar //

10-21-2009, 09:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
nogoodname Lifetime Premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 22,357 Drives: E46 M3 Rep Power: 1765	driving without tpms, a light will blink at 1st and will turn solid forever after a few miles. put the tpms back on and the light will turn off after a few miles.

11-04-2009, 01:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mergnthwirker Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Connecticut USA Posts: 243 Drives: '09 370Z PW MT6 S Rep Power: 16	Yup, same thing for me. It took a day of driving before my TPMS light went on with the new wheels mounted. The dealer re-registered them for me at no charge (yay!). PITA to do this twice a year though, every time the season changes.

11-15-2009, 08:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
sajonf Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 97 Drives: 2016 370Z NISMO Rep Power: 16	wow looks great! Thanks for posting. I was wondering how the skinny wheel would look in the rear. Post up some side profile pics when you can. Bummer about the nails in the tires.. hopefully they not in the sidewall and can be repaired!

11-16-2009, 08:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
P Chewing 33 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: nj Posts: 24 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 16	I'm still can't decide on a set of rims. The selection in tirerack is not really jumping at me. I need something easy to clean. I have some money to spare from selling my winter and stock wheels from my RX-8. What do you guys think of the black OZ Chrono HT on a solid red?

12-21-2009, 05:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
P Chewing 33 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: nj Posts: 24 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 16	I'm really liking my not so cheap winter tires/wheels. Because of my procrastination, tirerack only had 8" wide winter tires left, and the only 8" wide rims available at the time are the +35 mm OZ Ultraleggera's and the Blizzak lm-25. I was kicking myself for waiting too long because I had the notion that they'll add more rims the longer I waited, but that didn't happen. I basically had no choice but to go with this setup with the very limited selection. It arrived a day before the NE snowstorm. My 25 mm spacers didn't arrive in time so I had no choice but to mount them on the Z. I also decided to pinstripe the lips red. Drove great during the snow. Almost got stuck a few times Saturday night during the blizzard, but I got out of it. Reversing is practically almost useless since they are one directional tires. Hopefully my rear spacers arrive soon because the rear offset are ugly. The rear wheels are too sunken in. Well here are some pictures Last edited by P Chewing 33; 12-21-2009 at 06:01 PM.

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