Snow/Winter/All-Season Tires

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Snow/Winter/All-Season Tires

November 30, 2005, 01:07:34 PM

Who makes a good snow tire for a reasonable price? I had a rather bad experience this morning from an unexpected snow fall. No rear traction = no funs. -_- Granted anything with full thread will be vast improvements over what I got now, but this is my first northern winter (with a car and rwd!) and I would like to know you guys opinions on winter tires. I've been eyeballing these on tirerack.com. What do you think? Thanks.

Antonio

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Reply #1 – November 30, 2005, 01:35:15 PM

thats what we have on our jeep and it wount even spin em with the brake on. also i plan on getting em for my winter beater. then again u could get a set of these... Nifty Tires

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Reply #2 – November 30, 2005, 02:33:10 PM

coolness. good to hear that. :) uhm and the linky no works at the moment.

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Reply #3 – November 30, 2005, 02:35:41 PM

new link i just noticed... it worked earlier lol, shawn and i laughed about it

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Reply #4 – November 30, 2005, 02:56:56 PM

lol... ok it works now.

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Reply #5 – November 30, 2005, 04:09:33 PM

Try a set of Firestone Firehawk Indy 500's. Just had mine installed a couple weeks ago and they have been fantastic in the nasty weather we've had so far here.

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Reply #6 – November 30, 2005, 05:37:18 PM

the blizzacks are friggin awesome. i was a total no beliver in winter tires untill i put some on my womans car. its realy ammazing the difference. ive also used a set of michlin x ice as well...there very much like the blizzacs....

either one will devistate an all season imo.

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Reply #7 – November 30, 2005, 08:55:29 PM

Sam's Club makes about the cheapest snow tires you're gonna find (I got mine for around $40 each). But of course, gotta have a membership to buy them there.

All season tires suck in the snow, I've been there before, don't bother even trying.

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Reply #8 – November 30, 2005, 10:07:53 PM

Have a set of studded Nordic Ice Tracks on the sprint and it just sticks to the road, awesome tires. made by bf goodrich I believe, sold at canadian tire stores.

Take a look at this site theyve got user reviews on some tires

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Reply #9 – November 30, 2005, 10:42:40 PM

Are studded tires legal in any of the states?
I thought they had been banned everywhere.

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Reply #10 – November 30, 2005, 11:09:19 PM

i believe tbirdscott is in canada.

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Reply #11 – December 01, 2005, 12:12:57 AM

Studded tires are illegal? I didn't know that. Lots of people run them here. Granted, however, it's illegal to use them between April and October I think.

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Reply #12 – December 01, 2005, 12:21:39 AM

Quote from: darkthunder

i believe tbirdscott is in canada.

Darn right! B.C. central interior again, wana try alberta next :D

Is it seriously illegal to use studded tires in some states? thats insane (unless your in florida and the like) I dont think i'd ever drive another car in the winter without studded winters, besides they really scream when you get them spinning ;)

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Reply #13 – December 01, 2005, 12:54:40 PM

Are you running a separate set of wheels for these? Or are you looking for something more "year-round"?

I've had good luck with the Sumitomo All-season perfomance tires for daily drivers that see winter use. I 'm not sure if they are available any more, but the HTR+4 was a good all-round tire and did well in the snow (up to a point). I had them on the truck's "winter" wheels and only got stuck last year when we had 10-12" of snow. They were fine up to then though. Only H-rated, but still did well when the roads were clear.

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Reply #14 – December 01, 2005, 01:36:39 PM

Quote from: Chuck W

Are you running a separate set of wheels for these? Or are you looking for something more "year-round"?

I've had good luck with the Sumitomo All-season perfomance tires for daily drivers that see winter use. I 'm not sure if they are available any more, but the HTR+4 was a good all-round tire and did well in the snow (up to a point). I had them on the truck's "winter" wheels and only got stuck last year when we had 10-12" of snow. They were fine up to then though. Only H-rated, but still did well when the roads were clear.

I had those on Darkthunder with the Cobra wheels. I liked them. Too bad they don't have any in my size. :( I want a set of dedicated winter wheels with snow tires, but i'm still open for anything at the moment.