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
Steel rims and snow tyres
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Steel rims and snow tyres
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Re: Steel rims and snow tyres
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
Good luck with the tyres, by all accounts you need less of it with winter tyres
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Re: Steel rims and snow tyres
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.
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