Changing tires

[2ndBimmer]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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)