This morning In New York, there was a big storm, lots of snow..anyhow I know I have to change the tires cause the advans slip and the rear slides...my question is guys, should I get full blown snow tires? or all-season tires...I plan on using the stock advans for the summer so either way whatever tires I get for the winter will be off in the summer....so everyone hit me with your opinions

thank you

 

Get Blizzaks! Awesome tire in snow.. Will run you around 600 plus shipping but mine have lasted me going on 3 seasons now.

They handle pretty decent in dry conditions too. The side wall is pretty damn stiff.

 

for blizzaks. I drove one day on Azenis and the next day blizzaks were ordered. Best snow tire hands down. John

 

I really like my michelin pilot alpin2's. They have great snow traction, and i actually dont mind driving on them when its dry.

 

blizzaks

 

i'm from boston, I just got Toyo Proxe 4 All-Seasons and they work great and they aren't too expensive so i'd reccomend checking those out.

 

Hankooks w300.

 

falken ziex 512 . 93 bucks a pop.

 

I'd take the Bridgestone Blizzaks or the Dunlop M3s....................

 

Nokian

 

if you plan on using different tires in the summer, i can't think of a good reason NOT to get true snow tires. i've heard nothing but good things about blizzaks.

 

If you're driving in mostly snow conditions, go narrower than stock width. The 235 width of the stock Evo tires floats too much in deeper snow, even with a dedicated snow tire like the Blizzak (what I've got on for upstate NY driving). Tire Rack came out with a revised snow tire package for the Evo shortly after I got my snows, due to Evo owners' feedback on this, but it looks like their package is back to using the stock tire size. You can't do a minus 1 sizing because of brake caliper clearance, but Tire Rack might be able to suggest a slightly narrower tire that comes close to overall stock height. Discount Tire Direct suggests alternative winter sizes of 215/50 and 225/50 for 17's.

To see how close these sizes would be to stock, and what effect they might have on speedo readings, plug in the values at http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

 

Dunlop Winter Sport M3's they are awesome in the snow, had snow here in philly not a problem at all I had a hard time trying to make them slide.

 

i got the dunlop winter sport m3's and i like em a lot.

 

You have to look at it in these ways:

depends on where you live...if you live out in the countryside with unplowed roads, you need a dedicated snow tire. If you live in the city or anywhere in which the roads are plowed fairly well, all-season is all you need.

You also have to consider your budget. When your Advans run out, will you have enough money on hand to purchase another set of summer/track tires? b/c if you don't want to be stuck driving your snow tires in the summer, needlessly wearing them out.

I purchased all-seasons b/c I knew I wouldn't have enough funds and still quite undecided on which track tires I wanted to buy. I finally threw my advan's away 4 months ago, and this is my 2nd winter with my 1st set of all-seasons. Come summer, I have no pressure to purchase track tires until I can decide what I want. (I also should have enough money by then too)

if money wasn't an option, I would have 4 sets of tires!
Track (RA-1's), Summer (Advans or RT615s), All-Seasons for the lower temp months with no snow(PZero M&S), and Snow (Blizzaks).