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[blakbearddelite]

This cooler weather has me thinking about tires for the G8 this winter. Like an idiot, I bought the G8 with the summer only tires. I was told that I would probably crash the car upon first snow fall. So I'm trying to gather my options here and think outloud.

1) Get all season tires and sell the summer only ones.

2) Get all season tires for winter and keep the summer tires for good weather.
I just don't like the idea of having tires removed/mounted every season. The rims tend to take a beating from all the swapping.

3) Get steelies and some winter tires and just do a swap in the winter

I saw some Good Year Eagle RS-A (High performance All Seasonals) 245/40/19 at the Tire Rack for a special price of $97. So that is a super-deal compared to all the other tires I've seen.

So far I'm leaning towards #1 because it seems to be the cheapest and least pain in the ass.

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[EmersonHart13]

#3 is your best option and will make the RWD car better in the snow, but I see your point and if it just a DD you can probably do okay with #1. #2 sounds like a bad idea for the reason you stated.

 

[Wessel]

Get snow tires for the stock wheels and get some ballin wheels to put the summer tires on.

 

[Wessel]

Shit, forgot to log out, this is ktraver.

 

[DanJ]

3! RS-A's are shit, at least the 17's i had. My "ultra high performance all season" Pirelli P Zero's are way better than they were in snow.

 

[Bru]

RS-A tires are pretty junky tires all the way around for the G8. But they're consistently bad in all seasons so you could probably manage through the winter. I'd buy some steelies and snow tires, especially considering the G8 is a pretty powerful RWD car.

 

[Kbrown]

Good Year Eagle RS-A (High performance All Seasonals)

Those tires came on the GTP's as "Standard Equipment" and i absolutely hated them....i personally like the potenza series for winter....

example of one:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Potenza+G+019+Grid

just my $0.02

 

[blakbearddelite]

Get snow tires for the stock wheels and get some ballin wheels to put the summer tires on.

Not a bad idea, but I really don't want to spend money on baller wheels for the G8. I'm perfectly happy with the stockers. If any money is going to be thrown at the G8, it will be for LT's and an axle-back.

 

[Bru]

19-inch winter tires are expensive. Look into some 16 or 17 rims with a tall sidewall tire. I'm sure the G8 forums have this covered in-depth.

 

[ktraver97ss]

Find a second set of stockers then. I bet they can be found for a reasonable price if your patient and attentive online. I hate steelies on cars, steelies are only acceptable on trucks.

 

[blakbearddelite]

19-inch winter tires are expensive. Look into some 16 or 17 rims with a tall sidewall tire. I'm sure the G8 forums have this covered in-depth.

I was cruising the G8 forum in a thread titled something like "winter tire set-up's", but no one really had any kind of specifics. I'll check it out in detail when I get home.

 

[blakbearddelite]

especially considering the G8 is a pretty powerful RWD car.

I'm curious how starting in a higher gear will help keep the tire spin to a minimum. Since I've had all auto's (without the manumatic), the highest gear I could start in was 2nd. The G8 has all 6 gears to choose from.

 

[Bru]

I don't think it will let you start in any gear. Most are only second.

 

[Bru]

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=g8+winter+tires&aq=f&aqi=g1&oq=&fp=5fd42ee1c422ad25

 

[Angus]

I don't think it will let you start in any gear. Most are only second.

my sebrings autostick shifting let me start out in 4th, (or maybe it was 3rd) if i wanted to...

 

[radioguy6]

depending on how much tread you have left on the summer tires, i'd go for option #3 and get a used set of wheels and throw some winter rubber on there. I did this simply becuase I didnt want my 18s getting banged up over our harsh winters and not to mention having to mount/demount tires is a pain. You might be able to find someone selling used wheels and winter tires together. Maximum performance for all seasons!

 

[Vogz]

If you already have summer tires, don't downgrade to all-seasons. All-seasons don't do anything well, they are marginal in every way. Dedicated snow tire in the winter on a smaller diameter rim and run the summers the rest of the year. You won't regret it. Oh and don't worry about having a powerful RWD car in the snow, it's no different than a not-so-powerful RWD car in the snow. Both can have the back end come around on you faster than you can say "FOCK", just because you have 360hp doesn't mean you have to USE it when you're driving in the snow.

 

[Tuner World]

Winter tires for winter, summer tires on summer. Don't even DARE to try those summers in winter, guarentee you won't last one storm w/out getting stuck or into an accident!

 

[Turk]

If you already have summer tires, don't downgrade to all-seasons. All-seasons don't do anything well, they are marginal in every way. Dedicated snow tire in the winter on a smaller diameter rim and run the summers the rest of the year. You won't regret it. Oh and don't worry about having a powerful RWD car in the snow, it's no different than a not-so-powerful RWD car in the snow. Both can have the back end come around on you faster than you can say "FOCK", just because you have 360hp doesn't mean you have to USE it when you're driving in the snow.

My thoughts exactly. Have driven the Camaro through every winter since 2001, no accidents yet. Even drove it with the Eagle F1s through 2 winters, after that, got winter wheels and tires for the winter, summer tires for the summer.

 

[Smokinhot]

RS-A's are garbage tires... look for a better option tire

 

[Angus]

Oh and don't worry about having a powerful RWD car in the snow, it's no different than a not-so-powerful RWD car in the snow. Both can have the back end come around on you faster than you can say "FOCK", just because you have 360hp doesn't mean you have to USE it when you're driving in the snow.

it's easier to control your torque when you have a motor with less of it down low...
So it does make a difference.

 

[bikrboy128]

i would say get some snow tires and a set of rims. you will need at least a 17 inch rim if you plan to fit them over the brakes though.
i would check tirerack for wheels too. they have some alright looking wheels for cheap, and you can have them shipped with your tires already mounted and balanced.

 

[Oreif]

RS-A's don't really work well. A set of BFG Traction T/A's or G-Force super sports will provide you much better all-season traction.

 

[Vogz]

it's easier to control your torque when you have a motor with less of it down low...
So it does make a difference.

at: So you're one of those people who can't for the life of them modulate a throttle? I've driven MANY FWD, RWD and AWD cars in the snow and the only standard thing I've found to be true REGARDLESS of engine power, is that tires are the most important factor in the snow.

 

[Stink Star]

a real man would drive with 315 drag radials year round.... never crashed my car doing that, just dont drive like a douchenozzle