Snow/Ice winter tires

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#662 of 708 Re: dumb question but... [paisan] by shipo Dec 20, 2008 (6:41 am)
Replying to: paisan (Dec 20, 2008 6:36 am) I totally agree, however, within the context of his original question, I didn't feel it was necessary to point that out.
#663 of 708 Re: dumb question but... [paisan] by homefry1040 Dec 20, 2008 (6:49 am)
Replying to: paisan (Dec 20, 2008 6:36 am) Mike: Thanks for the detailed and timely answer! Looks like I will need to go another direction. I was hoping to get blizzaks used-but not going to happen. Do I get another question? Here's the scenario: Dad is 89 drives his camry cross town to get to shops and doctors-roughly 10 round trip miles, max speed 35. We live in Central Oregon, generally storms hit and streets are poor for two days, then clear off. Current tires: Goodrich premier touring with 15K, the only "affordable" options are finding used winter tires, or buying new Goodrich Traction TA's in that size. Would the TA's be "that" much different than what he has as far as snow and ice capabilities? And he is not ready to give up his independence and be chauffeured! Thanks Replies to this message: isellhondas (Dec 20, 2008 12:47 pm)
#664 of 708 Re: dumb question but... [homefry1040] by isellhondas Dec 20, 2008 (12:47 pm)
Replying to: homefry1040 (Dec 20, 2008 6:49 am) Try Craig's List. I just found a NICE set of almost new studded snow tires for our son's Explorer. He was asking 100.00 and I didn't argue with him especially when he told me he had five calls within the first hour he had them posted!
#665 of 708 Re: dumb question but... [paisan] by homefry1040 Dec 21, 2008 (5:12 am)
Replying to: paisan (Dec 20, 2008 6:36 am) then 195/75/14 would be a better fit than the oem's? think that size is available on Craigslist...
#666 of 708 steep driveway by airtas Dec 21, 2008 (6:50 pm)
On my RSX I have Nokian WR G2's which are better than all seasons but not dedicated snow tires. My driveway is uphill and when it snows/ice I can not get it up. (haha) (stop the jokes) My neighbors driveway is very similar and I can it up fine....makes no sense. Will dedicated snow tires help me? Will anything help me? Oh to make matters worse my fiancee has a Civic Coupe with all seasons and she cant get it up at all where I can sometimes. Replies to this message: kurtamaxxxguy (Dec 21, 2008 8:48 pm) paisan (Dec 22, 2008 3:03 am)
#667 of 708 Re: steep driveway [airtas] by kurtamaxxxguy Dec 21, 2008 (8:48 pm)
Replying to: airtas (Dec 21, 2008 6:50 pm) 1. are the driveways the same slope (neighbor's shallower?)? 2. is his gravel, and yours paved? Or Vice Versa? 3. Which wheels start spinning first on your driveway (rear? Front? random?). So far the WRG2's (V series) on my Forester have handled 4-6" of icy snow with no trouble whatever, and that includes 20 degree icy hills other cars were sliding backwards on. However, I have found that if there is a lot of icy slush on top of ice, the WRG2's can slip a fair bit. Cresting small icy hills can set the Forester to sliding until it's over the bump and weight is back on the tires. If it's your front tires that are breaking loose, then Auto Socks might help. They have good traction on ice. Replies to this message: paisan (Dec 22, 2008 3:03 am)
#668 of 708 Re: steep driveway [kurtamaxxxguy] by paisan Dec 22, 2008 (3:03 am)
Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (Dec 21, 2008 8:48 pm) I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess the front wheels are slipping on either the RSX or the Civic, seeing as they are both FWD vehicles -mike -mike Subaru Guru and Track Instructor Couldn't pass that one up!
#669 of 708 snow tires + chains? by gianna70 Dec 22, 2008 (8:35 am)
I have chains for my '05 Malibu. I'm hoping to drive from Salem, OR to Salinas, CA on 12/27. Should I consider getting snow tires before I go to use in addition to the chains, or should chains be sufficient? I actually don't even know if snow tires and chains can be used together at all, or if that would make any sense. Thanks! Replies to this message: kurtamaxxxguy (Dec 22, 2008 9:28 am)
#670 of 708 Re: snow tires + chains? [gianna70] by kurtamaxxxguy Dec 22, 2008 (9:28 am)
Replying to: gianna70 (Dec 22, 2008 8:35 am) As the '05 Malibu is very similar to my former '04 Malibu Maxx which had no end of trouble in Portland: You should have chains handy. Grants Pass and the Siskiyou mountains now require them (as of 12/22), and may again on the days you travel. If you have large wheels and tires, you will need "S" chains as regular chains will be too big for the wheel wells.
#671 of 708 Portland's danger by kurtamaxxxguy Dec 22, 2008 (7:14 pm)
Today most of Portland's roads are a mess; 4 - 5" of packed snow and ice worn down to narrow ruts. Nearly every car in these ruts without chains (and many with chains) had real trouble changing lanes. The Nokian WRG2's, which up to now have worked very well, proved surprisingly inept at letting my AWD'er turn out of the ruts; the car would either just lurch back into the ruts, or try to swap ends the moment the tires cleared the ruts. The WRG2's weakness show up on ice when the vehicle is turning. It could be the outer edges have less ice grip than the inner tread. Whatever it is, looks like it's chains-ville very soon if I am to keep driving around here.