Sorento wheels

In article <pnNAg.138459$A8.60302@clgrps12>,
"Robert Black" <transtar56.TakeThisOut@eastlink.ca> wrote:

> Is there a common(cheap) pick a part wheel with the correct bolt
> pattern,back spacing,and off-set to use as winter wheels on my 06 Sorento?
> Id like to mount 4 big snow tires on them.

There must be as I have a set of steel wheels on which I've mounted Yokohama
Geolandar I/T+ tires. They have the proper size (245/70/R16) and nothing
seemed "exotic" about them. I don't know the make of the rims as I had the
tire garage do the choosing.

FWIW, here is my review. Read the addendum at the bottom:

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Tire size: 245/70/16 (T speed rating)
Vehicle: 2003 Kia Sorento EX Luxury
Location: Montreal
Install date: November 10, 2005
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I've just had my winter tires installed and therefore have little data to
show. As the weather is unseasonably warm, it will most likely be a few
weeks before any snow falls. The review that follows will represent data
collected over several weeks.

Dry pavement:
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low speed: quiet, perfectly normal response
high speed: quiet, no tread squirm, excellent cornering


Wet pavement:
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You can actually hear what sounds like the tire picking up and dispersing
the water when going *very slowly*. I've never heard that sound that clearly
before. It almost sounds like water trickling through gravel, only there
wasn't any gravel. Naturally it has to be quiet outside.

low speed: fairly quiet, perfectly normal response
high speed: quiet, no tread squirm, excellent cornering


Snow:
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Handling is very precise. Braking is extremely quick.

low speed: instantaneous braking, no skidding, excellent traction, quiet
high speed: have not taken them on the highway in snow yet


Wear:
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Early indications would point to a quick wearing tire, especially in the
warmer weather but that's only a guess at this point. I'll have to examine
the tread in the Spring.

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Addendum:
Snow: Excellent even in deep snow. Drove through a "Nor'Easter" winter
storm coming home from a curling bonspiel in Boston and maintained speeds
between 70 and 110 Kph all the way back to Montreal.

Ice: Excellent

Wear: Quite acceptable. I estimate I've got 2 to 3 more seasons left on
them.

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Tim Lapin
timl.TakeThisOut@sympatico.ca

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