ANITIX87 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 3233 posts, RR: 14 Reply 1, posted (6 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 922 times:
Continetal ExtremeWinterContact 205/50R16, studless ice/snow. Crazy cheap ($102/tire in NY), mounted on 16" steel wheels since I don't care about aesthetics for just a few months and smaller tires are better (stock tire size is 235/40R18).
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NSMike From Canada, joined Mar 2005, 236 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (6 months 1 week 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 922 times:
General Altimax Arctic 215/55-16 on steel wheels... haven't bolted them on yet.
In the past I've used Toyo Observe G-02, Nokian Hakka 1, Federal Himalaya WS2. I found the Nokians were great on packed snow but somewhat lacking in slushy conditions. Observe G-02 was a good winter tire, the Federals were just OK.
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JAGflyer From Canada, joined Aug 2004, 3321 posts, RR: 4 Reply 4, posted (6 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 922 times:
My winter tires are Michelin X-ICE 2's on separate "steelie" rims for easier swaping. I suppose I should start thinking about putting them on soon but we haven't had any snow or temps below -3/-4 so far where I live.
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ANITIX87 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 3233 posts, RR: 14 Reply 5, posted (6 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 922 times:
Quoting JAGflyer (Reply 4): haven't had any snow or temps below -3/-4 so far where I live.
What are your "other" tires? Are they all-season tires or summer tires? If they're summer tires, you should be running winter tires already since the rubber compound in summer tires gets too stiff below 40 degrees (+5 celcius) to be effective at gripping and handling.
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DesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7673 posts, RR: 18 Reply 6, posted (6 months 1 week 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 922 times:
It doesn't really snow here in ABQ and when it does it is barely more than a dusting that melts as soon as the sun comes out. I did coincidentally get new tires this fall, Bridgestone Potenza Grid G019s.
When I lived in upstate NY (outside of Syracuse) after my first full winter there I replaced my tires with Nokian WRs, which I ran all year long as they were technically all-seasons. At the time they were expensive ($120) in my size, 205/60/15 in I think 2005 or so. But they made a world of difference. Where even things like lane changes in snow/slush on the freeway would be butt-puckering moments were non-events with the snows. The traction and confidence that they inspired was amazing.
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AF340 From Canada, joined Jul 2007, 2786 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (6 months 1 week 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 922 times:
I have Uniroyal Tiger Paw Ice & Snow tires on my Mazda3. I really cannot complain, they have done well (not that a Mazda3 really needs great winter tires) for me over the past couple of seasons.
Guess I am gonna have to do the winterizing pretty soon...
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swissy From Switzerland, joined Jan 2005, 1734 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (6 months 1 week 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 922 times:
Quoting ANITIX87 (Reply 5):
What are your "other" tires? Are they all-season tires or summer tires?
I got the 20" run flats from Michelin...pure summer, no chance in hell trying to go anywhere if the white stuff is on the ground.
Getting 18" rims with the Hakkis on Saturday, had to put a kidney on e-bay to pay for it!! LOL the rubber was not that expensive... these bloody rims are, however got the new MB rim/tire insurance so I had to go via a MB dealer. They wanted to give me some Pirelli stuff but no thank you, take the Nokian winter over everything else . These pot holes are horrid in Ontario...hence the insurance
MD-90 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 8418 posts, RR: 13 Reply 9, posted (6 months 1 week 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 922 times:
The same Continental ExtremeContact DWS tires that it wears in the summer. Life grinds to a halt here in Alabama with the mere accumulation of an inch of snow so there's never really any need for anything other than an all-season tire. In fact you almost could get away with using summer tires year round.
MrChips From Canada, joined Mar 2005, 911 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (6 months 1 week 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 922 times:
I use Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3s on my BMW. They're not quite as aggressive as an X-Ice or Blizzak (or any of the studdable winter tires), but they retain something like 90% of the snow/ice traction while possessing far better wet/dry pavement behaviour. Considering most of my driving is in the city or on the highway, I don't need anything more aggressive. That said, because they're a "performance winter tire", they were extremely expensive - a couple hundred more than any other set on the market. Still, if they last the six or seven winters I anticipate they will, I'll happily buy them again.
