Winter tires
#31
RE: Winter tires
ORIGINAL: BrewerBob
Word of warning... the scoring on TireRack is written/given by people who have the tires and took the time to submit. These are (for the most part) your standard jackolopes that don't know beans about tires.
"These Generals are the best tires I've ever had on my Corolla wagon. It handles better than a Porsche 911 now."
I made that up but if you look long enough and hard enough you WILL find a comment or 3 like that. Some of the guys actually compare tires with their previous and have Autocrossing or some real world comparison. Not just comparing Eagles to Generals. Eagles may be good but they aren't the best. Remember I'm coming from the econo-sedan-sport segment.
As for using A/Ts in the winter, why would you? The ONLY reason to have summer tires and winter tires is to get the very best of both worlds otherwise just get one set of all seasons. If you are going to compromise with winters then I hate to even ask what you picked for summers.
You only have 4 small patches of rubber keeping you in contact with the road. Those 4 patches have to turn and stop a 4700 lb truck. Never accept an inferior tire.
Tires are one of my few passions. /End of soapbox/
ORIGINAL: curtiplas
Brewer Bob... I'm just looking for winter tires... I have a set of summer tires already in mind... and the BFG A/T although technically not winter tires are rated well for the winter conditions if you look at the scoring provided by tire rack at the bottom of page you posted the link to
Frenchy... I have no clue what sipeing or w/e is... or getting a tire siped ...
Brewer Bob... I'm just looking for winter tires... I have a set of summer tires already in mind... and the BFG A/T although technically not winter tires are rated well for the winter conditions if you look at the scoring provided by tire rack at the bottom of page you posted the link to
Frenchy... I have no clue what sipeing or w/e is... or getting a tire siped ...
"These Generals are the best tires I've ever had on my Corolla wagon. It handles better than a Porsche 911 now."
I made that up but if you look long enough and hard enough you WILL find a comment or 3 like that. Some of the guys actually compare tires with their previous and have Autocrossing or some real world comparison. Not just comparing Eagles to Generals. Eagles may be good but they aren't the best. Remember I'm coming from the econo-sedan-sport segment.
As for using A/Ts in the winter, why would you? The ONLY reason to have summer tires and winter tires is to get the very best of both worlds otherwise just get one set of all seasons. If you are going to compromise with winters then I hate to even ask what you picked for summers.
You only have 4 small patches of rubber keeping you in contact with the road. Those 4 patches have to turn and stop a 4700 lb truck. Never accept an inferior tire.
Tires are one of my few passions. /End of soapbox/
As for A/Ts I've heard they're alot better in winter than most tires...and as far as summer tires I'm getting General Grabber UHPs which are the best Summer/sport tires I've seen so far for the Dakotas..
and I do believe that if A/T tires weren't good for getting Tracktion in ****ty conditions... I.E. Mud... which is actually quite similar to heavy snow... as far as driving condtions... correct me if I'm wrong...
ORIGINAL: Night_Runner
man, so many options, idk what im going to do when it comes that time
man, so many options, idk what im going to do when it comes that time
#32
RE: Winter tires
ORIGINAL: curtiplas
Well yes they are by users so many people will not know what they are talking about but that doesn't mean that they can't give a semi-accurate tire rating in the different categories..
Well yes they are by users so many people will not know what they are talking about but that doesn't mean that they can't give a semi-accurate tire rating in the different categories..
As for A/Ts I've heard they're alot better in winter than most tires...and as far as summer tires I'm getting General Grabber UHPs which are the best Summer/sport tires I've seen so far for the Dakotas..
and I do believe that if A/T tires weren't good for getting Tracktion in ****ty conditions... I.E. Mud... which is actually quite similar to heavy snow... as far as driving condtions... correct me if I'm wrong...
There are differences even between snow and ice tires. Those are two different tires even. I don't know much about ice tires but snow tires will have far more sipes than a mud tire. Look at the super swampers. Those are mud tires. No sipes at all. Just big "paddles" to row thru the mud. That ain't going to work in snow. It might in deep fresh powder but on day two it won't. The snows I posted a picture of earlier is filled with sipes and of varying lengths. THOSE are snow tires. The ones I have for the Sentra didn't have varying lengths.
Well, gotta run. If you want to know more just post and I will be back later.
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