New winter tires!

rabidcrow · Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:52 pm

As I type, my cars at tires plus getting new (used) winter tires mounted and the allignment fixed! I'm sooo excited! Pics in the morning...

pantera1 · Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:37 am

Where's the pics!
How they work? We didn't get much snow here yesterday, but sure got a lot of rain.

Monkey Gein · Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:58 pm

umm yeah...
the shit last night was nothing. i was actully getting better traction then the day before w/ the pirellis(?)...

rabidcrow · Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:52 am

OK, sorry it took solong, but here are some pics. Finally!
The tires are 225-45-17. There a little wide for just ice, I was sliding around a bit yesterday before the roads were completly cleared. But on snow/ice I can walk up anything. My gf has a half mile long uphill curvy driveway, and I had no problems just going slow in second, with a couple inches of unplowed snow on top. All in all I think they were a great buy. I'll never run all seasons in the winter again

ZX2_racer · Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:44 pm

om nom nom through snow

Monkey Gein · Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:59 pm

i'd prolly change my tune if i ever had some snow tires. don't look like much tread for snow tires. but glad you're happy.

rabidcrow · Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:56 pm

ya, I've had both all seasons and snow tires on both of my foci, and hands down crappy snow tires are way better then brand new all seasons in any kinda snow.
I got a killer deal on these off E-bay, used with 8/32nds left, and already had the rims to mount them on, so in my mind its a win win.

I'll take some pics of the driveway I have to get up, then you guys will understand. lol

rabidcrow · Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:31 pm

who else runs snow tires that wants to post a pic?

pantera1 · Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:02 pm

All three of my Foci are running Firestone Winterforce. One on 14" rims, and the other two on 15"

rabidcrow · Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:54 pm

Nice! I've never had any experience with the Winterforce, but that looks like a lot of tire! Good pic

04svt · Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:01 pm

i just got some bridgestone blizzk for my 17" on the SVT

KRYPTO · Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:06 pm

I got Hanook ipikes

they are the shit, cant wait to put the studs in

focinite · Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:24 pm

KRYPTO wrote:I got Hanook ipikes

they are the shit, cant wait to put the studs in

before you stud them...stud, id check and see what the fine for having studed tires in this state is.

Monkey Gein · Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:33 am

studs i think no, chains yea are illegal. but yes, good point, you should check, let us know

Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:27 am

Studded tires were outlawed for road use in Minnesota way back in the seventies. I remember helping my grandfather pull the studs out of his winter tires because he wasn't about to throw out the tires just because the studs were outlawed.

I'm sure they'd be fun for ice racing on the lakes though.