I Need Winter Tire Advice

"CounterTorqueSteer" (countertorquesteer) 11/09/2014 at 00:10 • Filed to: Winter tires, snow, tires

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I've only bought Summer/all season tires. I'll be putting them on a Focus ST. What should I buy?

Tohru > CounterTorqueSteer 11/09/2014 at 00:12

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Firestone Winterforces are my favorite winter tire.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > CounterTorqueSteer 11/09/2014 at 00:13

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Put them on some steelies. That's my only advice and input.

Trunk Impaired 318 > CounterTorqueSteer 11/09/2014 at 00:14

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If you live somewhere that gets a lot of snow go for a SNOW tire, if not go for a winter tire. Yes, there are differences. Snow tires are designed specifically for snow use whereas winter tires are generally more intense all seasons.

Rainbow > CounterTorqueSteer 11/09/2014 at 00:21

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Slicks.

SP23 > CounterTorqueSteer 11/09/2014 at 00:23

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I've got General Altimax Arctic on a Mazda3 Sport GT. They're quiet, smooth, and grippy in all conditions. I love them.

Agrajag > CounterTorqueSteer 11/09/2014 at 00:43

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Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > CounterTorqueSteer 11/09/2014 at 01:02

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Tractor tire conversion!!!

SVTyler > CounterTorqueSteer 11/09/2014 at 01:09

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I've delivered pizzas on Hankook iPike's for the last few winters and had no complaints. They were cheaper than Blizzak's and are actually reviewed higher. Great tire if you don't want to spend a ton of money.

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > CounterTorqueSteer 11/09/2014 at 02:04

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I just bought Dunlop winter sport 3Ds for my ST but I haven't even mounted them yet. My buddy swears by bridgestone ws70s he runs on his 370z here in NJ. You can get them pretty cheap for a snow/ice tire.

bob and john > CounterTorqueSteer 11/09/2014 at 04:00

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I would recommend marangonni ICE 4+ odd ball choice, but Audi put them on our FWD A3. tht little bugger is better in the snow then my moms AWD IS250 on x-ice 2's

CounterTorqueSteer > bob and john 11/09/2014 at 04:04

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thanks a bunch.

bob and john > CounterTorqueSteer 11/09/2014 at 04:05

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not to mention the tires LAST. we have 5 season on ours, and they still have 1/2 the thread they had a at the start. We are replacing because of age, not wear.

just uh. expect the car to be louder and have your MPG drop by one or 2.

Ryanator122 > CounterTorqueSteer 11/09/2014 at 04:50

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My grandmother has an old Mitsubishi Mighty Max with some kind of Falken snow tires on them. That thing is a BEAST in the snow.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > CounterTorqueSteer 11/10/2014 at 09:06

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Firestone Winterforce, Bridgestone Blizzak WS70, Dunlop WinterSport 3D. The Firestones are absolute beasts in deep snow, the WinterSports are good in snow while keeping more dry/wet road grip and the WS70's are a good mix between the two. Not sure how much snow you get, but we get a lot of snow (200"+/winter) and have had good luck with those tires. The Winterforces were on my wifes old FWD Buick, the WS70's on her Escape and the WinterSports on my STI. The STI on WinterSports is better in the snow than my full size trucks right up to the point that it starts dragging bottom.

swansong, rockin' the wagons > Rainbow 11/10/2014 at 14:17

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Studded Nokians up front, slicks on back. Good luck keeping it straight!

swansong, rockin' the wagons > Agrajag 11/10/2014 at 14:18

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Nokians are amazing. It'd be nice if TireRack carried them, but still not impossible to find.

swansong, rockin' the wagons > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/10/2014 at 14:19

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Blizzak also just released the WS80 tire, which is supposedly fantastic.

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > CounterTorqueSteer 11/10/2014 at 14:19

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Blizzak WS80's, either that or Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2's

Tina Corbett > CounterTorqueSteer 11/12/2014 at 18:51

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I've only ever used Blizzaks for winters, but I really liked them.