Winter tires

gfxv2388 · 10-12-2016, 01:37 PM

Hi guys,

So I decided to drive the Camaro all year round in Michigan with winter tires. Just stop by discount tire and decided to go with blizzards WS80 225/55 R18 with appropriate rims. My questions is should I be at all concern with damaging the suspension as I am going from 20 to 18 inch rim. Total will be 1450 out the door for rims,tires, tpms, and labor. I guess it beats buying a winter car! Let me know what you think! Thank you

6spdhyperblue · 10-12-2016, 01:44 PM

yeah, you should be good to go for anything under 6".
maybe put 100lbs of sand in the truck if you need help to get moving from a stop if you're in a mtn/hilly region.

Hyper16 · 10-12-2016, 02:29 PM

bturner2 · 10-12-2016, 03:35 PM

What wheels did you go with? I'm buying next month probably from Discount Tire as I'm at $1800 with Tire Rack when you add shipping.

bturner2 · 10-12-2016, 03:37 PM

Oh and I was also told to remove the air deflectors from the front of the front tires.

bpang1234 · 10-12-2016, 03:55 PM

I am also going to drive the Camaro year-round. Thankfully, for the larger snow-fall days I have a Subaru Forester that I normally let my Mom drive to pickup my daughter from school.

You shouldn't do any damage to the suspension, in fact you are probably causing a small percentage less wear and tear since you have more tire wall to deflect some impacts.

Its_LouieV · 10-12-2016, 11:31 PM

Also curious what setup you went with? Im at 1500 no TPMS... would like to bring that down as much as possible.

Shasta McNasty · 10-13-2016, 09:23 AM

Lots of info about wheels here if you search. Many people are running 18s on SS--just need to make sure offset is appropriate. Stock 18x8.5 wheels on LT are +32 offset.

bpang1234 · 10-13-2016, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Its_LouieV

Also curious what setup you went with? Im at 1500 no TPMS... would like to bring that down as much as possible.

Just go on Tire Rack and pick the cheapest 18 inch wheels and winter tires. My setup was in fact the cheapest wheels (Sport Edition brand) and Michelin X-ice XI3...so a little more than the CHEAPEST set but I really like the Michelins. Total was $1,250 with shipping...no TPMS.

Capisce · 10-13-2016, 02:34 PM

You don't run the TPMS through the winter? I guess you let tirerack balance them and you put them on yourself?

Because tirerack has this blurb "NHTSA's interpretation of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act prohibits service providers from installing aftermarket tires and wheels on your vehicle without working TPMS sensors."

SPARTAN sui · 10-13-2016, 03:04 PM

I went with 245/50R-18 Bridgestone Blizzak WS80 XL for the tires ($725) and the 18" LT rims from eBay for $480. I picked up the sensors for about $140 for all four.

bturner2 · 10-13-2016, 05:09 PM

I've been looking for a set of those wheels without any luck. Everthing I've seen has be $700 by the time it gets here.

bpang1234 · 10-13-2016, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capisce

You don't run the TPMS through the winter? I guess you let tirerack balance them and you put them on yourself?

Because tirerack has this blurb "NHTSA's interpretation of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act prohibits service providers from installing aftermarket tires and wheels on your vehicle without working TPMS sensors."

I have run no TPMS sensors on recent cars that had TPMS with no issues other than the light blinking.

That written, I am going to get TPMS installed somewhere else. It's just that Tire Rack charges like $320 for the sensors and installation...we can all get the sensors for cheaper online.

bturner2 · 10-17-2016, 05:55 AM

Made some progress on the winter tire package yesterday. Found a set of 2016 18" wheels with center caps on EBay a little over a week ago but the seller didn't want to ship. After seeing it seeing his wheels were not selling I send a PM asking if he'd ship which he agreed to for an additional $100. I'm now the proud owner of of the wheels for $500 which I feel was a deal for the wheels and center caps.

Now the next challenge is TPMS. I've sound them on the camaro.com site for $30 each

http://www.shopchevyparts.com/wheels...-92284995.html

but they don't appear to have the nuts to mount them in the wheel. Does anyone have any experience with TPMS mounting and what else may be required?

