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Tires, not wheels, are important -- but you want the narrowest size for snow .... 200 1987

posted by  Ken C on  Thu Nov 27 06:06 CST 2008
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By themselves, the wheels are of no importance -- the only thing that matters is the tire that you put on them. I, too, use a dedicated set of 4 snow tires for winter.
Dedicated snow tires (real snows, with the "snowflake/mountain" symbol) are the best -- mere M+S (without the snowflake symbol) aren't as good; and all-season tires are a big disappointment when the going gets rough.

However, tire size also plays a significant role, however. For snow, you want the narrowest tire size (the exact opposite of "summer" performance tires which emphasize greater width). Tall also helps, but it's width that is far the most important size aspect.

Whereas your car originally had 185/70-14 tires, you would want to stay close to that width for now.

As for the 15x6 steel wheels, be sure they're Volvo-sized wheels, 5x108mm bolt circle. For that size, they may have come from a 700 or 900 car, so the offset is a little different (25mm instead of the 240's 20mm offset -- which is OK). And yes, save them for "plus one" upgrade in size for summer tires.






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