Snow tyres

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shenton24

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Hi all
I was thinking of buying 4x modular steel wheels and putting some snow tyres on for the bad weather what we will probably have.
So good idea or not?. Does anybody else do this also what snow tyres do lot recommend/use.
Thanks guys:D
 
Don't need to. Any LR tyre fitment that has a tread that doesn't clog up with snow is ok in snow, or to u mean Winter Tyre which are usually tires with a different rubber composition from so called all weather or all seasons tyres and ment for temps below around -7deg ... so if this is regularly temp in your part of the world get them, loads of info for u via Google.

My Goodyear Eagles are an all season tyre even has a snow symbol on the tyre wall, I never had a problem in the last bad winter of 2010-11 when the temp fell to a very low -8deg. :D
 
Hi all
I was thinking of buying 4x modular steel wheels and putting some snow tyres on for the bad weather what we will probably have.
So good idea or not?. Does anybody else do this also what snow tyres do lot recommend/use.
Thanks guys:D

you going to take them off after snow season? and use different for the summer?
 
depends on what size of tyre, my old car had 18's, it went anywhere i wanted to go, but i tend to have plenty of tread on, bold tyres no good! the car i have now has 16's 255/65 16, last winter went anywhere as well, must admit a lot better than 18's, i was thinking same as you as i have a set of spare alloys, but was going to get a thin 16 tyre, then again if it snows to much will get tractor out, lot better than a landrover!:D
 
so am i best putting decent tires on such as Maxxis on my wheels what ive got now and use in the snow aswell.
Or set up some cheap steel modulars with proper snow tires
Also i was thinking 16'' size too
 
so am i best putting decent tires on such as Maxxis on my wheels what ive got now and use in the snow aswell.
Or set up some cheap steel modulars with proper snow tires
Also i was thinking 16'' size too

Maxxis, are they not cheap chinese tyres? think i would go pirelli, goodyear general etc, there was Goodride(chinese tyre or similar) on the rear of mine, vibrations, so i got them balanced, the weight to balance was well over 100g, they are egged too! swapped em with general grabbers, Blackcircles web site

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Have a look at king pin highlanders no good forost on road but great on difficult terrain. If not king pin are British and have a few other tyres on their site
 
Them coopers at's look good will they be suitable for day to day use too?

would say so, not an aggressive pattern, so shouldn't be a lot of road noise, tyres are rated like a Fridge/washer etc now, there is a chart on there performance as in noise, mpg etc, blackcircles web is a tyre of your choice, and then fitted at a garage near your location, convenience i think is the word,
 
Yes very good snow, ice,wet, dry very good mileage out of them. easy to get 60,000 miles out of them with proper tyre rotation every 6,000 miles I have gotten 80.000 out of them before. Been using coppers for 20 + years

It was just the ratings putting me off on the side i was looking at the £69.99 ones seem a good price in all fairness. Good shout Thor
 
would say so, not an aggressive pattern, so shouldn't be a lot of road noise, tyres are rated like a Fridge/washer etc now, there is a chart on there performance as in noise, mpg etc, blackcircles web is a tyre of your choice, and then fitted at a garage near your location, convenience i think is the word,

Thanks for the advice mate :D
 
I was thinking along the same lines of getting a set on rims, but due to lack of storage, I did away with the Pirelli's that were getting to the end of their life and fitted some Cooper STT's instead. I am surprised at how quiet they are for an aggressive tyre and also not much difference in fuel usage. I got them from Silverline Tyres.
One of the reasons I went with them is that I have to go off-road at shows and Steam & Vintage Rallies with a double axle trailer loaded to 3.5tons gross.
 
So ive been checking out the Cooper A/T and they seem decent. But i have two more questions.
1 Am i worth putting more money in and having the st maxx as they are A/T and a good road grip.
2 What width/ profile have?
I already checked whats on the front and they are 255/65/16
I so want stick with 16'' aswell
Thanks
 
Hi all
I was thinking of buying 4x modular steel wheels and putting some snow tyres on for the bad weather what we will probably have.
So good idea or not?. Does anybody else do this also what snow tyres do lot recommend/use.
Thanks guys:D


Do you really mean Snow tyres, or do you mean cold weather or Winter tyres?

Little bit of info about tyres:

It's not the tread pattern that counts so much as the recipe of the rubber used.

Summer and all-year tyres have a rubber compound that below 7°C goes hard and therefore loses grip.

Winter tyres have a compound which remains supple even in extremely low -30°C temps.

This is the fundamental difference between Winter and non-Winter tyres. What it means is the during the colder weather from for example 1 Nov to the end April ie when the weather is going to be colder, Winter tyres give significantly better grip in ALL conditions.

Now, Winter tyres also have a different style of tread pattern - it's not aggressive like a mud tyre at all, the treads are very fine but lots of 'em.

When will the UK get this, Winter tyres are not just about snow, they're about driving in Winter cold conditions, whatever they may be.

Have a look at the tread patterns here: http://www.camskill.co.uk/m101b0s15...Eff_:_C_Wet_Grip:_E_NoiseClass:_2_Noise:_71dB

Winter tyres are mandatory in most European and Scandinavian countries because they just work.

Dave
 
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Do you really mean Snow tyres, or do you mean cold weather or Winter tyres?

Little bit of info about tyres:

It's not the tread pattern that counts so much as the recipe of the rubber used.

Summer and all-year tyres have a rubber compound that below 7°C goes hard and therefore loses grip.

Winter tyres have a compound which remains supple even in extremely low -30°C temps.

This is the fundamental difference between Winter and non-Winter tyres. What it means is the during the colder weather from for example 1 Nov to the end April ie when the weather is going to be colder, Winter tyres give significantly better grip in ALL conditions.

Now, Winter tyres also have a different style of tread pattern - it's not aggressive like a mud tyre at all, the treads are very fine but lots of 'em.

When will the UK get this, Winter tyres are not just about snow, they're about driving in Winter cold conditions, whatever they may be.

Have a look at the tread patterns here: Vredestein Tyres / Winter Snow SUV 4x4 / Vredestein Wintrac 4 Xtreme - 235/70 R16 106H TL Fuel Eff.: C Wet Grip: E NoiseClass: 2 Noise: 71dB Winter - Snow - Cold Weather - SUV/4x4 Tyres - 16" R16" - 235/70/16, 235/70R16

Winter tyres are mandatory in most European and Scandinavian countries because they just work.

Dave

Thanks for the info thats very useful. So i take it you use winter tyres for this time of year. Then change to summer tyre later on or is there a suitable all year tyre to do the job in winter aswell but obvious not the best?
 
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