bheinen74 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) do you think my Baja Widetrack AT's 205/75/15 or my 175/70/13 Continental now tires, will do better in snow. last year i drove with the snows. i have a choice this year. both sets are near new, snows are studless. Edited December 3, 2008 by bheinen74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 The narrower of the 2 choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYeti Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Snows with out a doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 All else being equal... whichever is narrower. But snow tires are also generally made out of a different compound that grips better in cold conditions. The reason so many SUV's slide around and flip over when it snows in Colorado isn't that they are so much worse than my old subaru per se.... but most of them have wide, summer tires, that just get very slippery when it gets cold and icy -- my pickup truck was kind of sketchy in the snow till I put snow tires on it even though it had nice all season tires with kind of agressive tread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 norwegian vikings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Definitely run the narrower tires. They will dig down and find the traction, and in deep snow you'll be pushing less surface area through the snow which will result in less drag and less of a tendency for the car to be thrown around by the snow. I want to find some of those ice rally tires they run in the WRC that look like freaking donut spares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown_Muscle Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Agreed for snow the narrower tire is better, however if your dealing with ice, like solid ice... it's a different story. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 +1 ^ last winter, I had 205 all season on the Turbo Outback, and I had the 27" SSR swampers on my Red Brat. the Outback was more fun because I could get it loose real easy, but the Red Brat with teh SSRs, gripped like mad... LSD in the rear of both..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 (edited) Definitely run the narrower tires. They will dig down and find the traction, and in deep snow you'll be pushing less surface area through the snow which will result in less drag and less of a tendency for the car to be thrown around by the snow. I want to find some of those ice rally tires they run in the WRC that look like freaking donut spares. I think these are what you're looking for:): http://www.silverstone.com.my/#1228373089765 (loads very slowly, but worth waiting for) Sorry, link takes you to the opening page. Follow links to Competition tires, then Rally tires, then S535. Edited December 4, 2008 by edrach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 First of all why are you driveing that cherry brat in this iowa crap. I think with your lift those 13s will look silly. Stick with what you have and this summer after you take the lift off sell me your pugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I think these are what you're looking for:):http://www.silverstone.com.my/#1228373089765 (loads very slowly, but worth waiting for) Sorry, link takes you to the opening page. Follow links to Competition tires, then Rally tires, then S535. Now THAT's what I'm talking about! But what are "Tyres", Ed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Now THAT's what I'm talking about! But what are "Tyres", Ed? Silverstone is owned by a Malaysian company where they apparently speak "English" as opposed to "American" and they spell funny. I had to find the link that gets back to them and "tyres" is the only way. "Tires" gets you American re-sellers who may or may not have the information you were seeking. Best local, for me, re-seller is Tabor Rally in the Portland area. I bought my S525 mud tires from them; an impressive mud tire if you ask me. Nice to see you posting on the Board again. You were missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Boy, I wish you could buy skinny tires still. I remember the 78 series tires, perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Boy, I wish you could buy skinny tires still. I remember the 78 series tires, perfect! My truck came with 78 series tires on 14" rims... I upgraded to 15" rims with 205/75R15's -- which are just a tad smaller diameter than the old 14's were.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84SOOB Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Watch the WRC round when they do the Rally of Finland, all the cars have very skinny rubber, cutting through the snow is better than the wide footprint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zefy Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Watch the WRC round when they do the Rally of Finland, all the cars have very skinny rubber, cutting through the snow is better than the wide footprint. rally finland is in august... no snow to be seen.:-\ you're thinking of the sweden or norway. something like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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