Winter tires?

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I had the X-Ice Snows on my S550. IDK if it was because I had them on PP1 wheels with 255s up front and 275s in the back but they were very squirrely on dry highways. Constantly wandering everywhere in the lane and felt like I was driving a boat, alignment was good. Not as good in the snow as my old Blizzak LM32s, but those were 255 all around. I had my heart set on Pilot Alpin 5 but can't get em anywhere. Went with Blizzak 6 this year and they're almost as stable and confident in the dry as my Pilot Sport 4Ss, but I'm also running 275 width on all 4 tires so too many variables to say for sure. I do have a theory the abrupt edge from the tread to the sidewall didn't play well with the stock camber of my S550 GT PP1 vs the smoother transition from tread to sidewall like the Blizzaks have.

Are on you Blizzak 6 -- 275/40 -R19 in the front? If so, any issues with rubbing? And how is it on deep snow / and slight up hills?

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[GooberDH]

Are on you Blizzak 6 -- 275/40 -R19 in the front? If so, any issues with rubbing? And how is it on deep snow / and slight up hills?

Dark Horse HP's tires are slightly smaller diameter than the standard Dark Horse or GT so I went with 275/35/19. Otherwise, 275/40/19 iirc was almost 5% different than the back 315/30/19. I got a set of Steeda Trident 19x10s for the Blazzaks and they're close to the struts on the front but I was able to feel some space between with the steering wheel locked to one side and I don't hear any rubbing noises or smell rubber at full turn. Haven't had them or this car in snow yet, so we'll see.