There is something intoxicating...

[A-Dingo-Ate-My-Baby]

about a newly shipped wheel and tire combo sitting in the house,
and stinking the place up with fresh rubber smell...:smoking:

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

:needpics:

[A-Dingo-Ate-My-Baby]

<pwnt^

no, nothing magic to see. no blingtastic happening....if it was, I would make pics

it is just 4, 175/60R14 michelin x ice xi2 winter tires on the cheapest tirerack alloy rims, 14 inch
sport edition f2, to replace my 15 inch steelies when the snow flies. I got a package from the 'rack,
and I modded my tpms with a bypass switch.

they do smell good from across the hall. and the tires themselves have all the mold nubbins on them.

I don't really care much about fancy wheels and lowering and whatnot unless I raced the micromobile.
[I do definitely have a 23mm swaybar because the yaris is kinda gross without one]

it is just ultra-reliable, good on gas mobile for me, but it bites in snow with all season tires. had to do
something about that. now I will have much better results this winter, and dropping to 14 inch will gear
me down by 3.3 percent, making it a wee bit easier on the autotranny to push against slush on the road.

[A-Dingo-Ate-My-Baby]

OK, you are right. If one posts in a wheel forum AND talks about tire stink like one knows
what tire stink is, that individual had better post up pics or GTFO

[thepartsmancometh]

good choice on the x-ice; they are great tires! congrats on the purchase, winter tires make a night and day difference on the yaris. We put on ContiExtremeWinter Contact tires this last season and they were great

[A-Dingo-Ate-My-Baby]

....in business now.
2 hours after the pic, 3 inches wet snow on frozen pavement and ...it is like night and day. best thing I ever did as an automobile driver

[eTiMaGo]

gotta love the smell of fresh rubber :)

[bzinn 1]

I keep a set of tires in my living room just for such smell on a daily basis.

[ilikerice]

good timing on the tire swap..

everyone loves the smell of fresh rubber and burning rubber.. at least i do..

[kimona]

I really like the smell of new tyres.

The wheels you chose for your winter tyres look great!

[A-Dingo-Ate-My-Baby]

I really like the smell of new tyres.

The wheels you chose for your winter tyres look great!

thanks

I was wondering how they'd look and it isn't bad at all. those are 175 65 14's

my summer set of rims is 15 inch.