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11-19-2014, 12:05 PM | #1 |
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Throwing in the towel - winter tire advice
After living in hot places for the past 8 years, I've moved up to DC and experienced my first "real" winter last year. I'm looking for advice on which tires to buy so that I can enjoy the cars year round. My situation is a little unique:
- I have an old Grand Cherokee that I drive when it snows, so I'm not forced to drive the Z4/Z4M if I don't need to. The only winter precipitation they will see is the occasional surprise snowfall, at which point I will just drive carefully. - I have summer tires and wheels already. The sole reason for the winter set will be to enjoy the cars year round in the colder temps. Average temperature in the winter is 20-30 degrees, occasionally getting into the single digits. I've noticed the Michelin PA4 gets pretty good reviews, but it's not available in wide sizes. I would be running either a 225/255 setup, or a square 255 setup: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....ilot+Alpin+PA4 My question is, should I go with all seasons for the width, or are there tires that grip better in the cold (like the Michelin PA4)? I'm looking to move to a 255/285 setup if possible.
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11-20-2014, 08:39 AM | #3 |
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You wants a good winter tire on the car. I recall one year we had a small skim of snow just a few days before I stored the car and the thing would only spin its wheels in the driveway with the slightest throttle input. I shudder to think of driving with summer tires on a cold icy road. Just tune in to any hockey game and picture your car behaving like a hockey puck.
So, if its good winter tires you want, look here: http://tires.canadiantire.ca/en/tires/winter-tires/ In my experience, cheap winter tires ride poorly and are bloody noisy. The more expensive the tire, the better the winter preformance with minimal impact on ride and tire noise. Cheers!
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Typically want to run narrow snow tires, not wide. But if you have no intentions of driving in real snow and its more about having proper rubbers for colder temps (ie not summer tires), just go with a good all season like Conti DWS in your preferred width.
+1 on Nokian Hakkas, honestly doesn't get better than that. I run Blizzaks on my 1er only because I actually wanted run flats for winter. Last thing I want to have to do is change a flat in single digit temps. |
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11-25-2014, 09:37 AM | #6 |
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We're both in NoVA so this should apply, not that I've driven in any bad weather yet in my Z4MC. I went with Pirelli Sottozero 3 in 225/45R18 and 245/40/R18 on OEM wheels. I considered Nokian WRG3 but they're a bit more difficult to get. I really didn't consider a more hard core Winter tire for this area since we don't get much snow.
YMMV John
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