Snow/Ice winter tires

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#182 of 708 wintersport ice/snow/mud update by hpulley4 Nov 17, 2002 (3:53 pm)
I got my first real blast of winter this weekend with iced up roads, snow, sloppy slush and then an unintentional drive though a road under construction. The Dunlop SP WinterSport M3s performed well in every situation. Ice Friday night was visible on the road but I couldn't feel the effect of it. Snow early this morning over the ice was more challenging but the tires still did great, with the traction control telling me when I've given too much gas. In slush, great again. The Santa Claus Parade today meant tough parking and driving after it was over so I walked to my car to pick up my wife and son later and I went down a street where no one else was going as it looked tough to fight against the whole town exiting after the parade. All over, roads were 'closed' for the parade and for parking so I didn't think twice when I went down what turned out to be a truly closed road. This one turned out to be under construction, no asphalt at all, just mud under snow. Even with the low ground clearance of the MINI (less than 5") it came through with just a bit of mud on the tips of the front black plastic trim and some splashed up from the tires. These are true mud + snow + severe weather tires.
#183 of 708 First snow by artdecho Nov 18, 2002 (6:53 am)
Well, winter came a bit early to southern Ontario this year.......we got about 8" of snow this weekend....great test for the Nokian NRW's I got for the Aerio. Spent part of Saturday and a good part of Sunday driving around through various conditions of unplowed snow, ice, slush, you-name-it. Other than a bit of slippage on startup (especially on a grade.....need to feather the gas or start in 2nd gear....no traction control on the Aerio) and a mild slide on a sharp corner I took too fast, the tires performed well. I even stopped on a fairly steep hill out in the country and was able to start up again no problem. I was particularly impressed with the braking....very short, controlable stops.....felt the ABS kicking in a few times. Felt much safer than our old 4WD Sidekick on Desert Duellers. Looking forward to the next snowstorm already! Glad to hear your Dunlops performed well for you too, hpulley4!
#184 of 708 funny how with snow tires on... by hpulley4 Nov 18, 2002 (7:24 am)
We look forward to snow storms! With all-seasons I used to dread driving on snow and ice covered roads. Now I just dread the other drivers on the same road at those times, what a mess this past weekend!
#185 of 708 Have you installed snows yet? by widriver2 Nov 18, 2002 (12:07 pm)
Hi, I'm scheduled to install my Dunlop SP Wintersport M2s tomorrow. How many of you have your snow tires on already? I'm in Wisconsin and from the recent posts it seems many of our neighbors to the north have installed them. What about others in the states?
#186 of 708 widriver2 by robr2 Nov 18, 2002 (12:55 pm)
Just put them on my Ody yesterday here in Boston as we had frozen rain/snow over the weekend. Arctic Alpins on steel rims.
#187 of 708 Let it snow! by artdecho Nov 18, 2002 (3:07 pm)
Yeah, I've always enjoyed driving in the snow but it makes such a difference when you have proper tires......you feel very secure and in control. But you're right about "watch out for the other guy", hpulley4.......saw 2 or 3 cars in the ditch in my travels this weekend. TV news clips said there were 3-400 fender benders during the height of the storm.....the clips they aired showed the majority of vehicles lined up on tow trucks at the collision centres were SUV's!
#189 of 708 by steve_ HOST Nov 22, 2002 (9:20 pm)
"Generally speaking, all-weather tires lose their elasticity at -15 C, whereas the limit for snow tires is -40 C. Winter tires have a more aggressive tread design to provide better grip and evacuate slush and snow. They also provide more stable braking and tracking." "There's no beating winter tires" Steve, Host
#190 of 708 these tires beat the blizzaks by anonymous02 Nov 26, 2002 (11:48 am)
Whatever the Weather Whatever the Season Grip like an Eagle! (Just a new link to these, for those who missed it.) Does anyone here run these? I am VERY interested in getting these, because I could avoid having to use chains, especially with the oversized 31X10.5 tires I use.
#191 of 708 by dudleyr Nov 26, 2002 (11:56 am)
I just have a bad feeling about re-treads, especially where the speed limit is 75. If they were new DOT approved tires I might feel differently. I doubt you would need chains very often with regular snow tires.