Thread: Good Winter Tires?
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 11:02 AM
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Default Re: Good Winter Tires?
Originally Posted by boucherh
Thanks for the suggestions!!
If you expect snow and ice go with the Blizzak's or a similar tire. All season tires are a compromise. The compounds for all season tires are not meant for really cold weather so you lose grip as the rubber gets too colder.
Real winter tires do a much better job on ice, these winter tires are only good for a few years as the surface rubber is softer than the underlying rubber. When this surface wears off you have harder rubber and consequently less grip in cold weather.
This soft rubber is very apparent when the tires are new, turn the steering wheel too much backing out your drive or doing something similar will leave a black mark on the drive. The tire design is different and noisier.
Anyone using All Season tires on a light rear wheel drive car and saying they are good are fooling themselves and have not driven in real winter conditions on real winter tires. A real winter tire is like night and day when compared to the All Season tire in snow, ice and cold weather.
Take the advice of a Canadian Eskimo not a driver from Mississippi.
 
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