General Winter Wheels

[jakejones93]

Put the winter wheels on nice and early whilst I could be bothered to change them over.

Car looks quite sad to have these on it now haha

Can't stand my car with these wheels lol

Going to get the alloys refurbed and a change of colour for when I put them back on and hoping to get some team heko wind deflectors for after Christmas , need some small and cheap ideas ? No chance of slamming it because I always have a car full of people.

 

[jakejones93]

This is my car with the normal alloys on

 

[dave]

its not early its been cold enough for winters for a couple of weeks

 

[dave]

This is my car with the normal alloys on

needs lowered

 

[jakejones93]

needs lowered

I know but really can't see it ever happening , always have a car full of people because I car share to work with a group of lads

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

its not early its been cold enough for winters for a couple of weeks

:yeahthat:

What tyres you running?

 

[kyle96]

:yeahthat:

What tyres you running?

:yeahthat:

I've been running 195 winters (as opposed to 175's that the 1.2 usually had,) and I've never looked back, went through some country roads the other night, parked up in a carpark, got out and nearly face planted the floor it was that slippy, never even noticed with the winters on

Life savers they are

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

:yeahthat:

I've been running 195 winters (as opposed to 175's that the 1.2 usually had,) and I've never looked back, went through some country roads the other night, parked up in a carpark, got out and nearly face planted the floor it was that slippy, never even noticed with the winters on

Life savers they are

No, what tyre, not the size lol.

 

[kyle96]

Yah I know, just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents
The main point of what I was saying is that winters > summers

Still curious as to what tyres hes running with steelies though

 

[Andy Monty]

ive gone down from 185 to 175 winters theory been they cut in deeper and find more grip in the snow ....

 

[dave]

i went down from 225 to 215

 

[Dunny1]

Jakejones93 what alloys have you got on, as they look the bizz. I would not mind having a set my self.

Can anyone tell me what other types of second hand alloy's will fit a 06-1.2.

Ta K

 

[kyle96]

1.2's come with R15 steelies with 175/65 tyres if I remember correctly.
Id reccomend going to 195's which I have done,

 

[Andy Monty]

But then your taking the car out of factory spec and move into the modified insurance implications...


winters are better skinny

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Id reccomend going to 195's which I have done,

175's would have been better.

 

[kyle96]

really,
I was just going on the basis that after having wider tyres the car handles a lot better and feels more 'grippy' to the road.
It's helped a lot in the ice but maybe the simple fact I have 'new tyres' was the main benefit I was feeling.
Suppose I have no word for them in the snow though, wouldn't know what to expect

 

[Andy Monty]

narrow wheels concentrate the pressure / the cars weight pushing/ cutting the tread deeper into the snow / slush finding grip rather than floating on the surface .. Did you get winter tyres or just new tyres?


To be honest nothing will be good on ice bar studded winter tyres which are illegal in this country Winter tyres are better but not spectacular on black ice

(well not illegal but if you run them on clear roads they are snow chains are the same but they are easier to remove when you hit a main road which is clear )

 

[kyle96]

Got continental winters, local tyre place recommended them, best investment I've ever made I have to admit

 

[jakejones93]

Jakejones93 what alloys have you got on, as they look the bizz. I would not mind having a set my self.

Can anyone tell me what other types of second hand alloy's will fit a 06-1.2.

Ta K

I think they came off a fiat stilo , they was 4x98 so I had them adusted to fit 4x100

 

[dave]

I think they came off a fiat stilo , they was 4x98 so I had them adusted to fit 4x100

i hope you have got spigot rings on there and what do you mean had them adjusted? you should just have used wobbly bolts, if you have had holes made bigger i think you maybe risking it.