Snow Tires with or without Rims?
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Snow Tires with or without Rims?
Hey folks,
What makes the most economical and practical sense?
Buying snow tires with rims or without rims?
Also, any recommends of any good value for money tires?
Any ideas would be appreciated!
Chad
What makes the most economical and practical sense?
Buying snow tires with rims or without rims?
Also, any recommends of any good value for money tires?
Any ideas would be appreciated!
Chad
Last edited by Chad Everett; Nov 14, 2019 at 10:03 PM.
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If you have the space to store them, winter tires on rims are the best bet, since you won't be paying for mounting and balance twice a year when you change back and forth. Tire on rims from places such as tirerack or discount come balanced ready for installation with the correct hub nuts. There balance equipment is usually very good as are there equipment operators.
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Sounds like you're on a budget, so the best idea to me would be to just buy a new set of good all-season tires. If your GLK is 4Matic, you should have no problem getting around this winter.
DiscountTire sells good options installed for under $800.
DiscountTire sells good options installed for under $800.
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If you can swing it, tires on rims is almost always the more economical choice. Around here, it costs ~$80 - $100 to have tires mounted and balanced. So every year it's $160 - $200 to have your tires swapped out. A basic set of rims from Tire Rack are probably going to run you around $600, so after three or four years they've pretty much paid for themselves.
If you're going with only tires - Costco is, hands down, the best place to get them.
If you're going with only tires - Costco is, hands down, the best place to get them.
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I'm going with Andreigbs's idea of just getting all-seasons. It seems like less a hassle.
Also, I found these Nokian Wrg4 tires online. https://www.nokiantires.com/all-weat.../nokian-wr-g4/
Consumers report says that they are as good if not better than some winter tires and you can use them in all seasons. Highly rated everywhere I look and it's a big savings not having to install/re-install twice a year.
I'll let the thread know how they worked out once I driven on them for a few weeks.
Chad
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So the idea of good all seasons maybe ok, depending on where you drive. If you get a decent amount of snow, all season tires are a mistake. Snow tires make a much bigger difference in snow than all wheel drive and all season tires.
I'd rather have front wheel drive and snow tires than all wheel drive and all seasons. I drive in the mountains in CO every week.
You can find blizzaks and wheels in a 17" size for around $1000 per set new. You can get less than this if you can find cheaper wheels used or on eBay. Also buying tires in the summer. I would never get snow tires without wheels. It is much easier to swap wheels than tires. You can swap wheels yourself or a lot of shops will do the seasonal swap for free.
Additionally, having snow tires during the winter will make your summer tires last longer. If you drive a lot, you are basically only using your summer tires 2/3 of the time each year and snow tires 1/3. So your tires will last more years.
I'd rather have front wheel drive and snow tires than all wheel drive and all seasons. I drive in the mountains in CO every week.
You can find blizzaks and wheels in a 17" size for around $1000 per set new. You can get less than this if you can find cheaper wheels used or on eBay. Also buying tires in the summer. I would never get snow tires without wheels. It is much easier to swap wheels than tires. You can swap wheels yourself or a lot of shops will do the seasonal swap for free.
Additionally, having snow tires during the winter will make your summer tires last longer. If you drive a lot, you are basically only using your summer tires 2/3 of the time each year and snow tires 1/3. So your tires will last more years.
Last edited by mogulman; Nov 17, 2019 at 11:33 AM.
