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"bob and john" (bobandjohn) 11/12/2015 at 18:17 • Filed to: None

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I need a set of winter for 15inch rims on a 2001 Ford ranger (room-mates truck)

Shipping to thunder bay, canada (or something on the canadian tire site)

Would like to spend under $500 total

ANNND GO!

pjhusa > bob and john 11/12/2015 at 18:23

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get some steelies

and these wheel covers

http://www.amazon.com/SPINNER-WHEEL-…

you’ll be the coolest kid on the block

maybe.

HammerheadFistpunch > bob and john 11/12/2015 at 18:27

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I got this! Wait...no I don’t

bob and john > pjhusa 11/12/2015 at 18:29

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he already has steelies :D

but they are 17s and the price / tire is INSANE

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > bob and john 11/12/2015 at 18:33

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Nokian Nordman WR from Kaltire:

https://shop.kaltire.com/tiresdetails2/…

bob and john > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 11/12/2015 at 18:40

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all weather tire? he needs snows

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > bob and john 11/12/2015 at 18:54

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Those Nokians are better than el cheapo snows... and since you/he is on a budget, the more cost effective approach is to have ONE set of good tires.

But if you want to get a second set of rims just for winter tires, I would say just get some used wheels from car-part.com

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > bob and john 11/12/2015 at 18:55

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Read up on DOT date codes and go surfing on Kijiji?

bob and john > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 11/12/2015 at 19:01

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he has 2 sets of rims. one 15inch, one 17inch. both sets of tires are totally shot.

and rather set snows, because thunder bay. its novemeber, and we are supposed to get 3 feet tonight along

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > bob and john 11/12/2015 at 19:33

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If you want a tire that is primarily good in snow and sucks in every other way, consider this:

http://tires.canadiantire.ca/en/tires/winte…

Have a look at what the APA has to say:

http://www.apa.ca/wintertire_rev…

The Michelin X-Ice you can get at Costco is a better tire/deal and has a 60,000km treadware warranty... but will cost you $150/tire and thus, is over your budget. Cheap winter tires (like the ones from crappy tire) typically have no treadware warranty and in my direct 1st hand experience, are often not much better than good quality/premium all season tires... and are often inferiour to good 4 season tires.

Both of these winter tires will have to be swapped out before it gets warm or they’ll wear out prematurely. And that means spending another $500 for tires in a few months.

bob and john > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 11/12/2015 at 19:38

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I havent heard good things about cooper...are they actually okay in the snow?

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > bob and john 11/12/2015 at 20:10

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For cheap steelies, I’d probably say Bassett Racing or similar. Can be ordered in any bolt pattern/offset/sizing and are dirt cheap. Only downside is that they are lug-centric and require an adapter to be balanced properly, so make sure a shop in your area has the adapter.

bob and john > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 11/12/2015 at 20:27

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he already has the wheels (a set of 15s and a set of 17s) he just needs tires

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > bob and john 11/12/2015 at 20:27

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Gotcha. Sorry, seems I missed that.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > bob and john 11/12/2015 at 20:36

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It’s an old-design snow tire. It’s designed for snow. Is it a good tire all around? I doubt it. It’s cheap, it’s from Canadian Tire and it has no treadware warranty.

I fully expect it to be crap... but it’s within your budget and will still be better than a cheap/crappy all season tire... or any worn/cracked/old tire. For your budget, you’re not gonna get a great tire.

That’s why I’m saying that instead of getting two sets of crappy tires (at a cost of around $1000), get one set of half-decent to decent 4 season tires.... it’s cheaper overall and still ‘good enough’.

bob and john > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 11/12/2015 at 20:49

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for up here, 4 season are a joke.

this isnt toronto. its thunder bay. We regularly see 2+ft of snow fall. and it dips down to like -30C. you NEED winters. ESp as his truck doesnt have 4WD

he plans on selling it anyways, so a full set of snows it is.

 > bob and john 11/12/2015 at 21:30

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Just find somone selling a set of steelies off a Crown Vic. They are dime a dozen. Hell for 500 you could probably find a whole Crown Vic.

bob and john >  11/12/2015 at 21:36

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not in thunder bay. maybe in toronto or somewhere else

 > bob and john 11/12/2015 at 21:39

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No junkyards up there?

bob and john >  11/12/2015 at 21:41

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we dont need the wheels...we have wheels. it tires we need

 > bob and john 11/12/2015 at 21:43

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http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars…

This guy would probably take $500 but that’s a clean Town Car. Would be sad to see it stripped for parts.

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/…

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-tires-rims/t…

 > bob and john 11/12/2015 at 21:44

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Oh I see.