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Originally Posted by Ronin76
OK, here goes what I have been thinking about (I do not have my car yet). I live in Pittsburgh, PA so need something for winters as well. Fortunately we have not had a lot of snow but I did not plan on driving in the snow just need good winter tires that would serve me will in cold weather. That so played in a role in my decision making. I am sure my choices are flawed...
Spring/Summer Set Up: Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
Front: 19” x 10 ET 11mm with 285/30-19*
Rear: 20” x 11 ET 8mm with 305/30-20
*I went with 30 width instead of 35 because I thought I read some people who went with 35 would rub in the front?? With all these numbers I may have misread.
Winter Option 1: Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4
Front: 19” x 10 ET 11mm with 285/30-19*
Rears: 20” x 11 ET 8mm with 305/30-20
*these were the reason I also went with 30 for the front summer. I thought if it worked with the winter it would work for the summer.
Winter Option 2: Continental Conti Winter Contact TS830 P
Front: 19” x 9.5 ET 5mm with 265/40-19
Rear: 19” x 10.5 ET 5mm with 295/40-19
Not sure if the 40mm height would be an issue
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Spring/Summer Set Up: Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
Front: 19” x 10 ET 11mm with 285/30-19*
Rear: 20” x 11 ET 8mm with 305/30-20
Are you lowering your car? If not then I suspect the 285/35-19 will work. My impression is that the 35 *might* rub the wheel well liner at full lock. If lowered then potentially higher chance of that rub happening. I believe a 5 mm spacer would fix that if it happened.
Winter wheels - Why not just use the stock rims for winter and run a 275/19 up front and a 275/20 out back? I believe Nokian makes Hakkapellita R3s in those sizes. Fabulous winter tire. If only driving the car in winter on nice days (ie not in actual snow) then Michelin pilot sport AS tires would work well on the stock rims.
I live in new england and the stock rims will have my winter tires mounted. I will go with the Nokians. OK to run the square tire setup in the winter, the 275s will stretch, I ran them on my 9.5/10.5" M3 rims no problems for 7 years.