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[vivithemage]

I am running some Breyton GTS-R's, and need some winters.

tire rack has some Alpin PA3's in 225/40R 18 for $222 a tire, I was thinking of getting 4, will that be OK?

My current sizes are :

Fronts are 215/40/18
Rears are 245/35/18

Is that OK to square it up for winter? Or are the rims not going to work with these sizes?

[vivithemage]

will they rub? Will I have issues? I really wanted to get these today before the rebate's end!

Thanks all

[ssedha]

The guy from TireRack seems to suggest that most buyers tend to buy the 225/40R18 sized tires that fit the 18" wheels. I contacted the person I purchased my BMW from (he's a BMW Sales Mgr), suggested 225/45 R18. I'm super confused myself...

[b1aze]

More sidewall will just give the tires a little more flex, which doesn't hurt. I plan on going cheapie 17x7 with 205 or even 195 wide tires. Will cost about 1k for the setup where just a set of 225 winter tires of the same brand would be over 800. Ill spend the extra 200 for a better chance of surviving the snow

[vivithemage]

meh, I already bought 225/40R18 in PA3, so we'll see what happens when I go mount em later, haha.

[ssedha]

Originally Posted by vivithemage

meh, I already bought 225/40R18 in PA3, so we'll see what happens when I go mount em later, haha.

Damn. Those are some expensive tires. I was looking at the Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D in the 225/45R18 Size. They are $205 a piece. That's still $820 and they are from Tire Rack. Don't know if there are any promotions running...

[vivithemage]

Originally Posted by ssedha

Damn. Those are some expensive tires. I was looking at the Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D in the 225/45R18 Size. They are $205 a piece. That's still $820 and they are from Tire Rack. Don't know if there are any promotions running...

They were $222 a tire, with the 70 MIR and a 50 from tire rack.

I thought about winter sports, but I thought the low rolling resistance would be neat to see if it helps, and review wise, the PA3's are pretty awesome, and I am a Michelin fan.