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Originally Posted by OtisX7
Stupid question — do you guys bring these up to your local garage each season to swap out the wheels? You load up the winter wheels in back (with some kind of protection so they don’t dirty up your interior), drive it up and have them swap? May be necessary for me going forward, but seems like a pain in the butt. May just have to go all seasons to avoid the headache...
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Yup. Exactly that. And this is standard practice in Alaska. Some people just buy winter tires and have tire shops de-mount and re-mount on their same rims every season. This is quite a lot of wear, tear, and labor. The more savvy of us (and those who can afford it) buy a complete set of winter tires and rims, and just swap the rims every season. My BMW winter wheels for my 330i have studded tires.
Alaska tire shops are swamped with business every April and October.