pre winter prep - classic RR LSE - wheels/tyres etc

[CraigW]

Hi all,

I have a 94 classic low miles LSE which I have spent a fair bit on getting really sorted.

I'm pre planning for winter.. Now we live in Surrey and last year in the depths of the snow it coped well although quite often I have to park on a river slipway which (pardonning the pun) does get very slippery.

I'm planning on getting it serviced and having new leads etc fitted as these havent been done in the 18 months I've owned it.. but the main reason for the post is that i'm considering offroad wheel/tyre package for it.

My wife is swedish (cue the "this thread is worthless without pics" message I'm sure ) and she swears by winter tyres.. the daily commute for the car is about 2 miles in rural then urban environemnt then 8 miles on dual carriageway then 2 miles into central London (ish)..

so for this purpose, should I just stick with my normal RR tyres (which have a bias to road use but I was told were also not bad for mild offroading) or.. should I get some of those steel offroad wheels with offroad tyres or will they be too harsh for general on road use?

(I do appreciate that i can just fit the offroad wheels if weather turns but I live on an island and getting heavy stuff across is a bit of a pain so its likely I wouldnt fit them as and when)

In a quandry and open to ideas and suggestions of which wheels/tyres etc.

Thx in advance.

[dazren]

I'd expect any tyres with an "M+S" label on the side wall should be good for the job (M+S stands for Mud & Snow). We've got them on a ML merc, in snow the vehicle is fine on steep narrow lanes etc.

[CraigW]

cool thx bud

[edc]

If your tyres are due for renewal anyway why not just run AT all year round? I am in Surrey and used General Grabber AT2 on the RR which I just sold. AT tyres more than capable enough on a Land Rover for winter.

[CraigW]

have virtually nerw tyres on at moment, would all terrain be harsh on dual carriage do you think?

[edc]

Personally I don't find the AT harsh at all. If anything it gives an even softer ride as there is more rubber. Some say they are more noisy but I couldn't tell any difference.

[Fulla]

Craig - I have a 2002 RR and need winter tires. I was speaking to Greg at Tognola about this and he did some research for his 4x4 and trials. He ended up with the General tires mentioned in the thread. He said go for the mk2's and that they where fine on the motorway. The only downside I can see is the white writing on the sidewall.

[edc]

On an 18" there is no white writing. I might be wrong but you may be able to turn the tyre so the writing is on the inside.