Having a set of wheels (rims) to go with your winter tires is a good idea. It saves the wear and tear of seasonal tire mounting, and makes it easy and much less expensive to do the seasonal changeover. Alloy wheels are lighter for better fuel economy and handling and certainly look better.

Alloy Versus Steel Rims Cost-wise, steel rims are less expensive but alloy rims are available in a wide price range. Before you get caught up on sticker prices, consider which rim is more appropriate for your needs. Do keep in mind that steel rims are the recommended choice for winter tires and winter driving.

Steel wheels are significantly stronger than alloy wheels making them the ideal choice for use in the Winter and for more powerful vehicles. Unlike alloy wheels, durability is a major advantage when it comes to steel wheels.

I suggest you to go for alloys and tyres at once as it is a better way to go for alloys. Try upsizing the wheels to 15 inchers as that will fill up the whell arches more and will look better. Even the handling of the car and the ride quality should also improve.

Steel rims are often recommended with winter tires – instead of the aluminum wheels that can be purchased OEM or aftermarket for almost any vehicle. This is because the changes in temperatures over the winter months cause the metal to expand and contract.

More expensive to Manufacture, Purchase, and Repair Compared to traditional steel wheels, the manufacturing processes of alloy wheels are more complex. Thus alloy wheels tend to cost a lot more than their steel counterparts. Moreover, steel wheels cost way less to repair in case of damage than alloy wheels.

At alloywheels.com we usually recommend the biggest alloy wheel and tyre package that your vehicle can safely take to give the best look, however with a winter tyres package priorities change.

Our winter wheels can be steel or alloy wheels (depending on the vehicle) and are supplied without any bolts or nuts to buy. Our winter packages are made simple – just find your vehicle in the menu. Each wheel is carefully selected specifically for your vehicle model and for winter, every detail…

Alloy Wheel and Tyre Packages designed by you. Creating a wheel and tyre package couldn’t be simpler. Once you’ve selected a set of alloy wheels and added them to your basket you will then be offered a range of tyres designed to fit those wheels – and the option to add fitting, if that’s something you need.

The design of the tread on winter tyres allows the tread to bite in to snow and ice to give interlocking grip, which is critical in the centre of the tread where the tyre carries the highest load. The most common way to identify winter tyres is to check the sidewall as this will be marked with a symbol showing a snowflake.