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Winter Tires; Recommendations?
Topic Started: Nov 6 2010, 12:19 AM (3,069 Views)
Stately
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Thanks to Ryan's Snow In Michigan post, I was reminded Gary needs a new pair of winter tires.

Does anyone have experience with Kelly Explorer 175/70R13's? Supposedly the extra siping really helps with snow/ice/rain.

Was planning on leaving on the two Douglas Xtra Trac A/W with decent tread, but rotating to rear. The worn pair of Toyo's currently on rear will be chucked.

Other recommendations?

Thanks much!
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Jittney
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Studded tires are legal up here...but even with that, many people are using
Bridgestone studless tires called Blizzaks.
I have a friend who claims his Blizzaks are better than his studded tires.
Many of the 300+ vehicles at work have Blizzaks.
I just checked to see if they make a 13 inch....and they do.

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Stately
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Jittney
Nov 6 2010, 12:32 AM
Studded tires are legal up here...but even with that, many people are using
Bridgestone studless tires called Blizzaks.
I have a friend who claims his Blizzaks are better than his studded tires.
Many of the 300+ vehicles at work have Blizzaks.
I just checked to see if they make a 13 inch....and they do.

Studded are legal here, too--about five months a year. Wouldn't know where to find them in 13" though.

Are Blizzaks all season as well? I was very spoiled when Goodyear Wrangler Radials came on my Cherokee--all season and never had to chain up, even in Colorado snow! Too bad they don't bother with a 13".

Thanks for the advice!
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Jittney
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Legally you could run them all year round.
For better mpgs, most people switch to lighter tires in the summer.
And, I have seen studded 12s up here.
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Bad Bent
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It's not a typo :smackface Not that I spend any time looking for tires, but I never heard of Blizzaks, Jittney. :news :smackface

Check out www.tirerack.com/winter/techpage.
"Over the years we haven’t found any All-Season tires that have matched the Blizzak's confidence-inspiring combination of deep snow, packed snow and ice traction....
When viewed through a microscope, the outer Blizzak Multicell compound resembles the appearance of Swiss cheese because it contains millions of uniformly distributed microscopic pores that are constantly being exposed as the tread surface wears..."
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metro_fiend
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i recomend tires with tread on them.... i never spend that much time looking for just great winter tires. unless i get them cheap.
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kurtis1971
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i look for the best tread for the weather, my life and the life of the people i love depend on it.
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PA.metro,fixer,frames,ect
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i've run blizzacks on two cars-- nothin like them, like a cat on carpet,...i'm cheap as they come,but its money well spent, i pass four wheel drives going sixty,or seventy- with a run of coarse,lol all winter...and blast into turns,,,way fun...
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dimetrodon


I put a full set of 155/80-13 Firestone Winterforce snow tires on Speedy (The Weekend Rebuild car) which is my daily long distance driver. They made the car handle so much better on ice/snow that I bought another set for my second Metro. They also have plenty of sipes but I do not know if they have any micro-porosity mentioned above about the Blizzaks.

Mounting and balancing tires is getting so expensive that anyone considering buying snow tires should buy a dedicated set of rims. That way you only have to pay the mounting and balancing costs once.
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Coche Blanco
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I live in Alabama.
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DesmondGhostRider
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Im in AR but I found some all terrrain ones at u pick it.
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kurtis1971
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i keep my snows on separate rims so i can change them when i want.
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3cyltom
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firestone winterforce on their own dedicated rims for the front of my 2 door. like a cat on carpet. i pass 4x4 suv's in the winter on the highway. i plan on finding a set for the back as soon as i can get a spare 2 rims for the rear. 155/80/13, got them off tirerack.com
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shawnyboy
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i've got Pirelli Centurato's on mine. i live in central michigan and they seem to be an excellent all-season tire - great traction all around and i've never had issues on snow and ice. they have an 85,000mi warranty too, so they'll last for a long time.
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Stately
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Too much good information!

General question:

155/80/13 vs 175/70/13 -- which is better in winter?

Thanks!
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