[jrgarbage]

hello,

what's the smallest rim and tire size i could place in a 2003 mustang convertible. right now i have a stock 225/55/16 on them.. I am looking for a smaller rim for the winter and possibly a thinner size witdth that I could place. any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Snow is coming soon.. thanks...

[HMUSN]

you could run an older v6 rim
i think they have 215's on them and they are 15 inch rims

[itschristorres8]

why would u want a smaller thinner rim..thats cuz be worse in snow or wet roads?

[CyberPrey]

A taller, narrow profile tire is actually better for low speed driving in snowy conditions.

now, my question is.... WHY would you drive your stang in the nasty icky snow...

buy a cheapo neon for that

Also, if your in the MN area, I have a set of the 97 factory aluminum 15" wheels/centercaps and tires... selling for $100 for all 4

[tlgrant]

most people think a big wide tire is the best they are wrong. a wide tire is awesome on dry traction other then that its bad. I live in northern NH... I know. i run michelins on my mine i only put them in the back i have cobra Rs on mine just leave your stock rims on and put new tires on if you know how to drive youl be fine.

[itschristorres8]

lol maybe i shouldnt have sed anything...especially since i live in florida

[tlgrant]

its a pretty common misconception, people jsut naturaly think wide tire= more grip but with snow its the opposite. the wider the more you float on top of the snow and less bite down on the surface underneath. like i said i have 17x9 rims and just run realy narrow michelin snow tires in the back and cross my fingers in the front. throw some weight in your trunk too it will help. also i beleive tirerack.com has some cheap setups for rims and tires for them

[kerry]

it seems like there are alot of ppl on this site from florida.
dang chris its getting cold right? it was like 60 some at my house in tampa lol

[machine_008]

it dosnt snow at all here in texas except mabey an acasunal ice storm that melts by about 12 in the afternoon lol.

[tlgrant]

ya i have allways lived here and its weird how you get used to it. freind of mine from CA was here last year for the first snowfall. he stood in my garage for at least and hour lookin up LOL. lota people hate it but i love it. mustangs and snowmobiles is my thing iv got a few of em one set up for each kind of racing although you FL guys would prob like my water-cross sled :wink

[CyberPrey]

LOL - I hear ya there...

I'm in MN...

MY mustang is parked for the winter in the garage... and sitting RIGHT NEXT to it is the Ski-Doo MXZ-440LC just waiting for the snow to stick around

[Ninjawafers!]

well im up here in AK so im familiar with the snow. if i was you i would see if i could find some studded tired... those work wonders and you dont haveta go thinner. i drove my stang last year on all weathers and it sucked. i have a 4x4 truck for the winter now so my stang will just be chillin (literally)

[tlgrant]

ya studed snows will work too, in fact any snow tire will work well but narrows tires in snow is much beter then wide. wides work of course but the narower the better haha in AK i hope youv got something other then the stang in the winter iv got a truck too but i cant stand haven the stang off the road so i try not to drive it that much and a 440 LC is a bad ass sled i had one set up for 440 sport class SNO-X right now though im building a water crosser. its a 583 swaped out to a 670 HO punched to a 740cc with 48 mm carbs and fast pipes. im hoping for 170 hp next summer in the 700 cc improved stock class... hope they wont test my displacement lol but back to the stangs

[Ninjawafers!]

well the truck i have is a POS beater that im hoping to get rid of after this winter... i bought it for $1000 from a friend and have been workin on it lately... but hey... i needed the 4x4... but yeah back to the stangs...

[chevy_killer]

Originally Posted by itschristorres8 lol maybe i shouldnt have sed anything...especially since i live in florida

[itschristorres8]

Originally Posted by kerry it seems like there are alot of ppl on this site from florida. dang chris its getting cold right? it was like 60 some at my house in tampa lol

i wish! i was cutting grass today(job for tues) fuckin hot...like 80 at least

but it makes sense...wide tires on water are more dangerous then thin ones..so im assuming with snow its very similar