Got everything from Tirerack as they have been great in the past. Plus the wheels were on sale and couldn’t find anything cheaper!
Wheels: 18x8 Axis Sport XM matte silver
Tires: 225/40R-18 Michelin X-Ice Xi3 XL
Because I bought snow tires and wheels we really didn’t get any snow at all this year in my area, go figure. However I did have a trip up to Vermont to go skiing for a long week and I am sure glad I had them on there. The first night we were there we got about 3 inches of snow. Then two days later on the day I was leaving to come home it started snowing in the morning. I put in half day of skiing and then decided to hit the road. By the time I got packed up and loaded in the car there was about 4 to 5 inches of snow on the roads. For the first 50 minutes of my drive home in the back country of Vermont I saw NO ONE. Not a single car on the road. I was driving in fresh powder and I have to say the X-Ice did their job. They handled great. My 6 hour trip home turned into a 8 ½ trip home and along the way I saw cars in ditches, spun out and just plan stuck. I had no issues at all. There were a few times the front tires pushed just a little but letting off the gas it gripped right back. The car was very well balanced and predictable when I forced it to slide. This is my first set of snow tires on this particular car so I can’t compare them directly 100% but I have had Blizacks on there and feel these performed just slightly better. I couldn’t believe how planted things felt.
One question I keep getting is how is the brake clearance, there is tons, not an issue. Offset is 35.
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