Tri-State area... What are your winter setup tires?
10-25-2011, 12:06 PM
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Have been so undecisive on what to run with a 19" winter setup its very aggrevating these days.
i will be fack to my falken 452's in the summer...
but its just my winter setup that i am a bit on the fence about.
what are you running for this winter?
What did you run last winter?
how was it in the snow?
i will be fack to my falken 452's in the summer...
but its just my winter setup that i am a bit on the fence about.
what are you running for this winter?
What did you run last winter?
how was it in the snow?
10-25-2011, 12:54 PM
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im currently looking for some Blizzaks but they dont seem to be available in 275/30/19 anywhere so i might have to jump up to 35s....my brother swears by Blizzak and here in Detroit you need to have the best winter tires on the market...esp if youre like me w/ a 545i and tons of power...
i ran Michelin Pilot AS Sports on my Jag S-Type before the E60 and there were like racing slicks in the snow....absolutely no traction....a continual pain in the ass any time we got a half inch or more of accumulation. stay away!
i am interested in hearing other opinions too beyond Blizzaks...
i ran Michelin Pilot AS Sports on my Jag S-Type before the E60 and there were like racing slicks in the snow....absolutely no traction....a continual pain in the ass any time we got a half inch or more of accumulation. stay away!
i am interested in hearing other opinions too beyond Blizzaks...
10-25-2011, 03:44 PM
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My Ride: Alpine White 2006 530Xi (SLD)
I run Continenetal DWS in the winter, but I have AWD, so it's easier to get away with running high performance all-season tires. Although, I've known some people who run DWS on RWD cars year-round in NY too, so I guess it's not that bad. Maybe it all depends on how much snow/ice driving do you expect to get out of the tires.
10-25-2011, 04:49 PM
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I run 17" Michelin X-Ice and love them. Quiet, long wearing and work as they are supposed to in snow and on ice. Lots of members prefer Blizzaks.
10-25-2011, 06:50 PM
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My Ride: 2009 535ix
Blizzak WS-60...245/40/18 square setup. Ridiculously great traction and probably the best winter tire I have ever used.
I'm thinking of going to a 19" staggered setup instead. More rim choices and better looks. I use the winters on my car for over 5 months out the year here in Saskatchewan so I want it to look good during the winter too!
I hope that I won't be giving up too much performance in going to a staggered setup for winter. i am interested to hear how well a 19 staggered winter tire setup has worked for others here.
I'm thinking of going to a 19" staggered setup instead. More rim choices and better looks. I use the winters on my car for over 5 months out the year here in Saskatchewan so I want it to look good during the winter too!
I hope that I won't be giving up too much performance in going to a staggered setup for winter. i am interested to hear how well a 19 staggered winter tire setup has worked for others here.
10-25-2011, 07:05 PM
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Definitely running it again.
10-26-2011, 04:16 AM
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I use the oem Good Year all seasons,they are not the best in snow. But 4 wheel drive makes it ok. One of the reasons I went with base tires was to avoid run flats. I have 38,000 miles on the tires and they still have a lot of tread left. When they wear out I will probably go with Michelin tires.