Since Winter is around the corner and I am seriously in need for new tires.

I realized I could do many possibilities with/without OEM wheels. These are my theories..

1. Buy All season tires for OEM wheels?
2. Buy Winter tires for the OEM wheels (since they are already ruined by snow and ice anyway) while saving up for TRD 18 in alloy wheels? (I personally like the black ones. And TPMS cost comes included with the 220.00 per wheel; wouldn't cost me extra $460.00 compared to buying other brand wheels )
3. Down size to 16 inch for winter tires and get cheap alloy wheels?
4. Down size to 15 inch for winter tires and get steelies?
(3+4 - OEM wheels would get high performance summer tires)

I personally would like to get rid of 17 inch wheel size so I don't have to stop every 10 miles and kick snow or slush out of the wheel walls. It got BAD last winter...I would smell rubber burning and knew it was time to stop.

And for All season: By the third storm we had here....I was dangerously sliding around on the slippy roads.

Anyone have any thoughts on my choices?

 

well im in michigan, close to what you get in wisconsin. I have the toyo proxes4 and it was OK for the snow last winter.

If we had gotten more snow last season, then all-seasons wouldn't have been able to keep up. For you in wisconsin, I'd say you invest in some snow tires..

Bridgestone Blizzaks come to mind. They make one that is called a "highway snow tire". It's able to do highway speeds on dry pavement. The older blizzaks would wear quickly in dry conditions.

I like the idea of you slapping some snow tires (like a highway snow tire that can deal with in between the storms)on the stock wheels and keeping the 3-season tires (such as toyo proxes4, sorry I just like the tires) for the TRD alloys.