Ok, I'm not sure whether or not this subject has been beaten to death or not, but here goes. I definitely need some new tires as I have 40,000 miles and the stock re92's. I don't have the funds to get a dedicated set of snow tires for the stock rims, even though I would like to, and a dedicated set of summer tires/wheels. Is there anyone that is running any sort of high performance/performance all-seasons that have used them through the winter? If so, how was the traction? I know traction is obviously going to be better off the bat due to AWD, but was it noticably better than FWD, or just slightly better? I was looking at getting some Toyo Proxes 4, which are a performance all season. I was also looking at getting some Pirelli PZero Nero M&S which are an Ultra High performance all season, but have good snow ratings on tirerack. I would be great to get some answers on this, and maybe some of the other people browsing the forums will get some use out of this thread. cliff notes: need new tires. keeping stock rims. don't have funds to get dedicated winter/summer tires. what all season have you had luck with. Thanks.
I've used Continental ContiExtreme and can only comment on them as being best bang for the bucks for an Ultra High Performance All Season. They're pretty grippy tires in the wet and snow... I'm sure others will come in and add their opinion on other all season tires. Good luck
I just got a set of Yokohama AVS S2s so I'll have to see how well those do in the winter. I can tell you my old Yoko S306 all-seasons worked pretty well in the winter.
Dunlop SP Sport 5000 tires hold up well, but traction on snow/ice suffers as it's tread gets worn. I lost control trying to get onto the freeway on a snowy day. I ended up spinning out into the frontage road. Whew! I had these tires for 1.5 years, and the traction is light-years better than the RE92's.
Nokian WR are also a great all season tires. It'll cost you more then some of the tires listed above though.
I'm going to recommend the Continental ContiExtremes as well. I drove Vic's car on the snow with those and they were considerably better than I expected for a high performance all season. The Nokian WRs are great in the snow and ice, but I personally wouldn't run them all year long as their dry grip isn't enough for me in the summer. (However, my wife, mom, and sister all run the Nokians all year) Plus, the Contis are priced reasonably. -Jordan
potenza Re-950's, I bought them planing on keeping them for all-around but ended up getting 17's so they are my winter tires. They are awesome, and cost about the same as the stockers from tire rack. Much better traction and sidewall stiffness than the stock ones for driving all year. Once i put these on I never lost control in the snow unless I tried
I just bought a set of Michelin Alpins (225 45 17) from these guys: http://bestusedtires.com/ They didn't have them listed on the site yet. I paid $195 for the set of four. They have lots of cheap used tires. Call and ask them if you are looking for something specific. I'll let you know how they look when they get here, Thurs, I think.
Oh, the text in the site reads better if you read it with a Russian accent. I think they are "sneaky ****ing Russians". The guy I talked to said they get a lot of their tires from Europe.
Those Nokians wear pretty quick too. I also have to second the Dunlops as well. Had those on my DSM and they worked pretty good in the snow as well as dry.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by RallyNavvie Those Nokians wear pretty quick too. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> Which Nokians? People get 40k to 50k miles out of the WR, and of course not as many on the softer hakka2s. In either case, you get about twice the tread life as a comparable blizzak.
