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175/70R13 Winter Force Arctic Claws. Around 3k miles so far and they've performed well

2 yrs later & I'm at 27-28k miles and have had no issues with the Claws. Well worth the $$ spent. Ballpark guess is 30-40℅ tread left. I'll try & measure the /32nds soon

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2 yrs later & I'm at 27-28k miles and have had no issues with the Claws. Well worth the $$ spent. Ballpark guess is 30-40℅ tread left. I'll try & measure the /32nds soon

Sorry fellas, haven't gotten a measurement on the tires.......but I did upload an example of their performance

 

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for my  daily  driver I use  walmart   douglas  xtra trac  185/70/13 ,  They were  on sale  for   39.00  as of  7/3/2015 ,  but they rip you off 18.00 dollars to install them .  I just  do cash and carry , Take them to a local small tire shop  and for 7:50  each  im in business .

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'83 GL 2wd wagon here.

185/70-13's all 'round for 3 season driving. A pair of WestLakes & a pair of Thunderer's from Les Schwab. Yeah, I know, not matching. It's a 2WD machine.

These are basic, cheap tires that look nearly the same. They are noisy. That's really my only complaint. Wearing just fine. I've gotten 30+ mpg on highway travelin'.

For winter tires, I just installed a set of non-studded Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7's. 175/70-13's. Found a deal at SimpleTire.

https://simpletire.com/nokian-p175-70r13-t427757-tires?stmodel=hakkapeliitta-7&stcategory=winter&sttype=passenger&gclid=CMiU35z8788CFQMaaQodHjED7Q

They are wonderfully quiet & roll way smoother. A supple feeling tire. The rain performance is fookin' awesome. No pulling or floaty business.

They feel just a wee bit squirmier in the corners than the other tires on tarmac.

RPM's are up just a tick for a given speed. 2800rpm is a GPS 62-63mph.

A few miles on some greasy 32deg cold damp road a couple weeks ago. Seemed stable. Predictable. 

 

Haven"t put any snow miles in yet. Looks like I'll get a chance in the next couple days. :popcorn:

 

NE

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Pete , where did you score those?

 

I've heard about them but never crossed my hands yet. I'd be curious of course to see how they last. Pirelli tires generally feel fantastic the first 10k then go to crap fast. And the only need garlic , no sauce.

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We had a great re-tread guy here once. But of course he couldn't compete and didn't have the factory I'd expect the Italians do.

 

i think I've put about 500 miles on my 78 these past three years total. And I'm not exactly going to be touring the country in it going forward.

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2 yrs later & I'm at 27-28k miles and have had no issues with the Claws. Well worth the $$ spent. Ballpark guess is 30-40℅ tread left. I'll try & measure the /32nds soon

A not-so-happy update... passenger side rear has broken a belt with approx 30-31k miles. The Artic Claws are no longer available thru my tire shop. 4 new Mastercraft ordered for installation tomorrow. I'll keep the other 3 Claws around for spares.
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