07-15-2010, 09:38 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 IBM Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Broomfield, CO
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Winter Wheels On 2SS
I've done some searching and I don't think I've found what I'm looking for. I'm fairly clueless with wheels and tires so any help you can provide would be great.
I'm currently looking for a set of wheels and tires for the winters here in Colorado on my 2SS LS3. I have no intention of driving in a blizzard, but I also don't think I can go back to driving my Mazda6 all winter long. I'm just looking for a good set of wheels with a nice all season tire. I'm not looking for huge, expensive wheels and I am not looking for a studded winter tire. I have a couple of questions.
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07-16-2010, 11:15 AM | #2 |
I got these off tire rack Rims & tire $1100
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07-17-2010, 01:07 PM | #3 |
Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 IBM Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Broomfield, CO
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SRFnSFO- what rims and tires are those? I can't read it iff of the pic.
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07-17-2010, 03:05 PM | #4 |
MSW Type 16 Rims 19x8 +34 offset 5-120 Bolt $69. Clearance
P-Zero Scorpian Ice & Snow 245/50-19 |
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07-17-2010, 05:38 PM | #5 |
Drives: SUMMIT WHITE 2SS/RS CAMARO Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 2018: Lakewood Ranch, Fl.
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On prior thread/posts some said the Continental winter tire was the best. That's what I'm putting on my SS's extra wheels this fall. I don't drive when the roads are crappy but even when dry this Camaro is a bear below 35 degrees. Back in March I was quoted $1305.00 for 4 Continantal extreme contact DWS tires. Not sure, they may be cheaper now.
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07-18-2010, 10:48 AM | #6 |
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Drives: 2011 SIM Camaro 2SS RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Huron, SD
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The Camaro 2SS that I have on order will be my year-round daily driver here in South Dakota so it will have to be shod with all-weather tires. I bought the Continental Extreme Contact DWS tires and have them sitting in my garage........waiting for the car. Right now these tires are fairly hard to find. Tire Rack had 7 of the 245/45 fronts in stock and none of the 275/40 rears so I purchased the fronts from them. I purchased the rear tires from another online company that had roughly 200 in stock (nation-wide) but had no fronts. After I put the DWSs on the Camaro I'll sell the OEM P Zeros on eBay. I put DWSs on my Passat one month ago and really like them so far. They're quieter than the OEMs the car came with.
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07-18-2010, 02:40 PM | #7 |
Drives: 2011 2SS/RS SIM L-99 Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Dunbar WV
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I had the contiectreme dws on my other car, was an awesome tire all around.
But that was a 160 hp fwd...
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07-18-2010, 03:17 PM | #8 |
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Drives: 2011 SIM Camaro 2SS RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Huron, SD
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I hear you. My Passat 3.6L has quite a bit of HP (280 HP to be exact) but it remains to be seen how the DWS's will handle the 426 HP of the Camaro. It seems like I came across at least one other person in these forums that had the DWS's on their Camaro and really liked them -- even in snow. I should do a search.
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