I may be able to get away with 18'' wheels - but I plan on upgrading my brakes from the BR5 to BR9 (same that they use on the Peel Police Chargers).20" snows? Jeebus. Do you need 20" to clear your brakes? I run the smallest rims I can in the winter.
They're not banned. You just need to register your car up north. It looks like they may have gotten rid of the exemption if you drive south though. Out of province plates get a one month exemption anywhere in the province, it looks like ontario plates may catch the ticket as soon as they drive south. I guess that means all of the Alberta and Florida plates we see driving around could legally run studs as how would gov't track the one month period (unless you got caught twice more than a month apart).Remember studded tires, those added a whole level of safety that went away when they banned them.
Me too. Got a set for my HHR this way along with my wife's Yaris. Bought the aer for my Ram from a guy outside of Guelph. He bought creampuff Trucks and lifted and modded them and resold in the States. He put winters in the factory alloys so my winters are not on black steelies which is nice.I have bought a few sets for pennies on the dollar and given away at least one set.
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Definitely a lot less damage than the bar ends constantly taking chunks out of the road in the winter.I think you could stud up a motorcycle and challenge the laws anywhere, no way could it ever damage roads significantly.
dedicated proper winters.One thing I didn't mention...I always get the insurance company asking me if I'm putting on 'winter' tires for the season....not sure if they consider the same as 'all weather' tires in their quote/analysis.
I switched my RAM1500 and Jeep Commander to Firestone Transforce AT/2 tires. My BIL runs them on his snow plows, I tried a set on the RAM, they have 60K on them and look like they'll go another 60. This summer I put them on the old Jeep, been thru a bunch of snow up north this fall, they hook up like a charm.Me too. Got a set for my HHR this way along with my wife's Yaris. Bought the aer for my Ram from a guy outside of Guelph. He bought creampuff Trucks and lifted and modded them and resold in the States. He put winters in the factory alloys so my winters are not on black steelies which is nice.
Actually, with the HHR I went through 2 sets of used winters. I was able to sell the one winter left set for $100.
Big believer in winters here. On the Ram especially they make a huge difference. Even on the Subaru which is AWD you notice the difference in turning and braking.
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I disagree on this. Had a Subaru awd, it needed snows where a fwd needed snows.lots of opinions
here's mine
all seasons are fine for most of S. Ontario if you have an AWD car
if you have a FWD puddle jumper or in an area where snow accumulates
get a set of steel wheels with snows on it and C/O twice/year
don't you live in Ottawa?I disagree on this. Had a Subaru awd, it needed snows where a fwd needed snows.
What’s the point of AWD if it can’t grip? AWD is great for starting and moving through snow, but when it comes to stop or avoid anything .... if you can’t grip in the cold, nothing will help.I disagree on this. Had a Subaru awd, it needed snows where a fwd needed snows.
Awd let's you gain way more speed than you can control. With fwd, it it's really slippery it takes a lot of attention and time to gain speed. When it comes time to turn or stop, there is not a giant difference between fwd/rwd/awd.What’s the point of AWD if it can’t grip? AWD is great for starting and moving through snow, but when it comes to stop or avoid anything .... if you can’t grip in the cold, nothing will help.
winter tires are literally the only way to transfer that power to the ground....no grip....no go....no stop....no turn.
You won’t be gaining that speed of you can’t put the power down. Hence the winter tires are most important IMO. Hell if I kept my stock 18s on....I would’ve already been in a ditch.Awd let's you gain way more speed than you can control. With fwd, it it's really slippery it takes a lot of attention and time to gain speed.
Lol. Of course I had to disagree with you.don't you live in Ottawa?
of course you disagree with me, you always do
but up there in the Valley is not what I was talking about