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Unusual Wheel & Tire Question? 200 1987

posted by  Smitty on  Wed Nov 26 13:13 CST 2008
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All things being equal, which they never are, you'll probably get better handling and braking from the 15" wheels with a slightly wider rim. But since your reason for getting a dedicated set of snow tires is for better "performance" (traction, braking) in winter conditons, I'd use the steelies in winter. If they use a lot of salt on the roads in your area, your alloy wheels will suffer from it unless you hose 'em off frequently in winter. I had to work to keep the Coronas unstained back in snowy CT (where winter road maintenance is brought to you by Morton Salt...).

I also wouldn't go any wider than a 195 profile for a snow tire on a 240. 195/60-15 is almost the exact overall diameter of the stock 185/70-14, so there won't be any speedo/odo correction to deal with.
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