Snow Tires - 04' M3 Coupe

[K-rock]

Anyone have any ideas for snow tires?
I got the 19"s. 225/40ZR - 19 Front
255/35ZR - 19 Rear
I was thinking about Blizzak's but, I checked tirerack.com
and didn't find anything.
Any other suggestions? Also, anyone
have a cost estimate? I was thinking somewhere around 1G.

 

[MrElussive]

I checked out TireRack.com and TireTrends.com and I couldn't find any snow tires in the sizes for your car. I could barely find 19" snow tires in general. Maybe you should purchase a set of 18" BMW M3 replica rims from aaarims.com ($700 for all 4) and pickup a set of 18" snow tires ($600-$800 for all 4) from TireRack.com to match. Or maybe just get a set of 18" snow tires and 18" wheels all from TireRack and have them mount and balance the rims/tires for free.
As for what snow tires to get, see if you can get Blizzak LM-22's. They will provide you with Blizzak's legendary snow/ice traction while still providing you with good traction and performance in the dry.

 

[frolf]

i always recommend a seperate set of wheels, its completely worth it. If you figure in $70 to mount snows, $70 to get them off, and the risk of having your nice 19's damaged twice a year by some n00b of a tire jockey, it just isn't worth it.

get a set of wheels.

 

[paddyLV]

"What's a snow tire?"

 

[MrElussive]

Consider yourself lucky. I wish I lived in a place where I could drive around with the windows down all year round.

 

[Average Jae]

"What's a snow tire?"

alright wiseguy, just might ahve to have the boys down at the casino take care of you in the desert!!!!

as for the winters, get the smallest and thinnest ones you can get away with. call the dealership to find out what kind of winter size they recommend, and then go shopping w/ similar specs.

the biggest thing in finding the right wheel is the offset and whether the new wheels will clear the calipers. since you got 19s, doing a -1 (to 18 inch) shouldn't be an issue, but maybe you can do a -2 and go down to a 17 inch package. yet it won't look as good, but they are your winters, and smaller tires do cost less..