OK so rather than ask the usual question of how wide can you go, I thought how narrow can you go?

Just got myself some 19" that I will use during the summer and thought about some winter tyres for the 18" I had on originally.

Been reading the handbook and it suggests a 235/65/18 for winter use - Seen some Vredestein Wintrac 4 Xtreme at £60.00 (plus delivery and fitting) and thought this sounds like a plan.

Has anyone done this? I can understand the logic of having a narrower tyre (more weight/pressure) on a smaller contact patch would help in snow etc.

Guess i would have to be less enthusiastic driving when the weather is good - but I'm at that age when that's not a problem

Or is it best to keep it at 255/60/18 ?

Cheers

RP

You'll see all sorts of advice on winter tyres......

Narrow is better for cutting through snow, but will be worse for stopping on a cold damp road.......

I've always stuck to standard dimensions - as I figure it has to be better from an insurance perspective.

235/65/18 Vredestein Wintrac 4 Xtreme is an excellent choice for winters  Supporter and maintainer of EDF - Mrs Edfors' shopping cart.

^ And he should know......

Used to work on a farm in the 80's and 90's at 1200ft when snow was bad most winters and the best motor by a long way was the boss's Hilux fitted with Tractor tyres,truely amazing just how far that would go!!

Bit noisy on the motorway though and the tread flies off

Just used it for the milkround locally but getting back to the top of the hill up through fields when roads are blocked ,Priceless!!