My '02 Z28 is currently wearing BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDWS in the stock 245/50/16 size, on the stock polished rims.

I just got the car, so I've never tried the KDWS tires in the snow (I live in Michigan). I hear they do pretty well, but I want to look into getting dedicated tires for the winter.

Blizzaks have the best reputation for snow/ice traction, but I hear that they're poop on dry pavement (not to mention expensive. On my last car (a '93 Civic), I had Yokohama Guardex snow tires, which seemed quite grippy on dry pavement. Maybe it's just because the Civic didn't have any power in the first place.

I've also heard good things about the Cooper Weathermaster.

Michigan weather is quite unpredictable -- it's entirely possible that we'll have a 60-degree, sunny, completely dry day in the middle of February. It's also possible that there will be 8" of snow on the ground on the following morning. So what I really want here is a tire that has all-around good traction.

Should I stick with my KDWS? 245 seems like a wide choice for good winter traction. What other tires should I look into? What do you guys use?

I'm also considering getting a winter beater (I'm thinking early 90's 4x4 Jeep). I can get one for about the same price as I can get a set of 16x7's with Blizzaks. The additional cost of storage should be more than negated by dropping collision coverage on the Camaro while it sits in a garage.

Speaking of 16x7's, does anyone have a line on a used set with a 5x4.75 bolt pattern?

-Jake