I'm looking for some advice on winter tires for my 06' GT. I live in Upstate New York near the city of Watertown. I might as well live in Canada :) We get some pretty heavy snow at times and I will pretty much be forced to drive the car here. I've been driving here for many years but it was all done with regular sedans and mini-vans, nothing with a little muscle behind it. If any of you have advice on what to look for in a decent tire and anything else that could help me out I would be greatly appreciative. Thanks.
i have no advice. cuz, i need advice too. all i know is that my pop suggested only getting the rear tires replaced with winter tires. Made sense to me, so that's what i plan on doing if i can't find myself a winter car.
oh yeah, make sure to put weight in your trunk. whatever it is, make sure its heavy, like 100 lbs. and finally....drive slow.
< Message edited by alex0o85 -- 7/28/2007 9:32:00 PM >
dunlop winter sport M3's, they are amazing. I think there is a newer model so the name might be different now, but I have these on my winter ride (T-bird) and that thing can get through any snow storm. The reason I chose them is because they have a stiffer sidewall so they handle just as well as an all season tire.
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17"s or 18's? 18" are a good chunk of change more. The M3's are a good choice, as so are the Goodyear Eagle Ultra Grip G3's. Almost identical tires. A good suggestion if you will be doing the swap twice a year might be to get some 17" takeoffs and mount your snows to those. Saving you the money and possible scratches/damage that is know to occur with all the dismounting/mounting.
But almost any snow tire is going to be better than most all season tires in the cold/snow/ice.
"Winter Tires should be installed on your car only in complete sets of four. According to the manufacturer, it is unsafe to mix them with other tires. Your tires should all have the same tread pattern, size, and construction."
Fresh snows for the winter.
Back to the summer skins in the spring. Early spring :)
< Message edited by Stoenr -- 7/29/2007 5:41:03 PM >
Thanks for the advice. I finally decided on a set of the Michelin X-ice. I narrowed it down to the Blizzax or the X-ice. The tire folks in town here said they are pretty much the same tire only the Blizzaz lean more to the preformance side (better on wet roads) whereas the X-ice are more of a "snow tire" (better on ice/snow). Winters are harsh up here so I went for something that will grab the snow.
I've driven on them for a week now and so far so good.
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Either way, good decision, you will notice the difference.
I went down a snow packed side road with my Goodyear Ultra Grips, did a rolling start in 2nd gear with traction control on and the dam thing pulled, and went straight!
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