New tires, maybe new wheels: dedicated summer/winter or all seasons ?

[Topr]

Hey,


Right now, I’m running the stock summer tires on the OEM wheels. I also have a squared 255 Toyo Snowprox setup on a separate set of wheels, but honestly, the 255s feel like they have no grip. That’s why I’m considering selling both the wheels and tires and starting fresh.


My options are:

• 265 front / 275 rear high-quality all-seasons on the OEM wheels (since 285/35s aren’t available in Germany, 275 is the max I can go on all-seasons).
• 265 front / 285 rear dedicated winter tires on the OEM wheels, plus a new set of wheels with 275 front / 295 rear summer tires.

The problem is I don’t have space to store an extra set of wheels, nor the tools to swap them myself—so I’d have to pay for storage and the seasonal change twice a year. Not a huge deal, but still annoying.


For convenience, I’m leaning toward the all-seasons. Winters here in Germany aren’t particularly harsh, and in the worst case, I have another car I can use if the weather gets really bad (though the Supra is my daily). On the other hand, even with my current summer tires, I sometimes feel like the wheels could look a bit wider. But maybe some wheels spacers could already help with that. Plus, with the car being Stage 2 at around 500 hp, more grip would definitely be welcome.


So the question is: which route should I go?

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[NINaudio]

more grip would definitely be welcome.

Then you don't want all seasons.

Honestly, I'd keep what you have. You can get a better tire than the OEM and go up to 265/285 on the stock wheels. Spacers will help to fill out the wheel wells more. A narrower tire is usually better for dealing with snow, so the 255's should be fine for that. You may need to adjust your grip expectations in the dry for winter tires or go with a different winter tire if you want more dry grip.