winter rims?

On 2006-12-02 22:09:23 -0500, "johninKY" said:

> 15" wheels will not clear the brake calipers. Never heard about "winter"
> rims.

then you're probably not living in an area with lots of snow (and
salt). a lot of people put on snow tires with an extra set of cheap,
steel rims, to avoid the hassle of remounting their tires twice a year,
and to save their nice mag wheels from the salt.

dealer takeoffs used to be a cheap source for them, except that more
cars come standard with mags nowadays, and it seems that most dealers
have wised up, and now stick their takeoffs back into their parts
inventory, so they can sell them for full list. after all, they're
"genuine", you know!