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2ndBimmer
10-03-2003, 02:07 AM
Now that the temperatures are dropping, its got me thinking about my winter tires.
When do you all suggest changing over from summer to winter shoes?
bimmerboi318
10-03-2003, 02:19 AM
i'd just make sure they're all studded snows if you're going to drive it in the winter. i run 195/65-15's with 4 studded hankook snows. not the best tire, but they're studded and have been good so far.
Travis
10-06-2003, 05:16 PM
Studded tires are verboten in the great state of Illinois, so I use Blizzak WS-50's. I change mine the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
2ndBimmer
10-06-2003, 08:08 PM
Well in maryland we CAN get alot of snow, but usually we dont. So i need a tire that is excellent in the cold dry even moreso than snow. Last winter we got nailed hardcore but since that is fairly infrequent, i went for stock width on tires that can handle good speed for when there isnt the white stuff. 205/60/15 Pilot Alpins. What do you think?
1996 328ti
10-06-2003, 09:19 PM
I would try the Alpins next.
I have Blizaks and they are great in the snow providing I have some ground clearance. I actually did better in my parking lot than my neighbor in his SUV. The bad news was that they suck on dry. Very squirmy.
2ndBimmer
10-07-2003, 01:42 AM
I went with the Pilot Alpins instead of the Arctic Alpins. The Pilot Alpins were the only snow tires ive seen with an H rating. The rest were Qs in that size.
Travis
10-07-2003, 03:29 AM
The Blizzaks ARE squirmy. I was very glad to take 'em off this spring.
It's a different sort of fun to out perform some of the SUV's that I imagine are just waiting for winter for justification. There's nothing like that 5:00 A.M. 70mph blast down 50 miles of fast lane, leaving the first tracks in 3 or 4 inches of snow.
I'd still like an '87 325ix - black, 2-door, you know the one...
Travis ('95 sport)
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