snow tires
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I live in Ottawa Canada and let me tell you it's the perfect place to test tires for snow/ice traction. On my previous Jeep Grand Cherokee I had Michelin LTX AT2's and even they didn't bear the montain symbol I was braving the weather while other cars were getting stuck. Well it isn't fair since others didn't really have 4wd all time either but it was heck of a good tire. Now for snow/ice traction there is nothing better than a tire dedicated for snow/ice. Good way to tell is if it's got the montain symbol. For light truck tires although a good AT tire like the Michelin LTX or LTX AT2 never let me down in snow/ice but can't be studded. I recently purchased General Tire Grabber AT2 which can be studded and have the montain symbol. Nice grip and not too loud but I haven't had a chance to test them in the snow/ice yet because of the blown hg. Everything I read about them tho indicate that it will be amazing. For my cars I have tried Michelin X-ICE which are amazing and have a superb thread life. I have also had Nokian's Hakkapella (something like that...) which have amazing traction. I tried others too and in all honesty a dedicated snow/ice tire is going to perform well no matter what in that environment. For many years I have driven good all season tires on my cars in winter mostly because I didn't want to have nothing to do with a second set of tires to store. Now it's when you have to do your research and find out if it's going to be good in winter or not.
I live in Ottawa Canada and let me tell you it's the perfect place to test tires for snow/ice traction. On my previous Jeep Grand Cherokee I had Michelin LTX AT2's and even they didn't bear the montain symbol I was braving the weather while other cars were getting stuck. Well it isn't fair since others didn't really have 4wd all time either but it was heck of a good tire. Now for snow/ice traction there is nothing better than a tire dedicated for snow/ice. Good way to tell is if it's got the montain symbol. For light truck tires although a good AT tire like the Michelin LTX or LTX AT2 never let me down in snow/ice but can't be studded. I recently purchased General Tire Grabber AT2 which can be studded and have the montain symbol. Nice grip and not too loud but I haven't had a chance to test them in the snow/ice yet because of the blown hg. Everything I read about them tho indicate that it will be amazing. For my cars I have tried Michelin X-ICE which are amazing and have a superb thread life. I have also had Nokian's Hakkapella (something like that...) which have amazing traction. I tried others too and in all honesty a dedicated snow/ice tire is going to perform well no matter what in that environment. For many years I have driven good all season tires on my cars in winter mostly because I didn't want to have nothing to do with a second set of tires to store. Now it's when you have to do your research and find out if it's going to be good in winter or not.Hey just noticed that you mentionned Nokian's! I have those and they are great. I can't tell you about thread life but they will get you around for sure. Dedicated winter tire tho... If you want all season great traction which is nice I would consider the General Tire Grabber AT2 like I mentionned. They are rated with the montain symbol and can be studded like you liked. You can run them summer/winter without having to swap. Not too loud and look absolutely great.
:roflmao::roflmao: now thats awesome! last time we did something like that, a buddy and i bought a pos subaru to beat the tar out of. we were doin a competition on who could get the most 360s in one try down a dirt road that was snow packed. my last try to beat my buddy (who got 6 spins starting at 50mph lol) i got 4 spins in and the car went off the only under road drainage ditch we didnt see. put it right on its lid. no one was hurt as it was one of them slow rolls but good times
Ha ha ha! That's awesome. We did all of it in a pos Subaru too. We swapped the motor out and moved up to the resort in it. 4wd justy.
I got a set of Cooper snow tires on my truck. Mounted them on a set of cheap steel rims and it is a simple swap
I'm in the Nokian camp. Hakkapalittas rule the winter.
Seriously, who knows better than a Finn about winter driving!
Seriously, who knows better than a Finn about winter driving!
Blizzacs are junk compared to Winterforce tires. I'll never put anything but Winterforces on any of my cars/trucks.
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You will love them on snow and ice.I can't believe they are noisey the rubber is so soft they are like a new pair of sneakers.And the will wear out fast on dry pavement.Just put the Altimax winter tires on the daughters car they are just about the same as the Blizzaks.And yes they will hurt your mileage.When we got 20 inches during a blizzard the wife drove 10 miles and almost got home in our 97 grand prix.The car was pushing so much snow and packing it in the motor compartment it knocked the serpentine belt off and she got stuck in the middle of the road.I got stopped a couple times in the d max trying to get her.
This are some great tires.
Steady cruising is ok. Its on acceleration im really hearing them. Let off the go pedal and they quiet right down.
I have these for my wifes car. It will climb our steep driveway better than my truck with all terrains in 4wd. The tires are nothing short of amazing but they aren't cheap.
Firestone Winterforce tires are one of the best bang for the buck snow tires out there as well. I would have gotten these for my truck but they stoped making a 265 that year.
If you want something cheaper but good, I put some knock off brand snow tires on my truck 1 year before I went to storing it winters. They are GT Maxmiler WT-1000. They worked great. Here's a pic-
Haha no I dont. Ive had both of them on my grand prix and couldnt stand the blizzacs but loved everything about the winterforces.You work for Firestone don't you.
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The blizzacks are good so are the nokians (that's what I have now) but the general altimax artics are the best out there better treadwear than the blizzaks
I had them on my Tahoe and my car trust me u won't need studs
snowed today.
20 miles in the fwd car with blizzaks - sucked
50 miles in the rwd van with Michelin LTX Winters - :thumb:
20 miles in the fwd car with blizzaks - sucked
50 miles in the rwd van with Michelin LTX Winters - :thumb:
