Getting ready for snow this year? Tyres....

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hieveryone wrote: »

I wonder about this too - my car is rear wheel drive (Mazda MX5) and I've heard some horror stories about driving it in snow and ice..

My mechanic has one of those, only he's put a bigger engine (SR20DET for those who know what that is) and a turbo in it and is putting about 300BHP through the rear wheels.

Last year he overtook me on a single carriageway in the snow and had it sideways around every corner with no problem.

Not advocating that sort of driving, but it's all about car control.

mikey72

I had a automatic V8 SD1 that was fine in the snow, you held it back with your left foot on the brakes to stop wheelspin, and accelerated with the right if it was a bit tricky.

MrsE_2

iNath wrote: »

You're welcome

Yes they come with "bags". They're actually just massive plastic carrier bags like Tesco but does the job

Had mine on 2 weeks now and the difference is amazing! When I got mine they are stamped 4110 so they were made week beginning 11th October this year. Impressive they're that new given they're so hard to get hold of.

What is the difference?
To you I mean, how does it feel that you describe it as that?

iNath

MrsE wrote: »

What is the difference?
To you I mean, how does it feel that you describe it as that?

There is so much more grip in cold weather and it sticks to the road in corners a lot better than my summer tyres (Hankook)

only_mee

Evo v12 per chance?

sunshinetours

mikey72 wrote: »

How do you know what size rims they are on?
Personally I'd get the ones that fit the rim best.

Just going from the info in post #52. Obviously if they are wrong then yes differemt sizes may be required

iNath

only_mee wrote: »

Evo v12 per chance?

Who me? Not quite, it's a Fiesta

only_mee

I meant the hankooks

Shoshannah

In true money-saving style, I have been considering fitting winter tyres to the rear wheels only on my car (car is RWD and thus pretty crap in snow anyway). However, I only intend to do this if it is safe. I found this on good 'ole KwikFit's (!) site, is it true?

KwikFit wrote:

Due to the superior grip from winter tyres it is strongly recommended that all four tyres are replaced at the same time. The car may skid or have less control if only one axle pair is fitted.

nanker

Yeah, from experience I would say that's true.

When I was younger I had a sweet job in the French alps during the ski season and I drove a rear wheeled car. I just drove out there with my summer tyres and found I would get stuck all the time in snow. The next season I bought a couple of wheels from a scrappy and fitted winter tyres and stuck them on the rear axle. I got traction all right but steering was interesting to say the least. After one particularly close call with a snow plough, I fitted another pair to the front.

Winter tyres are a revelation and I use them over here now, but I really would not recommend unless you fit on all wheels.