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Originally Posted by ramsal
Have you considered going down in size to 18" or 19" and running a non-staggered setup? This is what the local tire shop recommended.
Apparently running the same all around allows the back wheels to fit into the track created by front and improves traction in snow.
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Yeah, I've considered it. I don't buy that same track argument... Really not going to make that much difference even if in a straight line, and they aren't in the same track when you're not going perfectly straight anyway. I like the look of the 20" way better than 19" and I don't want to have to have the 19" on 3 or 4 months out of the year.
And since I'm going to invest in another set of wheels anyway, I kind of like the idea of having an identical set. As wheels get beat up, scratched, etc, I can always keep the summer tires on the 4 that are in the best shape. I know narrower tires are supposed to be better on snow, but these new snow and ice rated tires with the cold weather compound are so much better than snow tires used to be, I'm not too concerned about it.
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