Winter Tires vs All-Seasons Siped and Studded.
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Winter Tires vs All-Seasons Siped and Studded.
Looking for a set of winter tires for the car, but don't want to shell out the money for them if I don't really have to.
Has anyone had any experience with All-Seasons that have been siped and studded for use in the winter season? I'm wondering if it will be a better alternative to the winter tires bang for buck wise.
Has anyone had any experience with All-Seasons that have been siped and studded for use in the winter season? I'm wondering if it will be a better alternative to the winter tires bang for buck wise.
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hey steve!
if you can afford the winter tires, those will be your best bet and they can probably be studded if need be. all seasons are just that, a compromise tire that will get you around in the winter, just barely. considering where you are, studded winter tires or winter tires w/chains are the route to go.
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if you can afford the winter tires, those will be your best bet and they can probably be studded if need be. all seasons are just that, a compromise tire that will get you around in the winter, just barely. considering where you are, studded winter tires or winter tires w/chains are the route to go.
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Agree.
If you can find a copy, there was a great article on the new generation of winter tires in Road and Track not long ago, and there was also a good article on tire compounds (Summer, Winter, All Season etc.) Had nothing to do with trucks, but it sure did illustrate how much traction Winter Tires can give! We've run them for years and I doubt I'll ever consider studs again.
They are actually pretty cost-effective too. Get a 2nd set of rims so you don't have to pay to remount and balance twice a year (why would ANYone do that?) and never EVER run them except in winter. They'll last for many seasons.
If you can find a copy, there was a great article on the new generation of winter tires in Road and Track not long ago, and there was also a good article on tire compounds (Summer, Winter, All Season etc.) Had nothing to do with trucks, but it sure did illustrate how much traction Winter Tires can give! We've run them for years and I doubt I'll ever consider studs again.
They are actually pretty cost-effective too. Get a 2nd set of rims so you don't have to pay to remount and balance twice a year (why would ANYone do that?) and never EVER run them except in winter. They'll last for many seasons.
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Originally Posted by Scofco
Looking for a set of winter tires for the car, but don't want to shell out the money for them if I don't really have to.
Has anyone had any experience with All-Seasons that have been siped and studded for use in the winter season? I'm wondering if it will be a better alternative to the winter tires bang for buck wise.
Has anyone had any experience with All-Seasons that have been siped and studded for use in the winter season? I'm wondering if it will be a better alternative to the winter tires bang for buck wise.
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I assume you mean the Blizzak Revo 1. The "normal" Revos so raved about on this site are not "serious" winter tires, they are just another all season.
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I live and work in the Lake Tahoe area which is covered in snow and ice all winter.
Through personal experiance, I have found that studless snow tires are far superior to studs even when driving a RWD 4 banger. Getting your tires siped is usually just as good.
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Great advice. It saves many headaches.
Through personal experiance, I have found that studless snow tires are far superior to studs even when driving a RWD 4 banger. Getting your tires siped is usually just as good.
They are actually pretty cost-effective too. Get a 2nd set of rims so you don't have to pay to remount and balance twice a year (why would ANYone do that?) and never EVER run them except in winter. They'll last for many seasons.
Great advice. It saves many headaches.
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Originally Posted by Flamedx4
I assume you mean the Blizzak Revo 1. The "normal" Revos so raved about on this site are not "serious" winter tires, they are just another all season.
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I don't disagree. Didn't actually mean to put the Revo down. (But they can call it an AT if they want - they are not nearly aggressive enough to be an All Terrain tread pattern in my book.) But what I meant is the compound is an all season compound, it is not a true winter tire. The difference is really amazing.
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The Nittos have tested well in snow and ice braking was pretty decent but alas,I've yet to see the white stuff around here in Denver so I wouldn't know. :cry:
I'm hoping snow by Thanksgiving.
I'm hoping snow by Thanksgiving.
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Originally Posted by Flamedx4
I don't disagree. Didn't actually mean to put the Revo down. (But they can call it an AT if they want - they are not nearly aggressive enough to be an All Terrain tread pattern in my book.) But what I meant is the compound is an all season compound, it is not a true winter tire. The difference is really amazing.
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There is some magic. It's softer, but that's Not all there is to it. It won't harden when it gets really cold (the soft rock crawling tires will.) and it has nearly microscopic elements in it that provide grip on ice, not just the siping although that certainly helps grip too. Different brands and models have different technology to the compounds, but it IS special. One tire for instance may have sawdust in it. (Really!) Another might have microporous tubules that channel away the micron-thin water layer that pressure forms on ice and causes the tire to lose grip, another might have silicon (sand) in it, and many have combinations of things. That plus the special rubber plus the tread pattern designed to grip but not squirm (and lose traction) and mega-siping etc make true winter tires unique.
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I live and work in the Lake Tahoe area which is covered in snow and ice all winter.
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I used to work graveyard and kingsbury was never plowed when I was going up it. I ran a crazy set of winter duelers that my Mom used the prior winter. They worked better on the ice than fresh snow. But I found that Mud tires work awesome in fresh snow.
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