Winter approaching are you preppared - tire thread.
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Originally Posted by evolution
For snow tires, is it true the tire is supposed to be thinner? My stock tires are 215/45/17 but my snows are 205/65/15. Is that...okay?
Having a ton of grip on the top of fluffy snow will just make the people behind you unhappy :reechy:
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Wider tires will float ontop of the snow where these is no grip. You want the thinnest tires that will go on your car. I know guys who use 185/65x14" tires on their Civics. Some going as far as 175/75x13".
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Originally Posted by Hondaman
Any place that sells Cooper tires should be able to get them. I got them at a local farm store (Farm and Fleet, Fleet Farm, Tiesens) These are some of the local places in Wisconsin/Iowa that carry them.
http://www.starfiretires.com/us/en/dealerlocator.asp
Or
http://www.coopertire.com/us/en/dealerLocator.asp
The price was for a 185/65/14 by the way. I've found that the skinner the tire, the better it handles snow. My 205/50/15's don't do so well.
http://www.starfiretires.com/us/en/dealerlocator.asp
Or
http://www.coopertire.com/us/en/dealerLocator.asp
The price was for a 185/65/14 by the way. I've found that the skinner the tire, the better it handles snow. My 205/50/15's don't do so well.
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Tempting but I still have probably at least another year on my blizzaks left before they need replaced. Man, don't remind me that I'm going to have to switch over to snow tires soon, that's just depressing.
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Originally Posted by Andy
Tempting but I still have probably at least another year on my blizzaks left before they need replaced. Man, don't remind me that I'm going to have to switch over to snow tires soon, that's just depressing.
Makes it worth while to have snow tires on then
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Originally Posted by CivicSiRacer
It's not so bad when you get to do 4-6 snowcross events Makes it worth while to have snow tires on then
Makes it worth while to have snow tires on then
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Originally Posted by MaxBoosT
Mike what size would you recommend for 16" ? (Hoping I can get that to work)
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