Winter Tires?

[seanschoe_ae92]

I have a 1990 corolla gts. Just wondering if I should run 15" or 14" winter tires? will it make a difference in handling and not just be more expensive for the tires?

[REN69]

run 14s, they're cheaper than 15s.. trust me on this, 15s will be lower profile and therefore lots of $$$$

If you run 14s the cheapest size to run without throwing your speedometer off would be 175/65-14s, you want to run the skinniest tire you can find for your car (OEM tire size is 185/60-14) as skinny tires will cut through snow like nothing.

I ran 185/65-14s last year on my corolla and had no problems.. this only because I got a better deal buying that size as they seemed to have an overstock on them.

BTW, you sure you need snow tires? I thought BC winters were mostly rain.

[emiliorescigno]

Remember this when it comes to winter tires: the narrower the better. When you have a narrow tire, the total weight of the car is pressed over a smaller area, and pushes snow out of the way more easily. They're also cheaper!

[seanschoe_ae92]

hey BC has been getting quite a bit of snow in the past few winters actually...we used to get tonnes in the lower mainland back in the early/mid 90's then it got warmer and was pure rain...but now it seems to be colder again and its lasting alot longer too..

I ended up getting 185/65 14's for my car mounted on steelies for $300
Steelies are new and the tires were used for one season so still in good condition