Pulled the Summer Shoes out of storage. - Toyota Yaris Forums

WeeYari · 03-13-2009, 07:51 PM

Eyeing the long range forecast for spring break, so tempted to put them on.

Easy enough to swap the steelies back on if the weather turns. Anyone else sick enough of rocking the snows to consider this taste of spring?

TinyGiant · 03-13-2009, 08:13 PM

i hear ya .. we have no snow on the forcast for a week.. and the 21st is the first day of spring.. usually we dont see much or any snow after that day

CTScott · 03-13-2009, 08:17 PM

I threw my new ebay Mini Cooper wheels on this week. I think that guarantees that we'll get at least one more nasty snow storm.

WeeYari · 03-13-2009, 08:45 PM

No doubt about there being at least one more good blast. I'll probably talk myself into putting them on under the "justification" that warm weather is hard on the winter tire compound.

Dbeau · 03-14-2009, 10:50 AM

Thats the problem with Alberta. Just when you think the snow is gone..bam it starts again.
But with +3 to + 11 forecast for the next week it's paining me to look at those snows tires any longer.

Tamago · 03-14-2009, 11:02 AM

so put on your summers, and if it snows, put the winters back on.. it can't take more than 20 mins, right?

tuckevalastin · 03-14-2009, 11:08 AM

I threw my summers on yesterday, I just couldnt wait

thebarber · 03-14-2009, 11:50 AM

super sick of winter tires!

but i run steelies in summer or winter....but i miss the traction of my hri's for summer....

WeeYari · 03-14-2009, 02:28 PM

Summer shoes, quick bath and she's back!! Taking a bit of getting used to the extra 4 lbs per wheel again.

WeeYari · 03-15-2009, 03:44 PM

Beautiful spring like day, went out and ran the Forks of the Credit. YeeHaw!!!! Man it feels good to be off the steelies/snows!

devinlamothe · 03-15-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by PK198105

was tempted to put my Motegis back on , but then i saw the state of our roads and aid f#@* it until at least 29th of March. its a warzone out here

Hahaha same here. It's like mortars have been falling for the past week.

AlexNet0 · 03-15-2009, 07:19 PM

^omg here is terrible

thebarber · 03-15-2009, 08:42 PM

its not TOO bad in k-dub....but i run 14's w/ steelies all summer, lol

what rims and tires are you running weeyari? i love the bronze/white look, btw. what springs are you running too?

devinlamothe · 03-16-2009, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by thebarber

its not TOO bad in k-dub....but i run 14's w/ steelies all summer, lol

what rims and tires are you running weeyari? i love the bronze/white look, btw. what springs are you running too?

I believe those rims are Konig Heliums ... I know because I have the exact same setup

Bronze FTW!

WeeYari · 03-16-2009, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by devinlamothe

I believe those rims are Konig Heliums ... I know because I have the exact same setup

Bronze FTW!

Wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

These are Tenzo DC-6.

WeeYari · 03-16-2009, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by thebarber

its not TOO bad in k-dub....but i run 14's w/ steelies all summer, lol

what rims and tires are you running weeyari? i love the bronze/white look, btw. what springs are you running too?

Tenzo. Close to what Crandall runs, except his are DC-5, mine are DC-6.

Tires are Kumho 195/55/16 and springs are stock.

devinlamothe · 03-16-2009, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by WeeYari

Wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

These are Tenzo DC-6.

My bad ... though they DO look awful similar to the Konigs.

WeeYari · 03-16-2009, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by devinlamothe

My bad ... though they DO look awful similar to the Konigs.

Tenzo DC-6 vs Konig Helium - biggest difference - #of spokes

03-13-2009, 07:51 PM	#1
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,740	Pulled the Summer Shoes out of storage. Eyeing the long range forecast for spring break, so tempted to put them on. Easy enough to swap the steelies back on if the weather turns. Anyone else sick enough of rocking the snows to consider this taste of spring? __________________

03-13-2009, 08:13 PM	#2
TinyGiant Tiny Giant Clothing View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris 3D LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester, NH Posts: 3,394	i hear ya .. we have no snow on the forcast for a week.. and the 21st is the first day of spring.. usually we dont see much or any snow after that day __________________ Sold the yaris... rocking an 89 vw cabriolet now :)

03-13-2009, 08:45 PM	#4
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,740	No doubt about there being at least one more good blast. I'll probably talk myself into putting them on under the "justification" that warm weather is hard on the winter tire compound. __________________

03-14-2009, 11:08 AM	#7
tuckevalastin View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Delaware/Connecticut Posts: 609	I threw my summers on yesterday, I just couldnt wait __________________

03-14-2009, 11:50 AM	#8
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	super sick of winter tires! but i run steelies in summer or winter....but i miss the traction of my hri's for summer.... __________________

03-13-2009, 08:17 PM	#3
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	I threw my new ebay Mini Cooper wheels on this week. I think that guarantees that we'll get at least one more nasty snow storm.

03-14-2009, 10:50 AM	#5
Dbeau Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan Aero Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 103	Thats the problem with Alberta. Just when you think the snow is gone..bam it starts again. But with +3 to + 11 forecast for the next week it's paining me to look at those snows tires any longer.

03-14-2009, 02:28 PM	#9
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,740	Summer shoes, quick bath and she's back!! Taking a bit of getting used to the extra 4 lbs per wheel again. Attached Images __________________

03-15-2009, 03:44 PM	#10
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,740	Beautiful spring like day, went out and ran the Forks of the Credit. YeeHaw!!!! Man it feels good to be off the steelies/snows! __________________

03-15-2009, 07:19 PM	#12
AlexNet0 View User's Garage Drives: '07 Yaris 3dr Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rockland, ME Posts: 1,638	^omg here is terrible __________________ ---------- MI-YW ----------

03-15-2009, 08:42 PM	#13
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	its not TOO bad in k-dub....but i run 14's w/ steelies all summer, lol what rims and tires are you running weeyari? i love the bronze/white look, btw. what springs are you running too? __________________

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