Snow tire - size matters?

[GreyGhost]

Steel is better because it's tougher than alloy and cheaper to replace if it does get damaged.

I run steels in the winter because I am cheap (and I try hard not to bang wheels off things). Based on what I know now, a properly designed set of alloys is "tougher" as they don't bend if you bang them while drifting. It doesn't take much for steels to get a serious wobble.

Decent overview here of wheel types for winter hooning. For daily cruising, meh, run whatever.

 

[Michael0124]

Based on what I know now, a properly designed set of alloys is "tougher" as they don't bend if you bang them while drifting]

Key words are properly designed...many of the alloys in winter tire packages offered are cheap China made that aren't up to oem spec. I've seen those crack with a hard hit.

I can see a high quality oem or aftermarket wheel being up to the task, I'm weary though after irreparably denting an oem alloy in the winter, cost about $700 to replace. The steel wheels i put on the next winter were $110 each.