alright i know im asking alot of ?'s but i ya. ok anyway what kind of winter tires should i get, brand wise and were do i get them?

 

driving in the winter!!? not a good idea. I cant imagine driving my c4 in the winter, i almost lost it in the rain.

 

i would advise avoiding snow, period.

However, if you have to, such as your C4 is your only car, then do the following. Buy four new wheels to fit your car, same diameter as stock, same bolt pattern, etc. but narrow - maybe just 7 inch. You'll have to do the homework yourself of what offset and all that, but ideally get wheels that are narrower but have the same track (i.e., if its two inchs narrower, its two inchs taken off the inside, not outside.

Get cheap snow tires, Honkook or an off brand, again, narrow as you can, maybe only 195 - 205.

You could call Tirerack and push them - they have sets they want to sell and usually wider than I'm advising, for whatever reason. But narrow works better in snow. The advantage of dealing with them is that they are usually a good price, they know what will fit and what wheels have the right bolt pattern, etc., , and they will mount and balance the tires for free and ship them to your home, ready to go.

Then throw about 2 or 3 bags of gravel - 70 to 80 lbs each, as far back in the car as you can.

This will be the best you can do in the snow. You will also notice really degraded handling on dry pathment, so be really careful until you get the feel of it.

But it will go through snow.

And carry a shovel, too.

 

ok thanks ya this is my only car in the winter and i have to drive it.

 

Wow, I looked at your profile. You live near Chicago? I have a buddy who retired down here from naiperville.

Have you considerrted buying another car, a beater, for the winter? The cost of good wheels and snow tires would be a good start on it. Several years ago we have an old Geo Prism that we found, put 2 new $30 Sears tires on the front and it went through snow better than some 4x4 trucks. Cost us $2250. Had no air (in winter, did we care?) and one rear door handle that didn't work (we got in the other side) and it looked like crap, but we didn't care: they're all ugly when they are covered with salt and slush.

 

I just sold a 89 Chevy celebrity for $400. And it was a good runner. I think it would be more to your advantage to pick up a winter beater. The cost of converting to winter tires and rims will cost more than a beater will. And what of the damage to the Vette. Salt, sand, not to mention some idiot hiting you or yourself loosing it and crashing.Then your insurance goes through the roof. If you love your Vette, do it, and yourself a favor and put it to bed for the winter and pick up a beater for a couple hundred. Then pray for spring when you can get back in your Vette and ride.

just my opinion.

 

You will be told not to do this, but this is what I do. I bought some used rims for my c4 for 250$ from corvette specialists in omaha, nebraska. came with lug nugs, caps, and center caps. you should be able to find some used rims on ebay, just keep looking. then I bought some used snow tires from the paper 40$ they are 225 60 16, goodyears, they are the same as the police run around here in the snow. I would recommend buying new ones if you have the money to blow with studs, but these work great for me. I put them on in october and off in april. I also adjust my TV cable on my transmission to allow smoother shifting points by different line pressures. to do this, I pop the hood, go to the TV Cable Bracket, Hold the extending portion and push the button, I take it out maybe 1/2 inch to and inch. drive the car and repeat till you like it. this way you do not fish tail when your tranny shifts. WORKS GREAT! to reset in the spring, push in the button, push in the extending portion all the way, then go push on your gas pedel all the way to the floor, do this one more time and your tv cable is set.

Good Luck

 

I had Hancook 404's on my car and they were awesome! I don't think you need to go spend $200 per tire for Blizzaks after riding on the Hankooks.