Wheels and tyres for snow.

Hi all

New to the world of 4X4 and just got myself a 2005 vogue SE. It has stock 18" wheels with goodyear wrangler 255/60 tyres.

Thinking of trying to get cheap second set of wheels with off road tyres / snow tyres for next winter (ie second hand for less than £500). Also have been mulling over the notion trying the scottish off road driving centre own car training at some point and getting the car a bit muddy!

I have no idea what wheels will be suitable. What should i be looking for - seems to be a few sets of range rover classic 16" wheels on ebay. Can i use wheels from disco 2 or 3 ?
Are all terrain tyres OK in snow - or should i be looking for winter tyres?

Also - anyone got experience of the scottish off road centre?

Thanks in advance

hello there something at last in know about... tyres.
there is a big difference between a snow tyre and off road tyres, snow tyres give an extra 40% or so more qrip in snow and ice than a normal tyre even a all terrain tyre.
the problem with a snoe tyre is they are q rated which is a low speed rating. when a snow tyre heats up its no good stopps working all together and eats itself away.
the best tyre i would think you could get would be a m/s tyre a mud and snow, could do both your jobs, or if you really want a snow tyre the only one to buy would be a goodyear ice navi zea, i can get any tyre you need but posting it could be a prob, check your local dealer.
dont know any thing about rims, but you can 18" snow tyres

cheers
brendy

think you need a minimum of 18" wheels to clear the calipers.16" are offroading wheels of choice but higly suspect they wont fit yours.Disco 2 wheels are differnt to disco3 wheels.Disco 3 might fit but i dont know.D3 wheels are the same as rr sport wheels, I think i read somewhere they need to be 19 " to clear the calipers!!!!

Back in 2002, I had the pleasure of the Land Rover 4X4 Experience when they had a facility in Durris Forest, near Aberdeen.

It was just when the MK3 Range Rover was launched and I drove a brand new one just out of it's box through mud, ice, slush, snow, mud, rocks, heather - you name it.

It had factory fitted 18" wheels and standard road tyres and did things you would not believe a car could do.

I would HIGHLY recommend it!!!

I've used a set of Vredestein WinTracs all winter now on a set of 18" wheels and they are fantastic - improved the handling no end, and very happy indeed - if you check out the Camskills website they offer really good prices and free delivery - I keep a set of wheels for winter and change back to the big wide rubber again in around April, when the temps are consistently over 7-9 degrees C.
The winter rubber is cheaper (much) than performance Pirellis etc, so this way you save on the expensive tyres for around 4 months of the year.

Winter tyres really make a difference on road - even a Rangie will slide around like a big bobsled on huge wide low profiles, the smaller rims with with winter tyres make a LOT of difference to the on road performance in snow and ice!!

Thanks a lot for all the advice.

I thought i might get slated for bringing up tyres as it has been discussed a lot before.

Sounds like best option is to either just get winter tyres and switch them around, or try to get some cheap 18" alloys and put winter tyres on them.