Kaphias From United States of America, joined Nov 2010, 205 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (6 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 922 times:
Just a set of cheap Hankook studded tires from Les Schwab mounted on steel wheels. Worked great least year in Alaska for around town and heading up the mountain to ski; and I'll find out this weekend how they do on Washington's interstates... which will probably be clear of snow all the way to Seattle.
ANITIX87 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 3233 posts, RR: 14 Reply 12, posted (6 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 922 times:
Quoting MD-90 (Reply 9): The same Continental ExtremeContact DWS tires that it wears in the summer. Life grinds to a halt here in Alabama with the mere accumulation of an inch of snow so there's never really any need for anything other than an all-season tire. In fact you almost could get away with using summer tires year round.
ExtremeContact DWS were on my old car for the entirety of its life. Great tire, and the primary reason I chose ExtremeWinterContact for my winter set on the new ride.
Quoting swissy (Reply 8): Getting 18" rims with the Hakkis on Saturday
What's your stock tire width on the GL? Something like 275/50R19? If so, the 18s may be OK (especially if you have AWD), but I would have gone with 17s if they fit around the calipers, and the narrowest tire possible if you don't have AWD since the diesel has so much torque.
Quoting MrChips (Reply 10): while possessing far better wet/dry pavement behaviour. Considering most of my driving is in the city or on the highway, I don't need anything more aggressive. That said, because they're a "performance winter tire", they were extremely expensive - a couple hundred more than any other set on the market.
I debated getting performance ice/snow, but ended up going with a traditional studless lower performance tire. I figured sacrificing some dry traction was OK (I'll just drive sanely for a few months - no more wide-open-throttle highway merges or insane cornering for a while). If these studless tires are really really spectacular in the snow it will be worth it! I don't have the luxury of a second car if it snows and, unless I find a new apartment, my commute is a 30-minute drive up and down many hills.
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swissy From Switzerland, joined Jan 2005, 1734 posts, RR: 5 Reply 13, posted (6 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 922 times:
Quoting ANITIX87 (Reply 12):
What's your stock tire width on the GL? Something like 275/50R19? If so, the 18s may be OK (especially if you have AWD), but I would have gone with 17s if they fit around the calipers, and the narrowest tire possible if you don't have AWD since the diesel has so much torque.
Stock is 275/50R20, run flat, do not think a 17 will fit... these front brakes are huge going down to 265/60R18. Had 265/55 17 on a other car, it had the world famous 4x4 system and I had no issues because of the with and it weight close to 2.5T, GL is no light weight so I am sure will be fine and their AWD is not bad at all...
stasisLAX From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 3267 posts, RR: 6 Reply 14, posted (6 months 1 week 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 922 times:
Bridgestone Blizzaks - they are pricey but worth it, especially in areas of deeper snow - like we're likely to get up north in the Arizona "high country" around Flagstaff this winter.
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richm From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 794 posts, RR: 11 Reply 15, posted (6 months 1 week 16 hours ago) and read 922 times:
Most people in the UK drive with summer tyres, even throughout the winter!
I currently have a mix of different summer tyres on my 4x4. (Chosen by the previous owner) I'm actually looking for some mud terrain tyres for my Jeep Grand Cherokee so that it will be better equipped for the winter/slushy mud etc.
I'm considering Insa Turbo Dakars but I'm not sure.
Shamrock137 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 79 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (6 months 1 week 10 hours ago) and read 922 times:
Quoting richm (Reply 15): I'm considering Insa Turbo Dakars but I'm not sure.
Don't think that will be a great snow tire. What really gives winter tires better grip is softer rubber and thousands of tiny grooves called sipes. If you look tires like the Nokian Hakkis they have a relitivly non agressive tread but up close you can see little tiny cuts in the rubber. These sipes help the tires grip in wet and snowy conditions. While the Insa Turbo Dakars would be a good offroad tire, and much better in the snow than a summer tire, but the sipes realy gie the stopping and cornering traction you need in the show.
airportugal310 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3070 posts, RR: 2 Reply 18, posted (6 months 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 922 times:
Here in Hawai'i I have no need for winter tires
But in Boston, I used all-season Bridgestone Turanza's that came with my Nissan and they did the job just fine. Helped having a 6-sp stick, too. Made life easy. Still does...except in Honolulu's lousy traffic!!!
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