I'd like to get a nice set of all season (esp snow) tires for my rx. Anyone have esp good experiances with a particular brand or model? I don't want them to just be a snow tire I don't plan on changing them between seasons. I was goign to go with a 185 60 13. Need help with brand and models.

Thanks

 

Well, rule out studded tires if you are keeping them on all year round. If your tires are a all season mud and snow rated them you can go down to the local tire store and have them sipped. If they are not, recommend you go on site like tirerack.com and read the reviews that people have left.

 

Looked all over town no one even carried 185 60 13's... And it would take them 6-8 days to order them?

S0o I went on Tirerack and ordered up some 195/60HR-13 Sumitomo HTR 200's. They should be here by wednesday. And I paid $204 shipped for all 4.

I'll let U all know how they work out... Nothing special I know but alot better than the dry rotted crap I have on there now.

 

The Sumi's work great on dry pavement, but my car is pretty squirrely in the rain. I can't imagine trying to use those tires for snow..

I put a set of Hancook snows on my Audi. They work great and were only like 50 bucks each for 14".

 

look up bridgestone potenza g009 on tire rack n c wats up. there great for wet n dry. but should be good on snow.


http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....=Potenza+G+009

 

Honestly, I don't/won't run snow tires here in the midwest. The snow doesn't stay around long enough to justify the expense. Most any good 3 season tire will suffice. If the tire has good rating for rain, they will usually do well enough in the snow to get by for that 6-12 days of snow that we get.

 

I am not sure they come in the sizes you need,but I just bought a set of Nokian Hakkapaallita SUV snow tires,and while I have not had the chance to use them in snow yet I think they are going to be great.If you can find these tires or the Hakka Q's then I would get them.


Chris

 

like maxpower said the G009 is a pretty good all season tire, H rated , directional and has a self cleaning treadblocks (design borrowed from the developement of the bridgestone Dueler AT REVO truck tire(badass truck tire FYI)).the best snow tires out there are the bridgestone Blizzak's, but there a little expensive . if you want a snow tire thats dirt cheap, try finding some Winterforce's (a set of 4 will cost less than 2 blizzaks, and they are almost as good). all of these tires can be found at your local Bridgestone/firestone/tiresplus stores. ...just a little self advertisement
p.s. get your prices from tirerack and see if the stores are cheaper (i know my store will price match/beat anything if you have a legitamate price quote, we also use tirerack, but we get hella discounts)

 

I don't think the Snow is the biggest thing to worry about in the winter. To me it's the black ice and that's where a good snow tire that's either sipped or studded comes in handy. Of course the #1 thing to remember is REDUCE your speed when driving in harsh weather.

 

I can't believe I haven't read "Blizzaks" yet. Last winter that is about the only tire I read about when it came close to winter time.

 

Yes the Blizzak WS-50 according to all the reviews seems to be the ticket. I don't think I would
skimp trying to save money. I would be thinking more along the lines of "Safety" and piece of mind first. It only takes 1 out of control incident to change your lives forever.

 

there is also the blizzak REVO-1, very simmilar to the WS-50 in tread design but more geared toward ice, if thats your concern
very true, the best tires cant save a bad driver.In wisconsin, snow is a regular thing, yet each year people crash all over the place when the first snow comes almost as if they have never driven in it before. people need to pay attention when driving, simply put.

 

Also I heard strapping down 2 80lb bags of quikrete in the hatch helps a ton. (or anything cheap and heavy) Just make sure they are secure. I'm sure it'd be bad if one came loose around a corner!

 

It has been said that the weight helps with the traction on a RWD car. But running tires that are not snow rated won't help with the steering. You would of been better off running the stock 185-70-13 tires instead of a wider profile tire in the snow.

 

i got HTR200 206/60-13 the day we got the majority of the snow and and they did suprisingly well on ice. i did only drive to the tire shop, carwash, and back home tho.