I'm planning on getting winter tire for my evo. I'm not looking to replace the wheels becuase i dont want to spend the money for that just yet. But what are a good set of Winter only tires that are execellent for winter? Please recomend a tire and if possiable please give me the link to where i can purchase them. thanks

 

The Bridgestone Blizzak would be the safest tire for the worst conditions. Depending on your driving style, you might want the more aggressive WS-50, or the more sporty LM-22. The LM-22 works very well in plowed areas like cities and suburbs. The WS-50 is more aggressive for deeper thicker snow like in rural areas.

Another good one is the Michelin Pilot Alpin. They are more comparable to the LM-22 than WS-50.
To see these tires and their ratings, follow the link below:

Winter Tires Available From Tire Rack

 

Of all your winter tires in the stock size which has the greatest side wall stiffness?

 

The Dunlop Winter Sport M2, M3, and Michelin Pilot Alpin will have the stiffest sidewalls. They are V rated, highest speed rating of the winter tires in the stock size. These are the sport oriented winter tires that perform well in urban plowed areas. They are the better handling the bunch, and have directional tread designs.

Winter Tires

 

man i used to love my old hakkapelita studdeds on my audi...

we used to blast up the beginner runs on the ski resort late at night :-p

best was rallying icey roads tho because the next spring you'd come back and check out all the scratch marks from the studs... whenever there wasn't a lot of snow and ice they were horrible tho.


while we've got tireracks attention tho...

i have an a2 gti 16 valve (92) that i use for daily driving, its gutted out on race springs and konis and a set of 15's with yoko a032r's... those are almost shot... so whats another very sticky tire, somethin thats reasonably priced?

i was thinkin about a victoracer, but from what i've heard they're crap unless you shave em...

205/ 45/ 15 or maaaybe a 215 / 40 15... i'm runnin 205 / 50 / 15's right now and they'res plenty of width room but not enough hight.

 

Unfortunately, I don't carry any 205/45-15's or 215/40-15's so we can rule those out. I would stick with the size you know fits and are familiar with.

There are a great selection of competition tires in the 205/50-15 size to chose from (another good reason to stick with this size) The A032R is really a great tire to use. They are quite durable, enough so they can be driven on the street to the track. They prefer to be shaved if run in dry, but this is not always required.

The Kumho Victoracer is a good local level race tire to use. They tend to be fairly inexpensive which makes them nice if you burn through them easily. They don't require shaving like their Ecsta V700 brother does, but it dosen't hurt to.

If you wanted a great performing tire for the price, and wear is a concern, then I would take a look at the Kumho. However, you are experienced on the Yokohamas and know how they drive. If you are willing to spend a couple extra $, that would be the way to go. It is a nicer tire.



Tire Rack Competition Tires Compared

 

I notice that the Pirelli Winter 210/240 SnowSport places high in your comparison. In fact the 210 seems to have the highest cornering stablity rating. How do the Pirelli SnowSport tires compare to the Dunlops in practice?

 

Just my two cents here:
I have a Galant VR4 with 267,000 on it and a set of steel rims for winter currently mounted with Yokohma Guardex Winter tires. I've blown through lots of tires, I always deal with TireRack. In my opinion, the Blizzak WS-50 is indeed the best. You pay for it in tread life, however, 3 seasons MAX, if you baby them and run them only ten weeks.
Yokohama second, more agressive tread pattern, so it's a little better in actual snow. Nothing beats the Blizzak on ice and very slippery stuff.
Michelin Artpins and the Dunlops are very similar, nowhere near as good in the bad stuff, but better dry road tires. I've never had Pirellis.
I plan on mounting a set of Blizzaks on a separate set of wheels for my EVO.

 

And I'm in NJ, so I meet the subject in the thread. I'm looking for tires for a Durango, mostly highway driven and still decent for the winter snow. Thanks, for the advice.

 

What size are you currently running?

 

I'm running stock 31.5" tires on 15" rims, I think the width is 215, wife's truck so trying to go off memory.

Thanks, for the reply.

 

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