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Well I know this is a little late in the season and really isn?t going to be of much use to anyone right now but I thought I would go ahead post it while it was fresh on my mind. I went with a snow tire setup for my S3 this winter.
Got everything from Tirerack as they have been great in the past. Plus the wheels were on sale and couldn?t find anything cheaper!
Wheels: 18x8 Axis Sport XM matte silver
Tires: 225/40R-18 Michelin X-Ice Xi3 XL
Because I bought snow tires and wheels we really didn?t get any snow at all this year in my area, go figure. However I did have a trip up to Vermont to go skiing for a long week and I am sure glad I had them on there. The first night we were there we got about 3 inches of snow. Then two days later on the day I was leaving to come home it started snowing in the morning. I put in half day of skiing and then decided to hit the road. By the time I got packed up and loaded in the car there was about 4 to 5 inches of snow on the roads. For the first 50 minutes of my drive home in the back country of Vermont I saw NO ONE. Not a single car on the road. I was driving in fresh powder and I have to say the X-Ice did their job. They handled great. My 6 hour trip home turned into a 8 ? trip home and along the way I saw cars in ditches, spun out and just plan stuck. I had no issues at all. There were a few times the front tires pushed just a little but letting off the gas it gripped right back. The car was very well balanced and predictable when I forced it to slide. This is my first set of snow tires on this particular car so I can?t compare them directly 100% but I have had Blizacks on there and feel these performed just slightly better. I couldn?t believe how planted things felt.
One question I keep getting is how is the brake clearance, there is tons, not an issue. Offset is 35.
See pics below.
Got everything from Tirerack as they have been great in the past. Plus the wheels were on sale and couldn?t find anything cheaper!
Wheels: 18x8 Axis Sport XM matte silver
Tires: 225/40R-18 Michelin X-Ice Xi3 XL
Because I bought snow tires and wheels we really didn?t get any snow at all this year in my area, go figure. However I did have a trip up to Vermont to go skiing for a long week and I am sure glad I had them on there. The first night we were there we got about 3 inches of snow. Then two days later on the day I was leaving to come home it started snowing in the morning. I put in half day of skiing and then decided to hit the road. By the time I got packed up and loaded in the car there was about 4 to 5 inches of snow on the roads. For the first 50 minutes of my drive home in the back country of Vermont I saw NO ONE. Not a single car on the road. I was driving in fresh powder and I have to say the X-Ice did their job. They handled great. My 6 hour trip home turned into a 8 ? trip home and along the way I saw cars in ditches, spun out and just plan stuck. I had no issues at all. There were a few times the front tires pushed just a little but letting off the gas it gripped right back. The car was very well balanced and predictable when I forced it to slide. This is my first set of snow tires on this particular car so I can?t compare them directly 100% but I have had Blizacks on there and feel these performed just slightly better. I couldn?t believe how planted things felt.
One question I keep getting is how is the brake clearance, there is tons, not an issue. Offset is 35.
See pics below.
![](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h45/hammbone50/IMG_1783_zps1ylwea9u.jpg)
![](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h45/hammbone50/IMG_1784_zpsty9hhioh.jpg)