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Old 04-09-2009, 01:07 AM
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I currently have pirelli pzero nero's(225/40-1 on my trd 18" rims, I was wondering if I bought some bridgestone blizzak lm-25 tires at 225/45-18 for winter, would I have to worry about clearance? Looks like these would be a little more than 10 mm higher. I will need some good winter tires as I am moving back to Colorado from Arizona soon. Also if anyone has an opinion on which winter tires would be best, let me know. Thanks
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imo, not worth the $$$, snow tires in that size are too much money. Best bet would be to pick up some 16" or 15" steelies and throw some snow tires on there...
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And skinnier tires are actually going to be better in the snow. You can typically get a steel wheel package with winter tires for a reasonable price if you look around.
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I think those LM25s are "performance" winter, not worth the money.

I'm in CO and I run Blizzak WS50 on stock wheels. Works great.
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Thanks, going with some cheap steelies sounds like a great idea don't know why I didn't think of that before.
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How would that work with the TPMS though?
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You don't have to run the TPMS if you don't want too.
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