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Old 10-10-2016, 04:00 AM
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I have a Range Rover (with Nokians for winter) just bought a BMW 440 gran coupe x drive and my dog just got a 75th anniversary Jeep Wrangler for her 1st Birthday. I am going to put Nitto Motivo's on the stock wheels for winter and then by light weight wheels and better (I do not like P zero's ) next spring. I still do not have 400 miles on the F type, just too many cars to drive any of them very often
 
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[QUOTE=cdFtypeR;1548825]
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Thinking of doing 20" x 8.5"s on all four corners....will I need spacers on the rears....???
The wheel will be "sucked in" by just under 2inches so you'll want to either put a 2inch spacer on to bring it back to about the same as usual or a 1.5inch spacer which will protect the car a bit from rock-spray in the winter.

Also, just to give you a tip, I went down to 19inch rims for a few reasons:
1) More winter tire options as it's a more common size, which also means if you get a blowout mid-winter you'll have a better chance of getting a replacement quicker
2) The tire profile can be a bit higher, this takes a way from the look a bit but in the winter with potholes, etc. it gives a bit more tire protection and ride comfort
3) A bonus was 19s are cheaper for tires and rims
 

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[QUOTE=cdFtypeR;1548825]
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Thinking of doing 20" x 8.5"s on all four corners....will I need spacers on the rears....???
I have set of lightly used Nokian's in classifieds in that size
 
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I don't believe anyone makes a 20" snow.
I love the nokions but can only get the fronts for a 19"wheel. The rears are not available as far as I know. I went with the Bridgestones Blizzaks. Great tire.
 
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I have 245-35-20 FRONT and 285-30-20 REAR nokian hakka 8 (with studs) on my F-type 3 AWD S. So they exist - at least in Sweden.



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I don't believe anyone makes a 20" snow.
I love the nokions but can only get the fronts for a 19"wheel. The rears are not available as far as I know. I went with the Bridgestones Blizzaks. Great tire.
 
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Originally Posted by NSY
I don't believe anyone makes a 20" snow.
I love the nokions but can only get the fronts for a 19"wheel. The rears are not available as far as I know. I went with the Bridgestones Blizzaks. Great tire.
I have a set of 20 inch x 8.5 Nokian snows for sale in classifieds. They make them as do some other manufacturers.
 
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[QUOTE=rammer_28;1544073]
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Yes, I went down to the 8.5" on all 4s, put a spacer on the back, this allows me to rotate all 4 corners evenly and let me drop down to 245 wide on the back, the narrower the tire the better in the snow.
 
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I just cringe when I think of driving the F-Type in the winter and hope you are able to justify the purchase of a winter beater vehicle to use instead of your Jag.
 
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Old 10-22-2016, 12:09 AM
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I have a set of factory rims, Cyclone, 20" with Pirelli Sottozero winter tires mounted, advertised on the classifieds forum. I am in Vancouver and they have been hardly used, decided to get a winter car and not using the F-Type through the winter so I am selling. If you don't have something yet let me know or look at the classified. Negotiable.
 
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Thank you. I dropped down to 19" wheels with Blizzaks. Sorry I didn't see yours before.
 
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I have 20 inch Coventry Ashford wheels with

Nokian Hakkapelitta R2 in a 255/35R20 tires.

Drives and looks amazing in chicago winters.
 
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That is a good looking wheel. I just put my winters on this afternoon. I am very happy to say that the OEM propellers with the blizzaks look much better than I thought they would and obtained at a great price from Mike at Midwest wheels and tires. They even arrived with the right air pressure
What more can one ask for.
 
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