Snow/Ice winter tires

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#5 of 708 Got Nokian's just in time. by pcleveland2 Nov 21, 2000 (9:49 pm)
Got dumped on overnight! No work today, but picked up my Nokian's. Trip to Dealer (in boondocks) was very slow. Trip back home was very fast. Even took shortcut over the hill. Wunderbar!!!!!!!! Pat
#6 of 708 Sentra SE by pcleveland2 Nov 21, 2000 (9:59 pm)
16" on a Sentra - Wow! Have you tryed to come down to a skinnier tire with the same height? The 195/55 is very wide. There are some conversion charts on some of the sites. I left my alloys on, but didn't really want to. With people upgradeing, I can pick up another set. I would not worry about what the wheels look like in the winter. Tire rack shows the hubcaps on their site, plus you get a choice. CR rated the Dunlop snows fairly good, but not as good as the Artic Alpin. Had them on my Sentra (13") and they handled real well in the snow and on pack snow and ice. Only had them thru part of last winter. Pat
#7 of 708 Nokian First Report! by pcleveland2 Nov 23, 2000 (1:41 am)
Wow!! No problems. They go like they are glued to the snow covered highway. No hype about them, they are everything the company says they are. Now we will have to see how well they wear. Pat
#8 of 708 Stud your own tires? by blumsden Dec 01, 2000 (4:25 pm)
Is it possible to install your own studs in tires that are "studdable"? Is there a special tool you can buy or rent? Do the tires have to be re-balanced afterwards? Thanks.
#9 of 708 Studs by pcleveland2 Dec 01, 2000 (11:54 pm)
Watched dealer do it. Seems to be a small rotating stud canister/air compressor, mounted high on wall with plastic tube coming down to his stud gun. Special set up, but does not look expensive. But being special one never knows. Can't answer your other question, but I think I would. Check around the web and you should find answer somewhere. Plus, I don't think all studs are created equal in terms of quality.
#10 of 708 blumsden by div2 Dec 02, 2000 (4:13 pm)
I seem to remember J.C. Whitney selling a tire studding kit with some kind of manual installation tool. Looked like more trouble than it was worth , IMHO.
#11 of 708 Hakka 1's by rbink1 Dec 03, 2000 (1:49 am)
Have been using Nokian tires for the past 10 years in northern Michigan. In my opinion, best snow tire in the world. I just purchased Hakka 1's for my two new cars a few weeks ago. I choose the Hakka 1's over the Q's because of the more aggressive tire pattern. The 1's also are a T rated tire (118 mph). If you want to get through the snow, you might want to consider the Nokians.
#12 of 708 Normal stud depth? by catmom Dec 10, 2000 (12:50 pm)
Just bought studded snow tires from Discount Tire. The depth of the stud was only about a sixteenth of an inch above the surface of the tire (not the eight of an inch I expected like the tires I used in the 80's). Have been driving for about a week (150 miles) and the studs are now just barely above the tire surface. At this rate, I would expect the studs to be flush with the tire by season's end and will certainly not give me several season's wear. My question is whether this is normal? Is the studding technology different from what it was several years ago or should I expect the studs to be longer? Thanks
#13 of 708 Normal stud depth by pcleveland2 Dec 10, 2000 (6:17 pm)
catmom, When I was getting my Nokian Q's mounted there was another customer there (a rural route mail carrier) was asking the same question. He to was concerned about what would be left by seasons end. The tire store owner (a wholesaler) told him he would look around to see what other stud manufactures had to offer, but he also said that he didn't think there was much hope to find anything better. This rural route mail carrier is driving on a lot of dirt roads and blacktop and he has noticed that the studs do not last like they use to. Wonder what happens when they are driven on new concrete roads. There was quite a bit of discussion on studs vs studless on the old "frozen" snow tire topic. Maybe those guys will find this new topic and help us out. Pat
#14 of 708 Re: stud depth by catmom Dec 10, 2000 (7:28 pm)
I think I probably wasted my money--got an average tire that won't have any better traction than a normal tire after a short time. My old studded snow tires lasted 9 seasons. Should have probably gone with one of the newer compounds.