So winters coming and I'm about to buy a set of tires but need it to be reliable in the snow. Only experience I have is with the 512 in the snow and they are ok but of course it's an all season/performance tire so there's a trade off.

The only other tire I see in the price range is the Nitto Neogens, are they good in the snow. What do you guys recommend?

Also any other tires you guys recommend, remember it must be similar in price.

205/50/16 BTW...

 

If you're looking for a tire to be good enough for snow I wouldn't look at performance tires

I would think neither of those choices would be good but if you said you were ok in the past with the 512's then just stick with them since they're cheap.

 

Yikes!

DO NOT drive the Nitto's in snow...ever.

The 512's are "all-season" in the sense that they are able to be driven when temperatures drop. I would have very little confidence driving this tire in any snow unless it is brand new and has its full-tread depth remaining.

Personally, I don't like to compromise when it comes to my car. I want all-out summer tires in the summer, and all out winter tires in the winter. This winter, I will be rocking the Dunlop SP Sport M3's. 2 friends used these for their WRX's last winter, and said they handled better than the stock all-season Bridgestone's in the dry & wet, and were unstoppable in the snow. I've used Dunlop Graspic's before, but I know the SP Sport M3's will give much better handling which is important to me.

Also, if you plan to buy dedicated wheels (steelies or cheap alloys) for snow tires, I would recommend stepping down to a 15" size. Assuming 15's clear brakes and everything. This will allow you to use a skinnier tire which is actually better for wet/snow traction because of it has an inherently longer footprint than a wider tire. Footprint (or, contact patch) length in the centerline is what helps you get going (and stop) in the snow/wet.

Let me know if you have questions

Matt

 

Thanks for all the feedback

I'll be buying some tires for my stock wheels, it's OEM prelude 16's so I have no choice.

I'll consider any other tires if they're in the ball park of the 512's and are all season. I don't want strickly winter tires or performance tires because here in MN we see all types of weather.

Any other all season tires that are cheap and are "some what" performance.