Winter Tires
I am looking for winter tires that will perform well in the dry roads. I do get a few snowstorms and the roads do get snow plowed. But some cases it may snow heavily and it covers the roads faster than they can clear it.
I am looking at the Hankook I*Cept Evo W310 (Ultra-high performance winter tire for high performance vehicles.)
How good are these tires?
My other choices are:
Dunlop Winter Maxx
Bridgestone Blizzak WS70
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60
I am looking at the Hankook I*Cept Evo W310 (Ultra-high performance winter tire for high performance vehicles.)
How good are these tires?
My other choices are:
Dunlop Winter Maxx
Bridgestone Blizzak WS70
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60
For dry roads I'd consider "performance winter" tires like the LM-60 you mentioned.
"Ice & Snow" winter tires are for areas with more snowfall.
Be careful in your selection though, Car & Driver did a "performance snow" vs. "Ice & Snow" winter tire comparison and didn't find much difference between performance snow and all-season tires whereas ice & snow really improved performance. That was my take away from the article anyway.
Don't get me wrong though, either way you go you're doing the right thing by getting snow tires. Anything better than suck-in-all-seasons.
"Ice & Snow" winter tires are for areas with more snowfall.
Be careful in your selection though, Car & Driver did a "performance snow" vs. "Ice & Snow" winter tire comparison and didn't find much difference between performance snow and all-season tires whereas ice & snow really improved performance. That was my take away from the article anyway.
Don't get me wrong though, either way you go you're doing the right thing by getting snow tires. Anything better than suck-in-all-seasons.
Sort of.
What you want for deep snow is not the same as what you want for ice. Tires that are good on ice have lots of siping (i.e., cuts in the tread), but often have rather small voids between the tread-blocks, which isn't good for deep snow. Tires that are good in deep snow have large voids between the tread-blocks, but sometimes have no siping at all, which is really bad if you hit a patch of ice.
The Blizzak is a very good compromise tire because it has lots of siping and decent-size voids. It's good in snow and it's good on ice. But if you will only ever come across deep snow and never ice, or just want to get a bit more grip in deep snow and give up some grip on ice, then there are some other options that are better, such as Altimax Arctics. If you only ever comes across ice and never much snow, there's probably something better than Blizzaks for that, too, but I've not looked into this because I've never lived such a place.
My point is that snow and ice are very different.
What you want for deep snow is not the same as what you want for ice. Tires that are good on ice have lots of siping (i.e., cuts in the tread), but often have rather small voids between the tread-blocks, which isn't good for deep snow. Tires that are good in deep snow have large voids between the tread-blocks, but sometimes have no siping at all, which is really bad if you hit a patch of ice.
The Blizzak is a very good compromise tire because it has lots of siping and decent-size voids. It's good in snow and it's good on ice. But if you will only ever come across deep snow and never ice, or just want to get a bit more grip in deep snow and give up some grip on ice, then there are some other options that are better, such as Altimax Arctics. If you only ever comes across ice and never much snow, there's probably something better than Blizzaks for that, too, but I've not looked into this because I've never lived such a place.
My point is that snow and ice are very different.
my local shop is doing the blizzaks for 209 mounted/balanced per tire.....so I will just put them on my stock wheels. I can't complain. Gives me a reason to buy new wheels when summer comes 
I went to sears tire last night and they wanted $200 a tire for 225/45/17 blizzak. I found all 4 shipped from tire rack on ebay for $655.
I am going to be ordering blizzak ws70 tires probably today or tomorrow and mounting them on the stock Evo 8 wheels. Then looking for a set of wheels come spring as well. Its the perfect reason to go wheel shopping!
I went to sears tire last night and they wanted $200 a tire for 225/45/17 blizzak. I found all 4 shipped from tire rack on ebay for $655.
I went to sears tire last night and they wanted $200 a tire for 225/45/17 blizzak. I found all 4 shipped from tire rack on ebay for $655.
you will be hardpressed to find anywhere with cheaper prices on the 18s than tirerack.
I just went with a local shop in the event I have an issue with them they are right there.
I just went with a local shop in the event I have an issue with them they are right there.
My approach is a hybrid. I get the tires from TireRack and have them sent to my house or directly to my favorite local shop. The shop does the swap and rebalancing, etc. I give them a six-pack to offset their loss in not selling me the tires, plus to stay on good terms. We're all happy.
If only the shop could do gravel tires....
If only the shop could do gravel tires....
I am looking for winter tires that will perform well in the dry roads. I do get a few snowstorms and the roads do get snow plowed. But some cases it may snow heavily and it covers the roads faster than they can clear it.
I am looking at the Hankook I*Cept Evo W310 (Ultra-high performance winter tire for high performance vehicles.)
How good are these tires?
My other choices are:
Dunlop Winter Maxx
Bridgestone Blizzak WS70
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60
I am looking at the Hankook I*Cept Evo W310 (Ultra-high performance winter tire for high performance vehicles.)
How good are these tires?
My other choices are:
Dunlop Winter Maxx
Bridgestone Blizzak WS70
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60
