Earthbrand Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I got in an accident late last year and didn't think anything of it, just thought it was my driving style, but after riding in a lot of my friends' cars in snow, their cars were moving much better than mine. I deduced that it was a problem with tires. I have Toyo Proxy 4's on here, and they are great in the summer, and they say they are all season tires, but they really aren't that great in snow because the treads aren't too deep. Any suggestions on which tires are good? I can always look it up, but I want opinions from people who have the same(-ish) car as me who have experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pballer2005 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 snow and ice tires have a lot of small cut like groves in the tire that helps it dig into ice and snow, and they are skinnier than street tires. skinnier tires helps the tires cut through the snow and dig into the more solid stuff underneath. so tires that fit this group should be good. http://www.bridgestone-firestone.com/news/...Winterforce.jpg see how there are the regular deeper lugs, but on each lug there are all those small grooves, those are important for ice, and for a truck tire it has a fairly narrow tread pattern to help it sink in and bite into what underneath the snow, this also lets the front tires act like rudders in deep snow. adding some weight to your car will help a lot too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repsol Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Falken Ziex aren't too bad. I mean they're not the best, but they haven't been too bad to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Falken Ziex aren't too bad. I mean they're not the best, but they haven't been too bad to me. +1. I've always had good luck with mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannaBstuntin Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I've heard Bridgestone Blizzaks are awesome winter tires. EDIT: Just realized you don't want winter tires though. my B yo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Falken Ziex aren't too bad. I mean they're not the best, but they haven't been too bad to me. What he says. I put these on my 00 hatch and cruised around all day today in 6+ inches of snow and I was able to accelerate and corner better then most people I could see out there. I am very pleased with them and they are pretty cheap too! Dry pavement handling has been decent as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotSauceH22 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I've heard Bridgestone Blizzaks are awesome winter tires. EDIT: Just realized you don't want winter tires though. my B yo I have blizzaks on my car. Great for bad weather, still have good dry weather performance too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthbrand Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 I just ran into a snow bank and cracked and broke part of my front bumper... I definitely need new tires... For the Blizzaks, exactly which type do you have? Or does it not really matter? I'm at the website and there are like eight different types. Same with the Ziex, there are three types as well. Which do you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Ziex is the type. Falken is the brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_adbell Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 cooper's have never failed me. i can go anywhere with them. i just use their all-seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthbrand Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Ziex is the type. Falken is the brand. There are Ziex ZE-912, Ziex ZE-329, and Ziex-512 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRG7 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 i normally run ziex 512. ran them year-round on my crx and sol with aftermarket wheels. the crx is gone, the sol has been rockin' stockers for the past... two years? my prelude currently has p-zero neros on it, which aren't all that great in the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastresort576 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Also to note, snow tires are a much softer compound aswell, reason being is so the rubber wont 'freeze' resulting in better performance in inclemant weather conditions. but yea you can not go wrong with the blizak's ive had experience with em and the car turned into a tank on a snow road.('88 bmw 325ix) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotSauceH22 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Im not sure which blizzaks i have, they are like a block pattern I think they are an older version because i cant find any with the same tread pattern on their site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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