As Master said, skinnier tires (smaller width) are better for snow. Honestly though (not sure where you live) in Michigan all season tires worked fine for me.

 

You can make do with all-seasons (which is what i did last season since the tires were new) if you don't face serious snow. But snow tires make such a huge difference that I would highly encourage anyone to use them. The car goes from being able to "make it", to becoming a tank that can go through anything. The main benefit is braking. Just be careful of the guy behind you. He may not be able to stop so quickly.

P.S. My friends RWD M3 does better in snow with snow tires on than my x-type does with all-seasons.

 

I saw a guy that was selling an X on Autotrader that said he had 275/35/18s on the back. Not sure how he did that. I e-mailed to ask, but never heard anything back.

 

If you live in a climate where roads are frequently icy, winter tires are a must. Not so much for the amount of snow but for the cold temps. Winter tire compounds help greatly with starting, gripping and especially stopping on ice or even frozen pavement. I run my factory rims with winter tires and aftermarket with summer tires, Makes switching easy.

 

I wonder if mine would fit on an X, they're 275/30/19.. Does anyone know the offset?

 

There is now way on this planet a 275 will fit on a x-type! I have 275's on my mountaineer! That's nearly 10.5 inches wide! Like I said my 225's rubbed!

Now for some winter fun with my all seasons in about 8" snow that my bumper picked snow up...






You can't really tell how deep it is but it was untouched until I went up it. There was at least 12" deep snow and I wouldn't have been able to open the doors if I did get stuck...



Man I miss that car...

 

Omg, i once got stuck in 2 feet of snow, the reason was i got caught on alittle track of snow and kinda lead into the side 2 feet, i got out eventually, with a sholve and some freinds. But thanx for all the tips on winter tire, i now know what im going to do. Paint the stock rims, use them for wintr with winter tires, and then have the ones from kall tire/ performance rubber for summer.

 

wheelmax has some cheap 18" rims that fit the x-type right now. I think they are like $350 for all 4 or something. That's ridiculously cheap. They look decent too. You should check them out.

 

That is a good idea. If snow is an issue winter tires are a good idea. Have you ever been to a tire store to feel the difference in the rubber? Winter tires have a crazy soft rubber compound.

 

another nice benefit of the OEM wheels and winter tires for the cold months and aftermarket wheels with summer tires for the well, summer, is that you don't have to deal with the compromises of all-season rubber. For any time of year.

And your nice summer wheels stay looking good without all that salt and ash exposure during the winter.

I've been running seperate sets seasonally for 4 years. Another benefit is that you'll have less wear on your summer skins, which tend to wear quicker. No brainer.....

 

[QUOTE=aquill1;114728]There is now way on this planet a 275 will fit on a x-type! I have 275's on my mountaineer! That's nearly 10.5 inches wide! Like I said my 225's rubbed!

The guy had a nice picture from the back of the car. I couldn't tell if they were that wide, but when I first saw the size, I could not believe it either. The posting is down now, so I guess he sold it. Maybe whoever bought it will become a member here and we'll know for sure.

Aquill, I just LOVE that picture with the water drops on the leaper

 

awesome, im going to paaint the rims ( winter) with like a black matte or jet balck, just so everyting blends in, and summer the sport skinner 5 spoks, are going to look crazy with red calipers or yellow or blue or black

 

275's are huge on my mounty, 245's would probably look pretty darn wide.

These are my 275's...



Thanks! That was actually ice! LOL



I've got a sweet pic of water drops for ya...

 

What color is your car? If you are paining your calipers I'd do red or yellow. Blue just looks odd and black you can't even tell. Of course red vs yellow depends on your car color.

 

Mines black, thats why in winter imn going to look for a matte black paint for the rims, to give it a stealthy look in winter

 

Go red, the only way I'd put yellow is if it were a vette/ferrari/lambo or if the car was yellow.

Red IMO looks good, but I'm probably a little partial!

 

I would lean to red. It's classic and looks good on most cars. Yellow would give a different look. But it does look best on yellow and black cars. But yellow on a jag...I dunno. I'd go red.

 

For what it's worth, my vote in this informal poll has to be red.

Aquill....that ice looks much better on the leaper than than when it hangs down from the rear quarters to the garage floor on a cold winter Midwest morning...along with all the 20 pound slat-encrusted slush piles that fall off the wheel wells. Probably something you don't miss in Texas. Thank God spring is here again!!!!

 

yeah red or black,

 

Don't miss it a bit! FWIW the summer isn't even that bad either, IMO (mind you I sweat in -0 weather or 100 degrees.) I'll have to take some undercarriage shots of my mountaineer! It is insane how new it looks.