After nearly eating it trying to joust the Vt. mountain roads, I'm looking to load up winter tires on a car that will also be my NYC highway commuter. Leaning heavily toward the Conti Viking. (And trying to keep costs down -- Conts = $90 + rims ~$100)
Also seriously considering downsizing my stock 16s to a 195/65/15. But finding rims has been tricky (TR is all sold out). The closest I seem to come is the Ultra Slalom 403S, but Tirebuyer's site keeps telling me that they may not fit (even though I punched it into a calculator).
I know the offset is different (OE 46 --> 33) and the bore is different (OE 57 --> 75) but with a spacer I thought it would be ok.
I feel pretty good that the tire fits the wheel.
Will this set-up fit my TSI?
** Bonus round: if the 15" is not worth the trouble, will I get substantially less snow performance from a 16?
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