kodeTT

and what type of rims are you running with them.

i saw a 911 with Dunlop Winter Sports at the end of september mounted onto OEM wheels.

was wondering if its worth it. this way, you can have 2 sets of wheels and a change of styling to boot.

JustJeff

Worth it only if you have maybe 1/2" of snow, all season.

Bluto

the Dunlop m2s are not good snow tires? Because I have only heard good things bout them.

HACK THS

that is a very large wheel to have snow tires on. They know more about it then me, but I was even told to maybe go to a 16" vs. the stock 17"

rollerskate

with tires and rims, there are few "absolutes", and lots of "relatives"...

but specifically, for snow, you want narrow wheels/tires, with taller/more flexible sidewalls. usually, large diameter rims (e.g., 18") imply wide tires with short, stiff sidewalls.

now, that doesn't mean that you can't find some snow tires that work _relatively well_ for your big rims; just means that smaller rims give you a better chance at obtaining better behavior _in the snow_. obviously what's good in the snow isn't _as good_ in the dry. for those folks that only get a little snow once in a while, you can select your tradeoffs to aim toward dry performance. for those that see a lot of snow a lot of the time, you'll probably want to bias your choice towards performance in the snow, and just drive more conservatively until you can switch back to summer tires again...

(for the record, I have 16" rims for my TT snow tires)

good luck!

JustJeff

The size of the wheel/tire - no "aspect ratio" to dig into the snow. poor choice for a "sno" tire.

225TTQ

I used to have winter 210 on my E36 M3, 225 40 18 on BBS RC, It's fine even in Toronto

kodeTT

i really don't plan on driving in knee-deep snow...besides, everyone here practically has their car lowered at least 1", so doesn't that mean that most TTs will get stuck in the snow nevertheless. I've had experiences with other cars at normal heights (and lots of space underneath) and was still scrapping snow when driving through the thick and thin of fresh snow.

I'm living in NJ, so everyone here knows that last year was a killer...and having bought my TT in nov of 2000, not realizing that Potenzas become hockey pucks below a certain temperatures, i clipped the drivers side on my driveway curb. i'm hoping not to do that again this year and buying winter tires as insurance against sliding on ice.

i suppose there's nothing around that will prevent sliding on ice, but i'm thinking that any snow tire will be better than my 4 OEM hockey pucks.

i'm sure eveyone here agrees about that...judging from everyones experiences with "Blowtenza".

so, summing this up...18" still wouldn't be bad on plowed streets, especially with the thought of black ice or parts of the streets/bridges icing up.
it's really the rubber compound and grip in my case...not the sidewall, since i'm not punching it into the turns.

rollerskate

for what it's worth, I drove a RWD Miata with 4 snow tires during the winter for 10 years, and although it made a lousy snowplow, it was quite good otherwise. too many FWD-infected people with "all-season" tires have forgotten that RWD cars can be quite good in the snow if they use Real(TM) snow tires...

I haven't driven the TT in the snow yet, but the ground clearance is similar, so I wouldn't plan on driving through any cornfields with it... but with 4 snow tires and Quattro to save the day, I'm not worried about much of anything. (actually, to be honest, I'm kind of looking forward to it! :-)

cheers...

kodeTT

thanks rollerskate. i don't plan on any cornfields or pumpkin patches either. just looking for grip.