Howdy. Anyone know of skinny 15 inch wheels that will bolt on, and what they came from? Steel wheels are fine, winter isnt a fashion show. I have an 82 300TD wagon and am looking forward to another winter in the Sierra Nevada mountains. I live in a rural area and take a winding one-lane road to work through numerous deep canyons. I have used "spike spiders" for the last two years on the rare instances when the car won't just plow through, and have found that normal chains work better when it's really bad out there. I am looking into another set of wheels for studded snow tires, and am considering a size change. The wheels are a 5 on 4.5 pattern, and proper tires have a 24 inch diameter. Has anyone tried a set of narrower wheels from something else, and of larger diameter? I think a 26 inch tire is about all that will fit. The reasoning is that a narrower tire will be better at finding the road beneath the snow, and the surface pressure will be higher, helping the studs to dig into the ice. taller will keep the oil pan and fuel tank a bit higher, reducing "sledding". Since the car weighs so much, those tires should be rated for a light truck, but I cant search that until I have a wheel size. I am also considering altering the hydraulic control mounting bracket so that I can pull a cable and raise the rear fuel tank a bit higher out of the snow, that would have helped a few times.
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14 years ago