spydog

ok so i am on tire rack looking up tires for my car i build a 05 GXP and it tellsme no tire sugestions so i try a 06 GXP it tells me to try 17 inch 235/55R17 just like u did wy wont it sugest it for my 05 is there a difference in fit or lug pattern?

JC05GXP

Shouldnt be any difference at all. If that works then use the 06. I just did it with an 05 gxp and it gave me the right options, not sure why it wasnt working for ya.

spydog

ok here is an update i plan on ordering a winter rim and tire package from tire rack i plan on getting the firestone winterforce 235/55/17 and 17" rims mounted balanced just wondering if annyone out there knows of anny promo or discount codes for tire rack i am looking at ordering them nexk week they run about $920 shiped to my house

spydog

ok should i stud the snow tires i am getting or should i leve them un studded?

ghetto joe

whats cost difference?

spydog

$60 to get 4 tires studded

JC05GXP

I think that its illegal in WI to have your tires studded. Check it out, but im pretty sure.

It is:

347.45  Tire equipment.
(1) All automobiles, motor trucks, motor buses, truck tractors, trailers, semitrailers, recreational vehicles, and mobile homes when operated upon a highway shall be completely equipped with tires inflated with compressed air and all other motor vehicles when operated on a highway shall be equipped with tires of rubber or of some material or construction of equal resiliency. No person may operate on a highway any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, recreational vehicle, or mobile home having any metal tire in contact with the roadway, except that tire chains of reasonable proportions may be used when required for safety because of snow, ice or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid, and except as provided in sub. (2) (c).
(2) No person shall operate on a highway any vehicle, including farm tractors, self-propelled farm implements, implements of husbandry, animal-drawn vehicles and road machinery, if such vehicle has on the periphery of any of its tires any block, stud, flange, cleat, spike or other protuberance of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, except that:

Panther427

245/45/18 will fit front and rear wheels on a gxp. I also have some 235/50/18 i plan on running next winter. Check out craigs list. i got my hankooks on there for $300 and went around to all the little "local" tire shops. and found the 235 blizzaks for $200 for all four tires.

SSWHITE07

Hey I have an 07 Impala SS. Do they really need snow tires? are they bad in the snow?

spydog

my wheels and tires should be in this week from tire rack

Sadden

I always reccomend Bridgestone Blizzaks , and you can mount them on the factory rims.

spydog

i have my new snow tires and rims tire rack was fast
i ordered them tuesday afternoon at 430 and they were on my car thursday morning that is fast

ryans06gxp

my brother in law hooked me up for winter... he is a tech with an audi dealership and he got me a set of blizzak LR-22s with 500 miles on them for the killer price of $175.... yeah. now to mount them. they are 245/45/18s. but maybe it wont snow. we havent had any this year so far......and im in iowa

2000blkta

iTrader: (3)

I bought practically new stock 17" take-off rims that had been sitting for years from an '04 Comp-G. I paid $400 for them, sold the tires for $150 then paid $250 for a like-new set of Blizzaks. Both deals were found in the newspaper. So, for cheap i have a nice winter set of wheels/tires. BTW - the Blizzaks are awesome. You almost can't break them loose on a snowy road. You have to try anyway.

A couple last comments - 16" wheels won't clear the GXP's massive calipers. Also, if you swap out wheels/tires don't forget a spare. In my case I bought a compact spare (can't recall from what) that would clear the calipers. I also picked up a stock jack assembly. I didn't pay much for it sincde there's almost no demand for them :-)

ryans06gxp

now that you have your winter setup. you wouldnt want to get rid of that extra set of 18s would you? i have some 245 45 18 blizzaks that need some wheels for winter.

2000blkta

iTrader: (3)

nah, the stock 18" GXP wheels with new Kuhmos are stored until spring. That's the new part - no more mounting and unmounting. I should have put pressure sensors in the winter setup though. Not a big deal, just a minor annoyance.

spydog

i love my snow tires they hold the road when i go up north on the un plowed back roads

spydog

hi i sold my 2nd set of 18 in che rims to my buddy he is puttint them on his GTP sorry