almostordinary

Hey gang,

Moving from Seattle to LA likely around mid January, which means I will need to drive through a mountain pass in the winter.

I currently have Yokohama Advan tires which I love. They are even decent in the rain here in Seattle, but snow/ice will not work.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...RatingsReviews

Wondering if we use the same bolt pattern/offset of some other popular cars that I can search for.

Would rather get a set used for a season than to unmount my current tires, remount, to turn around and mount again... then have 4 winter tires in LA that I will never use.

Thanks for any insight!

machild

If it were me and I was taking the trip I would have a motel lined up along the route so you can hang there if the pass is not clear when you would be going through it. Even stay at the motel for a night or two until it is clear during the warmest part of the day. You will only have a short time on that section of the route, so adust as necessary and dont spend a wad of money on wheels and tires that you will not need again.

CQHall

I agree. It’s cheaper and safer to just chill in a hotel.

All-season tires won’t guarantee safe passage. I lived in the DC/Baltimore area with a RWD W210 with all season tires and often spun out in snow. There was one when the interstate was so bad that I couldn’t make it home from
work and stopped at a budget hotel.

Also, if you can avoid the mountain pass altogether, that may be preferable. It’ll be longer, but hey, you have a nice car for the drive!

almostordinary

Yea I’ve actually looked at the route that goes east avoiding the pass, adds 4hrs but I love driving and to avoid the pass entirely I’m all for it.

Looks like it goes through snoqualmie pass.

Might just say f it and have it shipped. The PNW doesn’t want to let my wife and I gtfo.

sixfive

I'm likely repeating some of details already covered, I'm just trying to understand the different size options for winter tires as I'm rather confused which doesn't seem to take much these days . . . if I were to get front 265/40-19 & rear 295/35-19, would they fit onto my stock wheels for a '19S without any clearance issues? I have read likely on this forum that the 265/40-19 all the way around would be also be a very good option as well . . . I've been looking for a wheel/tire combo but IF I can find anything previously owned, its on the other side of the country and shipping, if seller is even willing to do so, is extremely pricey so I'll probably just go with replacing tire only onto stock wheels option

Yuille36

This truly depends on what the offset of the wheel is, that will determine what size tire can be mounted on a 19" wheel without clearance issues.
I run a 245/35-19 (F) and a 275/30-19 (R) on a 19" Vertini Wheel. I don't recall what the offset was, but my tire tires have just enough clearance, to where the rear tire do not touch the fenders.
These are two different ride heights, and in the lowest setting, the rears don't rub.