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Why steel rim for snow tires?

posted by  someone claiming to be just a novice on  Wed May 29 06:31 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Hi,

I'm about to pick up my 855 turbo wagon and am thinking about putting
on a set of AVS dB tires for 3 seasons, and a set of Alpin for winter.
I have these questions?

- Why do people have snow tires on separate wheel, just for convenience? Anything negative about using the same wheels for both? (I know I can change snow <-> non_snow myself if I had separate wheels, but other than that?)

- Many have steel wheels for snow tires, why is that?

- What are the differences between allow & steel in terms of ride characteristics? (I assume factory wheels for turbo wagon were alloy?)

Thank you...






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