Winter Tyres

[Deutzdx3]

I have winter tyres on my pick up, continentals. Rightly or wrongly ran them all summer. They will easily last the winter as well. We passed a 4wd Tiguan in avoriaz last winter spinning all 4 wheels and going no where with summer tyres. Didn't even put in in to 4wd.
They make so much different in wet, ice and snow. Worth the investment. Buy part worms with 6mm on.

 

[James]

I used to swap between winter and summer tyres but I don't now as I got some cross climates a few weeks ago, best of both now.

Dad's on his second set of cross climates he likes them. They certainly do well in heavy rain.

 

[ford4000]

+1 for cross climates!

 

[TripleSix]

Have a pair of Toyo H09's on the back of my van all year round.

Not only do they grip really well in the ice and snow, they help hell of a lot when in muddy yards and fields, and even just on wet grass.

 

[farmerbill]

Cross climates? Isn't that what every generic tyre ever made is?

 

[Brisel]

Mrs Brisel does lots of driving for work so I bought her a set of alloys & winters on eBay. They go on in November & come off in March.

I've just bought a set for my AMG V8 as it gets very skittish in the wet with a heavy right foot! The trouble is, the offsets are wrong & the calipers just touch the spokes. Where can I work out what size spacers I need other than going to a wheel specialist?

Ever since I bought them we've not had a hard winter!

 

[ThatsSomeSheep]

Winter tyres on here all year round.

What's not to like?

TSS

 

[Lincsman]

Winter tyres on here all year round.

What's not to like?

TSS

What are the cons of using winter tyres in summer?
Summer tyres guarantee the maximum safety performance during summer either on dry and wet roads. As an illustration, breaking from 80 to 0 kph between 11 to 26°C, on wet roads will take 4m shorter with summer tyres than with winter tyres. On dry road, braking from 50 to 0 kph under the same temperature condition will take 1.5m shorter with summer tyres than with winter tyre.

Test realised by TÜV SÜDin 2013 on dimension 205/55 16 H.

There is one type of winter certified tyre though that you can use through summer: the MICHELIN CrossClimate. It is the first summer tyre with winter certification. It is the best option for drivers who face sudden weather change and occasionally experience snowfall.

 

[rob1]

put some on the front of our hilux last year and had to drive through some deep snow in the alps, they were great money well spent

 

[Brisel]

put some on the front of our hilux last year and had to drive through some deep snow in the alps, they were great money well spent

What do you have on the back?

 

[rob1]

What do you have on the back?

the original summer ones done 60,000 so far and still on the first set of brakes, will change to the same when the backs need to be changed