What size/ brand of snow tires are people fitting? I was looking at kumho 205/55/17 to go on my evo 8 enkeis??
225/45/17 Vredestein Wintrac Extreme.....in two-three weeks of snow I've seen a combined 6 bars from the AYC
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I was looking at those alright, but they're mega bucks!! All the retailers have jacked up their prices
ordered up the wintracs, knowing my luck all the snow will be gone by the time they're delivered!!
You won't regret it.
I have Toyo Snow Proxes S942 fitted on my Galant 2.0GLS
They are fitted to all 4 wheels, and have been on there since the last snow in January.
I drove 55 miles in snow about 1ft deep on sat night. I deliberately kept clear of all the main roads, as I knew they would be blocked with cars.
I figured that, if I can negotiate the snow, then I can get home....you can do nothing about queue's of cars because of jack-knifed lorries.
I only had one problem with a very long, steep hill that I had to have 3 attempts at......apart from that it was easy with the snow tyres.
I still want the 4WD version though.......lol
Marty
I am running Nokian Hakkapeliitta R studless tyres atm, 205/50/17 on my original mitsubishi/borbet rims.
Also have Hakkapeliitta 7 studded tyres for extreme conditions, 15/65/15 on some cheap Mega rims
Nokian is one of the best tires year after year when they get tested here in Norway. They are made for nordic conditions, and therefor very good winter tyres.
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Is Hakkapeliitta manufactured in Finland?Originally Posted by LudviG
Yeah
I have Continental Viking Contact 5 studless (205/55-16) and they are real grippy on snow.
Nokia winter tyres are good as LudviG said, they have won the tests almost every year, the hakkapelitta 7 studded won this year aswell
Cool, these snow tyres are completely unfamiliar to me (not much use for them in Auckland). What kind of tyres are these really? Are they like a general snow driving tyre or a performance snow tyre... if there is such a thing?
General snow driving i guess, but they have higher speed index than many others. The reason i like that is cause in Norway it is mandatory to drive on winter tyres a certain part of the year, but there isn't always snow or ice on the roads during that period. I find these better on "non winter" conditions than many other tyres.
I use the studded tyres for extreme conditions, like very slippery ice with water on top, that is the only condition studless tyres are worse than studded. Also sometimes drive on frozen lakes with some friends, then studded tyres are a must.
I could link to alot of tests, telling you how good these tyres are, but the tests are all in norwegian :S
I would really suggest more narrow tyres in wintertime. I think my 205/50/17 are on the limit. Smaller with provide more traction in the snow. If you look at rally drivers driving in snow, they use as narrow as 145.
These are 145/85-16 for rally use:
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I'd love to drop the size of my tyres down but my brakes make it impossible. The 225/45/17 Vredestein Wintrac Extreme tyres I have fitted are doing me pretty well so far but the brakes and anything else made of metal doesn't like the salt!
eh? That sounds wrong - do you mean you'd like to change the rims?
Martin Yates
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No, the problem is I have KADs fitted which means I have the issue of clearance. The current rims are 17x8 and therefore narrower tyres will be stretched, not to mention the fact that if I went to narrower wheels they would be right out to the edge of the car. It just wouldn't look right and I doubt would do it many favours. In 6-8 inches of snow/ice/slush the current ones have been more than good enough, even up the 20%+ gradient on the road outside.
hankook snowbear ... got them 4mm used year ago, doing second winter on them - still looking good ... size 205/50/17, tricky thing is that driving on snow u could be better in wider tyres with more pressure in them - something like 36-38 but it wont be good on ice - then u should go for narrow onec with much less pressure - something like 24-26
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