Does/has anyone run 315s/rear on their F-body DD? Have you run them in snow and winter type driving? It seems like you can only get 315s in HP Summer or drags.

Any input is welcome.

Jim

 

Does DD mean Daily Driver? If so, yes, I have two 4th gens I drive regularly and both have 315s on 11 inch wheels in the rear. However, I live in FL so don't have the snow issue to comment on

 

AFAIK, you can't get 315/35-17's in an all-season, or M+S rated tire... and, quite frankly, you wouldn't want to.

Even with the right tread design, a 315/35 tire is waaaay too wide for winter use. There's just no way that a tire that wide could bite through snow.

I used to drive my Camaro 365 days a year, but now only occasionally in the winter. I have Bridgestone Blizzaks (215/60-16) on my stock wheels for this purpose. With those tires, the car is surprisingly easy to drive through snow/ice, etc., even with the new 383. By comparison, a 245/50 summer-only or (half-worn) all-season tire choice on a snowy road made the car, well, more an exercise in theoretical physics than anything else. Fun for 5 minutes, but a major PITA if you were actually trying to get somewhere. I couldn't even imagine attempting same with my current 275F/315R combo.

Even if you could get M+S rated 315's, they'd probably cost more than a set of tires and wheels like what I use, and wouldn't be near as effective.

I'm Canadian, eh... so I know what winter's all about. Do yourself a favour (sp - favor ) and get a proper, separate set of snow+ice tires if you really wanna drive it year-round. BTW, I run 315's in the nice weather

 

Yeah, I couldn't imagine what 315s would be like in the snow. All they'd do is ride on top of the snow. Narrow is good in the winter.