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Back in the early 1990s just after I bought my El Camino I bought some junk yard special rims and a pair of snow tires for the Elky. I swapped them every time the forecast was for slick conditions. They helped a lot. Back then I had a peg leg open differential and tires were not neary as good as current modern tires. For two winters we went with only trace amounts of snow. I called those tires my snow repellent tires.
I finally changed the differential internals to a limited slip and the Elky was transformed. I talked to all my co-workers to see if they would pitch in for the cost of another set of snow repellent tires and they all refused to donate. That next winter we had many decent (for OKC) snow storms. I managed to navigate just fine with M&S tires just like the current set. They quit making them for 14 inch wheels so I found a set of the same steel rims in 15s and that is on there now.
Now I can't find 15s for my 911 but it will not see winter weather. I have to run M&S tires on the 911 because that is all that is available except autocross gummies or full out race tires. I do drive my 911 on the highway in the rain so autocross tires are not going to work.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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