what snow tires?

[Car Addict]

alright so i need to replace the snow tires on my winter e30 currently i have bridgestone blizzaks and they are awesome. however they are now too worn to be used. since Bridgestone stopped producing them in the right size for bottle caps or weaves what are you guys running?

[325ix]

Nokian Hakkapeliitta's tend to get great reviews. You can get those in 185/65/14.

[ACHTUNG]

Green Diamond Tires Icelander 185/65R14

http://www.greendiamondtire.com/productswest1.html

[Bearmw]

Found some Nitto 195/65/14 that will be on this winter. Will see how they work and they were $70 each.

[M-technik-3]

Can we please sticky the snow tire thread? This comes up every year.

But to play the game I run Dunlop Graspics and have used Firestone Winterforce, like them alot since they are studdable. Last year N.E. got snow in the feet range vs ice. winter tires on all four corners is the way to go.

[Mullet Bullet]

hankook I-Pikes, LOVE THEM. been running them for years now on the wife's subaru and ive NEVER got it stuck even in 3ft deep of snow.

ive ran them on a few of my subaru's in the past as well but as rally tires lol

[///M42 sport]

winterforce

[E30SPDFRK]

Don't get General Altimax Arctics. I had a set of 175/60's last year that were some of the worst tires I've ever driven on. They worked ok in the snow (got stuck twice, could have been due to ride height though), but in the dry they rolled around like a pig in mud. Any thing over 60mph the car would start swaying and swerving.

[nrubenstein]

Don't get General Altimax Arctics. I had a set of 175/60's last year that were some of the worst tires I've ever driven on. They worked ok in the snow (got stuck twice, could have been due to ride height though), but in the dry they rolled around like a pig in mud. Any thing over 60mph the car would start swaying and swerving.

Snow tires do that, unless you get performance snows.

Personally, since I'm not so worried about plowing through deep snow, I'm using the Hankook W300. It's not the greatest in the snow, but it feels decent the rest of the time and has really excellent wet traction. (I have to admit that I was genuinely amazed by how bad the Blizzak WS-50s were in the wet - hope that was improved for the newer ones.)

[nando]

my blizzak WS50s seem OK in the wet - well, cornering forces aren't great, but they do well at hydroplane resisance.

also, it would be better to go with a taller tire, rather than a shorter one. taller/narrow = more straight line traction. 185/60 or 65 is too short. but 14" snow tire sizes are kinda limited these days. :(

[E30SPDFRK]

Snow tires do that, unless you get performance snows.

I've owned 3 other sets of snow tires that all behaved soo much better than these did. They were on the verge of dangerous.

But on a side note, I don't know why they can't make a snow tire with stiffer sidewalls.

[Nick_S]

You guys should post links where you got yours at. I'm in the market too and shopping around a bit before I order.

[TG Goose]

I second the Hankook I-Pikes. I'm running the directional version, love them. You can hear a lot of road noise until about 30km/h, then they are dead silent.
No speed wobbles, but dont take corners fast, no sidewall strength.

[TurboJake]

But on a side note, I don't know why they can't make a snow tire with stiffer sidewalls.

Because that's against the point of snow tires... They're made of a super soft compound to stay flexible in cold weather and grip. And most of them are made so that you can deflate them a little for more traction and slower driving.

Conti Extreme winter contacts. Love them.

[abefroman]

Conti Extreme winter contacts. Love them.

This. Put these tires on last weekend for the first snow of the season and they worked great. They perform nicely on dry roads as well. Cheap too...