Hi, Guest
Well... if you have the stock ZX5 15s... good all-seasons will let you indeed drive through all 4 seasons. The downside is a lack of outright traction in the winter, a lack of outright performance in the summer and potentially damaging your nice factory alloy rims due to frequent tire rotations (2 times yearly, not counting replacement due to wear).
My setup:
Winter - 14" stock (for sedan) steel rims, Goodyear Integrity all-season tires - 185/65/R14 (factory stock). Really good traction... for an all-season. Never been stuck yet, and I live in North Bay, Ontario... 3 1/2 hours north of Toronto.
Summer - 16" Focus "S2 Edition" aluminum rims, Firestone Firehawk GTA all-season tires - 205/50R16 size. They're due for replacement before the summer rims are mounted, and I'm trying to decide what to do about that right now myself.
Yes, the smaller rim in the winter and narrower tire width equate to more PSI on your contact patch, holding you steadier when driving / braking / accelerating, etc. You get the idea.
My setup:
Winter - 14" stock (for sedan) steel rims, Goodyear Integrity all-season tires - 185/65/R14 (factory stock). Really good traction... for an all-season. Never been stuck yet, and I live in North Bay, Ontario... 3 1/2 hours north of Toronto.
Summer - 16" Focus "S2 Edition" aluminum rims, Firestone Firehawk GTA all-season tires - 205/50R16 size. They're due for replacement before the summer rims are mounted, and I'm trying to decide what to do about that right now myself.
Yes, the smaller rim in the winter and narrower tire width equate to more PSI on your contact patch, holding you steadier when driving / braking / accelerating, etc. You get the idea.
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.