Steel rims and snow tyres

[Les Barbeux]

Hi all,

Was toying with the idea of buying snow socks... but the thought of the number of times that I would have to put them on and take 'em off again on a journey made me check out snow tyres......my ex was (I suppose, still is!) German and she was amazed that we don't do this as a matter of course here.
Has anyone fitted them? in particular, has anyone fitted Kingpin remoulds? .....how do you rate them???
To be honest, the difference in the price of a pair of these and snow socks is minimal.....and of course once they are on, they stay on for the duration of the winter....

Also, I thought that it would be prudent to fit them on steel rims so as to facilitate easy fitting/removal and also if I'm going to clip a kerb, then winter is obviously the favourite time

So...does anyone know which vehicle I can "liberate" some from at the scrapyard???

Many thanks all,
Trevor

[Captain Slow]

Wheels from any 3 or 400 series volvo will fit, I believe the stud pattern is somewhat common so other cars would supply you too.

Good luck with the tyres, by all accounts you need less of it with winter tyres

[bigdickbuster]

Wheels from 3xx series basically are 13 inch, so they not fit to the front hub. The brake caliper is too big to these rims.