NoblePrawn Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 In the spirit of beating all horses as dead as possible... What have we got in dedicated winter/snow tires in the stock size. All I see at tirerack is the Bridgestone Blizzak LM-22 (Winter). Is that really the limit of 215/45-17 snow tires? -NP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombatCQB Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I'm getting Dunlop Winter Sport M3s. 1010tires has them in the stock size. I'm sure Tirerack can get them if you ask. The M3 was cosumer report best buy for winter tires last year. Have a friend using them on his EVO and no complaints yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXTom Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Brand Model Speed Rating Price (CDN) Price (USD)* Bridgestone Blizzak LM-22 H $239.00 $177.00 Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50 Q $191.00 $141.00 Dunlop Graspic DS-1 Q $144.00 $107.00 Pirelli Winter 240 Snowsport V $252.00 $187.00 Pirelli Winter Ice Sport Q $225.00 $167.00 Toyo Garit HT H $235.00 $174.00 Toyo Snowprox S950 H $236.00 $175.00 Yokohama AVS Winter V901 H $230.00 $170.00 I copied and pasted this from a 215/45/17 search on [url]www.talontire.com[/url]. I just bought Goodyear F1s for my GT from Talon and was VERY satisfied with the experience. They are in Canada though so it might not help those south of the border much...not sure what shipping, duty, etc. is to the USA. Oh, and I had Pirelli 240 Snowsports on my WRX and they were excellent. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoblePrawn Posted July 28, 2004 Author Share Posted July 28, 2004 Thanks for the response. I'll have a chat with my favorite local rim and wheel works. -NP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praedet Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 I REALLY liked my Nokian WRs last winter, they come in 215/45R17. Also they have an XL sidewall rating, so they are a lot stiffer than others. I found that they performed excellent in snow, excellent in water, and good on dry(very little sidewall flex, but the tall tread means less ultimate grip), even putting them into 4 wheel drifts (in the dry) on a WWD car. The road noise was a little higher than normal, but acceptable and less than other snows I had heard. All in all, much better than straight snow tires across the board, especially in non-snow conditions. Ted Also, if you look around a little, they usually perform better in snow than many dedicated snows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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