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AWD + Snow tires :-)
Posted by Chad [Email] (more from Chad) on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 08:15:29
In Reply to: Will winter tires make enough difference?, THeaton, Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:33:23
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I went from fwd with nokian WR's to awd with all season bridgestone turanza's on my 9-2x. Now granted I have the advantage of stopping and turning much better than any SUV, in any circumstance in the 9-2x, but I still was happy with my all-seasons in the snow. In speeds below 50 miles per hour, I was fine with them, but if I found myself cruising on the highway on some snow, they got a bit squirelly, esp consider my performance suspension and alignment. Another issue is that on my all season, in the snow, I could spin the car like a top by mashing the throttle. Fun parking lots, a little bit of liability on the street...
Now I'm running pirelli sottozero in 205/55r16 on the stock rims...the car may be a little less fun, but it is about 100x more stable. I have trouble getting the car to slide at all in the snow. Stability at speed is improved vastly and the car never wants to swap ends on me. People who get awd are often impressed because they scramble up driveways or get out of snowed in parking spots much more easily, but until its experienced with snows, they have no idea.
Posts in this Thread:
- Will winter tires make enough difference?, THeaton, Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:33:23
- Re: Will winter tires make enough difference?, geoguy
, Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:02:12 - AWD + Snow tires :-), Chad, Fri, 14 Jul 2006 08:15:29 <-- Viewing This Message
- Another thought..., Eric Law, Fri, 14 Jul 2006 06:17:32
- Re: Will winter tires make enough difference? YES!, 79-900t
, Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:09:54 - Re: Will winter tires make enough difference?, kurt, Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:57:53
- Snows are the only way to go (long)!, RBatsch, Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:12:11
- Re: Will winter tires make enough difference?, TML
, Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:05:41
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