Quote: posted by Rye on 20/08/2004 14:40:15
do u guys really put steelies on in the winter? Your car would look like crap. Wheels are one of the only thing that makes my car non-standard (well a few other things), so I wouldn't wanna put steelies on. Also the steel wheels are not very wide so surely my alloys with Goodyear Eagle F1s would perform better?
Apparently in winter conditions, big wide tyres are the last thing you want. Skinny, narrow tyres work better as they cut through the slush rather than flattening it out and make a super slippery surface.
In countries that get proper winters, 'winter wheels' are the norm to a) get traction and b) protect your alloys from the salt and grit on the roads. Winter in Canada is a prime example, when I was out there all my friends put their rims in the garage and majorly uglified their car with black narrow steelies; you dont care what the car looks like because at that time of year its completely filthy 100% of the time anyway.
I do think its a bit extreme for British weather as we get about two days of snow, but the principals the same so I understand the logic