im in desperate need of all season tires right now. i DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR 2 SETS OF TIRES, so please dont recommend me getting a winter and a summer set, even though i know it's well worth the money and id be better off in the longrun, but i do not have the money in the first place. anyway, im looking for tires that will do good in snow/slush (im in chicago.... winters are a bitch), and something very good in rain. i'm not really looking for great performing tires when it comes to summer and dry performance, when i get some money, i'll get some all performance tires. ive searched sooooo many different kinds of tires yet all the reviews ive read have all said they suck in winter, etc. eagle rs-a, falkens, dunlops (sp5000 and a2's), etc. all of these ive heard are terrible in winter. please help!!! i really need it, thanks.

 

Whatever you do, DON'T get the Michilin XGT V4's -- they suck *** in the winter, lol.

 

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much agreed.

 

i know, ive seen so many bad reviews about them... ive heard great reviews of the sp sport a2's (dunlop), cept i had those on my '00 si and ive never ever in my life driven a worse handling car in the winter..... so im afraid to get those again.

 

Dont get Dunlop A2s....they suck as well in the winter. Just get dedicated winter tires.

 

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will winter tires last me through two FULL YEARS? (including summer...)

 

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will winter tires last me through two FULL YEARS? (including summer...)</TD></TR></TABLE>

no. Driving winter tires on dry pavement in the summer will wear them out before the next snow will even hit.

 

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then why would he recommend getting winter tires when i specifically said in the original post that i CANNOT GET 2 SETS OF TIRES??????

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lke2drvgsr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">then why would he recommend getting winter tires when i specifically said in the original post that i CANNOT GET 2 SETS OF TIRES?????? </TD></TR></TABLE>Maybe he wasn't paying attention. I like having 2 sets of tires, but since you insist...

Check out Nokian WR. As far as I can tell, it's the only 4-season tire that actually has a true snow-tire rating - the mountain & snowflake symbol. Otherwise a '4-season' rating only means the rubber compound won't get hard in the cold. It has nothing to do with tread design or snow traction.

What size? Remember, for traction in snow & slush, you want NARROWER tires. 185 or 195.

 

hey thanks jim, ive never heard of that b4, informative ill look into it


Modified by lke2drvgsr at 3:08 PM 11/10/2003

 

wow, thanks much jim, im very very interested in this tire and it's exactly what i'm looking for. now i just gotta find a place

 

I have the Dunlop SP Sport A2's on my car and think they are fine in the winter..........no they are not a snow tire, but for an all-season tire they mix summer and winter driving nicely IMO. Also, all the reviews that I have seen say the same thing, you are the only one that doesn't like them. What exactly don't you like about them in the snow? Just slow down and you sould be fine......

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lke2drvgsr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">... now i just gotta find a place </TD></TR></TABLE>I think http://www.nokiantires.com has a list of dealers or distributors or something. (No I don't work for them...) But they aren't the cheapest tires out there.

 

just bought a set of the nokian's, theyre going on tomorrow thanks again man.

 

doing very well with the bfg touring t/a's. they grip extremely well in a pretty bad snowstorm last week. i have had them siped though. still much better than the comp t/a's.

 

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then why would he recommend getting winter tires when i specifically said in the original post that i CANNOT GET 2 SETS OF TIRES?????? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I am just trying to stress the point that ALL seasons dont work like people think, thats all. Sure you can drive in the snow...but dont except much of them.