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Old 11-20-2018, 12:55 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I’d love for center bore to be standardized for different vehicle classes (cars under “x” GVW get a certain diameter and others get “y” diameter...

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Old 11-21-2018, 09:19 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Why not just encourage her to buy a set of All Weather year round tires, with mountain and snowflake stamp. Not going to be cheap but rated for 55,000 miles and you don't have to deal with swapping/storing them. Nokian WRG4 come in that size $160 each. Ebays about as cheap as I've found them. LLR also.

Toyo Celsius are available is that size but rated 60,000 miles. $135 each, don't think they claim LLR and one comparison between the 2 said Celsius was louder. Nokian being on the 4th generation of the tire have been doing it longer.

http://www.tractionnews.com/toyo-nok...-weather-test/

https://www.consumerreports.org/tire...ll-year-round/

If the old ones are any good sell those for her to help cover the cost.

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I'm thinking the best way to shop is to find other vehicles that have compatible wheels. From what I can tell, all Ford Taurus wheels should fit, as well as some Focus wheels. Rather than searching for specific specs like a reasonable person, I'll just search for "Taurus wheels", and hopefully find something with winter tires already mounted.
I've found this site to be handy for finding wheels that'll fit. https://www.wheel-size.com/

It would be nice if wheels had their size stamped into them.
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Old 11-22-2018, 12:09 AM   #14 (permalink)
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I think most OEM wheels have size and back spacing stamped into them as well as manufacturing date and location. The Fords I work on do.
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I dunno about in the US, but here in the UK the effective life of a winter tyre is only 3 or 4 years as the chemicals in the rubber dry out. A 4 year old, but otherwise brand new, winter tyre won't be as effective as the rubber wont behave as it should.

I had to bin a set a few years back that suffered this fate and had simply lost their good atrributes, and the difference was night and day. Therefore I'd pass on used ones simply because even at 2 or 3 years old they have very limited life left.

I must agree with Rooster about all weather tyres. I've used Nokian Weatheproof 2s 'three peaks' rated winter and snow boots and they performed as well as the best I'd ever used before in cold weather and snow, and behaved like a normal tyre the rest of the time.

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