What do you have and how well does it work for you?.
I hope to have a set on atleast the front by Christmas. :D
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What do you have and how well does it work for you?.
I hope to have a set on atleast the front by Christmas. :D
Go for all 4 tires. You'll thank yourself if the need ever arises.
I'm going to get 185/65R14 Nokian WR2 All Weather tires in January. I have them on my Elantra, about 12000 kms on them, onto the 2nd winter now... gripping good.
I want to but it will cost me $600.00 if I go for all four right off the bat. I'll get two more in the rear in the new year, (I'm not made of money LOL).
Talk about an odd ball size 185/55R15, GM needs to give there head a shake, cheapest car in there line up and put odd ball high priced tires on it.
I have 195/60R14's for it (4 of them) but I can't find a set of wheels to fit the car, even universals don't fit!.
Anyways, who else has winter tires.
do you mean tyres for the rain? or more extreme stuff like snow?
i dont really know anyone in australia that bothers to change for winter? most tyres try to have a good balance between dry and wet performance
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Originally Posted by asylum
Like snow tires :) We have a TON of snow up here.
Even the cheapest winter tire (with the mountain snowflake) is better than plain all-seasons. The stock Kuhmo tires are crap crap crap. If you need them on the cheap, the Canadian Tire Nordics will do, or Dunlop Graspic DS-1s at Walmart. Top of the line would be Blizzaks or X-ice.
You're running 195/60R14? You do know that stock size is 185/60R14. For "best" snow and ice performance, you also should downsize to 175/65R14.
I know the stock size, mine came stock with 185/55R15, Wallmart doesn't carry them ,Can. tire does but they have to order them in (still well over $700.00 from them). the 195's will fit I'm sure they are .1" wider and .2" taller says the book at the tire shop I go to. The problem was finding used wheels that fit, I tried everything even universals, nothing fit. to buy stock 14" steelies they are $88.00 each!.
So I'm selling my four 195/60R14's and buying the size that's on my car from the factory, 185/55R15.
Getting Kumho KW 19 snow tires, they're chaeper than Canadian tire and anywhere else in town.
That's a good idea on the downsizeing to the 175/65R14, I even thought about going down to a 155/80R13 (only.3" smaller in overall diam.) but the 13" VW wheels I have don't clear the front calipers.
Also this way I get to keep my factory Aluminum wheels.
My car:
http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/2...5758pg1.th.jpg
The 195's:
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/64/img5828ak7.th.jpg
The Kumho's:
http://www.tiretrends.com/catalog2.php3?tireID=415
:)
Take it easy if you have them on the front only since the back end may want to beat the front around corners. :o
Yeah it does bother me a bit, but the tires only have 6000km on them so there still in good shape. :)
I've got el cheapo Winterforce M+S tires 175/65R14's Studded also. Pretty nice on ice, but pretty noisy on the highway.
Toyo Observe G-02 Plus 195/60-14 mounted on stock rims, lets just say i could almost hook up a snowplow in front with the grip these things have. Did pay 550$ for 4 tires tho :?
I am SO glad I don't have to del with this crap....lol
Its a nice 60 degrees C on average here during the day and only down to like 46 at night, so no snow.
Same here but we have 98% humidity daily..so fog is a Nuckin Futs early in the morning and late at night...lolQuote:
Originally Posted by whiteraven
ive got a set of 185/60/14 (stock size) on my stock alloy rims,
'winter preformance' firestones theyve got cool iceburge design in the side walls. ill snap a pic.
ready for the next dump of snow, didnt have then on wwhen we got dumped with that 3-4feet of snow begining of dec. lol
I just picked up a set of bridgestone potenza G009s from firestone today... great on dry dirt, gravel, and tarmac so far. Little sloppy on wet gravel, but that's expected of any non-gravel tire. Still waiting for some rain or snow to see how they do on that.
I went with a set of Gislaved Nord Frost 3, 175/65/14 on the stock steelies.
Talk about GRIP!!! I was having fun trying to slide everywhere and couldnt!! I have been trying to get the car stuck all winter, no luck so far, Before I put them on the stockers would get me stuck at the end of my driveway.
They did come with a bit higher of a price of 410 bucks installed taxes in, but at 92 bucks a tire i got quoted for both crappy tire and wallymart both couldnt beat the price for there no name brands...
I m extremely happy!!!!
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...861_6_full.jpg
:lol: my winter setup is the same as all my other season's setups....17x7's with 205/40/17 hanook's, surprisingly they work in the snow last year and this year so far....winter driving is based on a bit of skill
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3..._frog/tire.jpg
WINTERFORCE Studdable Winter 175/65R14 82S. Studded.
When i get a chance im going to be throwing on the 185/65R14 Nokian WRs i had on my Horizon onto my wave. They are mounted on some cheep aluminum rims already so all i need to is jack up the Horizon and swap on the steel wheels that it came with before sending it off to the junkyard. But next season im probably going to throw on some Nokian RSis on the same Core Racing wheels or the steel wheels that the car came with..havent decided yet.
Sorry to bring up a really old thread but FINALLY I bought a set of winter grips and steelies, all four, it's nucking futs how well the car grips the road now. Here's what I bought...
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... er+Carving
I'll post pics later today.
This is a great posting. It's all about tire inflation pressure here. Basically, any tire with a good tread life (minus a racing tread, and rubber band tires), can be used, as long as you LOWER the tire pressure. This will allow the tread to squish out, form to the surface, and grip better before spinning. Why do you think ROCK CRAWLER'S run low tire pressure? -- To wrap that tread 'around the rock's surface, spreading the contact patch, therefore improving GRIP. Best way to figure out your preference is lower the pressure to 30lbs, and go from there. If your not gripping, lower each tire equally by 2lb. increments until you have the desired traction. Too low, and you may pop a bead, destroy the sidewalls, or even bend a rim. I wouldn't go below 22# for everyday driving.
Next time you guys purchase a set of NEW cheap ass winter treads, have them 'siped'. It's an additional set of cuts made across the original tread pattern, which allows the tire treads to spread like individual caterpiller legs, and grip better. Cost is about $7-10 bucks a tire.
Don't forget to air your tires back up to at least 35lb in the spring, or if your doing alot of higher speed freeway driving. Your mpg average will suffer, and so will your tires.
Whoa, not recommended. The lower pressure in the tires will make your car hard to drive at highway speeds and you'll damage your tires and have to replace them early, not counting the fact you'll loose tons of mpg.
Best thing is to buy a good tire, inflate it properly. You'll be safer, the tires will last longer and you'll still get good mpg.
I don't know where you plan to drive like that (Antartica?), but lowering the air pressure to 22lbs is plain stupid for everyday driving. You won't be running on the thread, you'll use up the sidewall, which has no thread and won't grip as good.
EDIT:
The reasons rock crawlers can run such low psi in their tires are:
1. They don't do more than 20mph. Even that is fast.
2. They don't put 15 000 miles on the vehicule a year.
3. They don't run on paved roads.
4. The thread width and sidewalls are made for those conditions. Those guys worry more about a punctured tire than they do about uneven wear.
I've always lowered tire pressure for snow, less for a proper snow tire. Just keep it off the sidewall and it should be fine.