10-12-2016, 01:37 PM	#1
gfxv2388 Drives: 2016 Camaro 1SS Hyper metallic Blue Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Grand Rapids Posts: 46	Winter tires Hi guys, So I decided to drive the Camaro all year round in Michigan with winter tires. Just stop by discount tire and decided to go with blizzards WS80 225/55 R18 with appropriate rims. My questions is should I be at all concern with damaging the suspension as I am going from 20 to 18 inch rim. Total will be 1450 out the door for rims,tires, tpms, and labor. I guess it beats buying a winter car! Let me know what you think! Thank you

10-12-2016, 02:29 PM	#3
Hyper16 A Heartbeat Away......... Drives: Not As Fast As I Would Like To Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,379	__________________ ,,,,,,, 2016 Hyper Blue Metallic 2SS \| A8 \| MRC \| Sunroof \| Nav \| Mishimoto Catch Can \| GM CAI \| Hurst Shifter \| Borla S-Type Exhaust \| Body Color Splash Guards \| 1LE Splitter \| GM Dark Tail Lights \| ZL1 Third Brake Light \| Custom Fuel Door, Badges & Bowties \| Oracle Side Markers \| Blacked Out Stuff \| Opti-Coat Pro+ The problem with this world is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be penalties for stupidity, but why don't we just take the warning labels off everything and let the problem solve itself.

10-12-2016, 03:55 PM	#6
bpang1234 You can only YOLO once. Drives: '16 2SS & '15 Subaru Forester Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Albany, OR Posts: 1,677	I am also going to drive the Camaro year-round. Thankfully, for the larger snow-fall days I have a Subaru Forester that I normally let my Mom drive to pickup my daughter from school. You shouldn't do any damage to the suspension, in fact you are probably causing a small percentage less wear and tear since you have more tire wall to deflect some impacts. __________________ 2016 Camaro 2ss -Summit White / Ceramic White -8A, NPP, MRC, Ceramic White package plus knee pads, black bowties. -1st Car to have the "full" SEMA High Performance Graphics kit from 6LEDesigns. -1st Car to have the 6LEDesigns Blade Spoiler. -Borla S-Type w/ custom H-Pipe -Procharger P-1X Stage 2

10-12-2016, 11:31 PM	#7
Its_LouieV Drives: 2016 Black 2LT/A8/RS/NPP Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Chicago Posts: 49	Also curious what setup you went with? Im at 1500 no TPMS... would like to bring that down as much as possible. __________________

10-13-2016, 02:34 PM	#10
Capisce Drives: 2016 2SS Camaro Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: New Jersey Posts: 248	You don't run the TPMS through the winter? I guess you let tirerack balance them and you put them on yourself? Because tirerack has this blurb "NHTSA's interpretation of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act prohibits service providers from installing aftermarket tires and wheels on your vehicle without working TPMS sensors." __________________ 2SS - Summit White - MRC - NPP

10-12-2016, 01:44 PM	#2
6spdhyperblue Drives: 2SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: US Posts: 3,794	yeah, you should be good to go for anything under 6". maybe put 100lbs of sand in the truck if you need help to get moving from a stop if you're in a mtn/hilly region.

10-12-2016, 03:35 PM	#4
bturner2 Drives: 2SS, Hyper Blue, Sunroof, NPP, MRC Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Michigan Posts: 205	What wheels did you go with? I'm buying next month probably from Discount Tire as I'm at $1800 with Tire Rack when you add shipping.

10-12-2016, 03:37 PM	#5
bturner2 Drives: 2SS, Hyper Blue, Sunroof, NPP, MRC Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Michigan Posts: 205	Oh and I was also told to remove the air deflectors from the front of the front tires.

10-13-2016, 09:23 AM	#8
Shasta McNasty Drives: 2016 1LT V6 M6 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Northville, MI Posts: 27	Lots of info about wheels here if you search. Many people are running 18s on SS--just need to make sure offset is appropriate. Stock 18x8.5 wheels on LT are +32 offset.

10-13-2016, 03:04 PM	#11
SPARTAN sui PC Technician Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: North Dakota Posts: 2,161	I went with 245/50R-18 Bridgestone Blizzak WS80 XL for the tires ($725) and the 18" LT rims from eBay for $480. I picked up the sensors for about $140 for all four. __________________

10-13-2016, 05:09 PM	#12
bturner2 Drives: 2SS, Hyper Blue, Sunroof, NPP, MRC Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Michigan Posts: 205	I've been looking for a set of those wheels without any luck. Everthing I've seen has be $700 by the time it gets here.

10-17-2016, 05:55 AM	#14
bturner2 Drives: 2SS, Hyper Blue, Sunroof, NPP, MRC Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Michigan Posts: 205	Made some progress on the winter tire package yesterday. Found a set of 2016 18" wheels with center caps on EBay a little over a week ago but the seller didn't want to ship. After seeing it seeing his wheels were not selling I send a PM asking if he'd ship which he agreed to for an additional $100. I'm now the proud owner of of the wheels for $500 which I feel was a deal for the wheels and center caps. Now the next challenge is TPMS. I've sound them on the camaro.com site for $30 each http://www.shopchevyparts.com/wheels...-92284995.html but they don't appear to have the nuts to mount them in the wheel. Does anyone have any experience with TPMS mounting and what else may be required?

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