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CorsaBNor
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CorsaBNor
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11th Jan 04 at 01:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quite a difference. i am really looking forward to summer
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i have those evo's but i have always kept mine on over winter, is a good idea tho, but its so frustrating taking off your nice wheels!
Icy
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11th Jan 04 at 01:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
same here ^
dont wana skid into a curb or something
but if u put ur 14s/13s on i feel unsafe as its narrower and less grip = scary
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In winter your better off with a thinner tyre as it punches through the snow/ice/slush as it has a smaller surface area than a wider tyre.

In winter, your better off in a 1.0 Nova with sh'te tyres than you are in a 2.0 Scooby with wide tyres.
Drew
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remember he is in norway

narrower tyres give better grip in snow and wet
Icy
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its jus me then
i feel safer with my bigger wheels in snow
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Wider tyres tend to be softer as they're "performance" tyres so grip the road a bit better.

The bad boys you have on your 13's will more than likely be harder to make them wear less as they're built for normal road conditions.

This might be why you think that Icy
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11th Jan 04 at 01:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
we are recomended to use the standard size tires for the car for winter tires. mine is 165/65-14 and that is tiny compared to my summer 205/40-17
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yeah, loooks loads better in the second pic!

recomended by who?

i guess if the weather is really bad then smaller wheels n tyres would be best. plus the salt on roads eats at the alloys
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the wheel dealerships say that. and the mail reason why i take the 17" of is the salt yeah. do you use salt on the roads in UK also`?
Drew
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yup
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i guess you have the same shitty climate like we have here in west norway. almost no snow but ice on the roads.
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yup sounds about right! lol

 
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