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Old 09-20-2011, 03:06 AM
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Winter setup

Getting my 2005 RX8 tomorrow and contemplating what to do for the winter. I am leaning towards putting Blizzaks on the stock 18" rims and buying new lightweight rims for the stock tires. Having the two sets of rims with tires will be so much easier to swap and not worry about alignment issues.

Will the TPMS sensors still work with the stock rims if I swap the current rubber for winters? I know that once I get new rims for the spring/summer/fall I will need to get the TPMS sensors.

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shouldn't be any problem with the sensor, all you are doing as you mentioned is swapping rubber.
I run the blizzacks for the winter here in Toronto and they are an amazing winter tire.
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What is this winter you speak of? Is that the time of year when it gets down to the 50's at night?
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
What is this winter you speak of? Is that the time of year when it gets down to the 50's at night?
We can't all be lucky and live in a warm climate! Toronto winters arnt too bad.. The salt and slush are awful though.. The roads are over salted.
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We can't all be lucky and live in a warm climate! Toronto winters arnt too bad.. The salt and slush are awful though.. The roads are over salted.
Man, I do not miss winters at all. I would cry if I had to drive my baby in all that snow/slush.


I would recommend getting separate 17" winter rims/tires unless your stockers are banged up them it is a good excuse to get new summer wheels/tires
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