Snow/Ice winter tires

708 messages, Last post on Nov 10, 2009 at 12:57 PM

You are in the Maintenance & Repair Forum. Your Host is mr_shiftright

What is this discussion about? Tires, Wheels

For the general tire discussion topic, have a look at the Tires, tires, tires topic.

Outline

Messages Page 22 of 72: 1; ...; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; ...; 72; Prev; Next; Last

#202 of 708 get snow tires AND studded tires by anonymous02 Dec 02, 2002 (3:43 pm)
try these on for size: Green Diamond Direct - offers all-season tires for traction on ice, snow, and wet pavement. Tires have embedded carbide granules in the tread rubber for additional traction. If that link doesn't work, try http://www.high-tec-retreading.com/diamond.html
#203 of 708 zelda6 by hpulley4 Dec 03, 2002 (3:53 am)
Snow tires are definitely better than all-seasons for the winter so getting some is a good idea in my opinion. If studded tires are available in your area (they are illegal here in Ontario, Canada) then studs do provide your best traction on ice and deep snow but may not be the best if there is also a lot of dry pavement during the winter in NE. Stud-less snows may be a better bet if there is often dry pavement but often snow and ice as well. The Celica GT is a sporty car. If you want to retain the sporty handling, you may want to get a snow sport tire like the Dunlop WinterSport, the Pilot Alpin or the Pirelli SnowSport. They have H speed ratings, compared to Q for most regular studless snows, and will likely handle much better on dry pavement for times when it isn't snowy. I have Dunlop WinterSports on my MINI Cooper and I find them to be excellent in dry, wet, snow and ice.
#204 of 708 another optional tire for zelda by ray80 Dec 03, 2002 (7:30 am)
I am currently using toyo observes (stud-less winter tire) and this will be the 3rd winter on them. Seem to last much longer then the blizzacks I had previously and while not quite as good on ice, they do get me thru without any problem, and I do drive despite any weather we have seen in NE.
#205 of 708 those green monsters by anonymous02 Dec 03, 2002 (10:42 am)
The granules in the green diamond tires act like studs to give grip, yet keep replenishing themselves, because they are built into the tire itself, rather than pushed or drilled in. They also provide better grip (according to mfr) than the Blizzaks, without sacrificing good weather traction. They can be used as a snow tire AND a year round tire.
#206 of 708 anonymous02 by dudleyr Dec 03, 2002 (12:17 pm)
I think you need to buy the green diamond tires, and then let us know how you like them. Every tire maker claims theirs is the best, so that is nothing new and should be taken with a grain of salt. I would be willing to read about any first first hand driving experience, but the fact remains - I will never buy retreads. I wonder why they don't actually make the whole tire!
#207 of 708 BREAKING TEST RESULTS by anonymous02 Dec 03, 2002 (12:52 pm)
BREAKING TEST RESULTS Swedish Road and Transport Institute ISO Certified Snow Tire Testing Facility
#208 of 708 Anon by protege_fan Dec 03, 2002 (1:28 pm)
What do the numbers represent?
#209 of 708 not sure yet by anonymous02 Dec 03, 2002 (1:35 pm)
here are some other test results: http://www.newind.is/engTests.htm#VTI
#210 of 708 re: BREAKING TEST RESULTS by tidester HOST Dec 03, 2002 (4:06 pm)
I didn't realize anyone had problems with broken tires! tidester, host
#211 of 708 Green Diamonds on a MINI by hpulley4 Dec 04, 2002 (7:26 am)
A guy on a MINI list I subscribe to has 195/60R15 Green Diamonds on his MINI. As far as snow, etc. is concerned they seem to work fine but they set off the tire pressure monitor more easily than they should when nothing is wrong with the pressure. The pressure monitor in the MINI actually uses the ABS wheelspin detectors and it assumes that changing wheelspin in situations other than cornering or low traction means a tire is going down. I suspect that the retread tires may not be perfectly matched or balanced -- perhaps they were not mounted properly or perhaps this is 'normal' for retreads in which case the owner's manual warning about not using them in MINIs would be correct. With tire pressure monitors becoming mandatory soon, Green Diamonds will have to do something about this, if indeed it is a problem. If he rebalances the tires and the problem goes away I'll post again.