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Re: Snow tire question.
Saw my first snow today. And by the radar, it looks like lake effect off lake Ontario. It is reaching pretty far down NY state. And I was mowing while it was falling!!! Looks like the snows will be going on soon.......
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Re: Snow tire question.
that's fast. I m not ready for snow yet.
it's getting colder tonight. 37F. any deal on blizzaks now? where are these made in? USA? Japan? China?
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I suggest watching ebay and craigslist or going with tirerack.com. Blizzaks are made by Bridgestone and I don't know where they are made. I don't see that as a factor. I judge by performance, not origin.
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^ Bridgestones are Japanese, hard to say were the actual tire is "made" though.
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If I am running 215/55R16s and getting some rubbing on the wheel well, am I to assume that the wheel offset if not high enough? It seems like the most likely spot where it is rubbing is on the outside edge of the wheel well.
The guy I bought the AT Italia rims from said he had them on an SVX. He didn't have the specs on the wheels so I assumed they would work since they specifically came off an SVX. I guess the lesson learned is to check the dimensions of an unknown rim before mounting tires to them. The next question is whether or not the stock 225/50R16s will rub if mounted on these rims. If not, I could just have the tires swapped. The 215s are obviously narrower but the wheel diameter will also be larger. I would have thought that width would have been more important that length.
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Very few tires are made in the US or Japan anymore. Heck over 80% of the Michelins now are made in Romania. It has more to do with enviromental issues then quality issues. I have a couple sets of Chin Shin motorcycle tires for my cb175s. They are as good if not better quality than any of the other motorcycle tires I've owned in the same catagory. As with any manufacturer they sell lines of tires. Hard as a rock through soft as butter.
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I just drove the car and didn't hear it scrape on any bumps. But I did hear a rubbery sqeaky/squonky noise in the rear, which is new. And when I heard what I thought was the scraping yesterday, I did have all the all-season tires stacked in the back so maybe they were rubbing together or against some part of the interior. I will keep an ear out for scraping but, damn, there are so many other noises that it makes it hard to isolate one. I have a front end clunk/rattle/squeak combo that it driving me nuts. My mechanic checked out the suspension and couldn't find anything. The sway bar links looked good, the sway bar bushings looked good, the ball joints looked good and the tie rod ends looked good. I checked out the struts by pushing down on the car and letting it bounce back and it didn't "bounce" at all. It was nice and firm in its response. I looked at the top of the strut mounts and they looked pristine. There is so little corrosion and rubber degradation on the car that we can't begin to figure out what is wrong. I'm thinking maybe some of the parts just need to be lubed with silicone or something. The rubber may be in good condition but the metal/rubber contact surfaces might be dry.
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1. 200+ wide stock tires. They are just terrible in the snow. I could stop and start well, but turning sucked big time. 2. Low ground clearance. Very tough to drive in 6+ inches because the car becomes a snow plow quickly. Plus, you get plateaued easily because of that low clearance. 3. The car weighs 3600lb. That's a lot of metal flinging around in the snow. Throwing that weight around makes it hard to turn and stop in low traction conditions. I really felt like the weight of the car made turning a big problem, even at low speeds with low amounts of snow on the road. Dustings are my biggest fear as a driver; they take just enough grip off the road to make it very dangerous. 4. Too much power. I love the 230HP on dry surfaces. In rain/snow/ice, I'm not a fan. It's too easy to break traction, even with good snow tires like the hakkapeliitta's. I would say to all, just keep those things in mind when you want to take your SVX out this winter. Otherwise, you might end up in a snowbank or in the back of somebody else's car.
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It all comes down to knowing how to drive. I drove my silver the first winter I had it with nearly bald Kumho summer tires. It wasn't easy to do, especially since I later found out the transfer clutch was also shot in that transmission. Accelerating sucked, braking wasn't too great, but I never even got close to having an accident. Had people pull out in front of me, almost slide through stop signs into me, etc. Last winter, I still had a shot transfer clutch but had some Blizzak WS-50's in 215/55 size. I never had a fear or worry about driving in the snow, would purposely go out in the worst storms and have some fun.
In winters before, I've had a 99 Pontiac Grand Prix GT coupe with bald tires, fwd, same weight or possibly heavier than the SVX, also same ground clearance, slightly less hp and same amount of torque. Didn't have a problem driving in 10+inches of snow. also had a 95 cutlass supreme coupe, also as heavy as the SVX and same width tires but I had Goodyear assurance triple treads. Drove through anything and never felt unsure. Even in 14 inches of snow. Before that all I drove was GM G body RWD cars and an 89 astro van. All high torque engines, heavy and rwd. Never had an issue at all and again, would purposely have fun in the snow since that is what RWD is for. Winter driving is all about being smart, and in the deep stuff, keeping your momentum. Don't ever come to a complete stop in deeper snow unless you have to. Even if its rolling through at 1 mph, just don't ever come to a complete stop. That's how I can get through more snow with bald tires than most people can with winter tires. I will say, that it is 10 times easier with AWD and good snow tires though. |
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For AWD and 4WD and any drive, the real problem in the winter is ice, not snow. Ice is indiscriminant: 4 wheels slide as easily as 2. Watch it at all intersections, and on bridges, shoulders and ramps. For ice, the only effective difference-makers I've found are Blizzaks, and especially studs. The advantage of the Nokians is that they are studdable. I drove with studs decades ago when they were still legal in Illinois -on RWD cars. Nothing like that again. Nothing. Not cool nor correct, but if you want maximum safety, get studs. Blizzaks -which I would put on cars for as little time as possible because their marginal value wears quickly- are the only unstudded snows I know of that make a difference on ice, and it is not a trivial difference. Their main rub is that you will need a second set of rims or to mount and dismount them each year.
I drove a Trooper for 10 of the 12 winters I had the SVX, so I would rely on that for heavy snows. The main difference from your Scouts is the reduced ground clearance you'll have. Most people get stuck in snow because their vehicles are suspended in deep snow under the car, not because they don't have superior snow tires. I drove with Michellin all-seasons in both vehicles and found them very satisfactory in all conditions and for multiple seasons. Best, to a man set for all seasons. |
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Where did you get that incorrect information?
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All big tire makers manufacture globally, but primarily for financial, and secondarily political reasons, not for environmental reasons. That'll be the day... |
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Read it somewhere when the tariff on tires came out.. Didn't believe it at first but doing the eyeball research looking at tires it seems that nearly all the non OEM Michelins I've seen on cars say Made in Romania on the sidewall. Every single truck Mich. say made in romania. Never did see a cycle tire made by them that didn't say made in romania.
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