Originally Posted by Pew
Originally Posted by edyvw
Originally Posted by Pew
Originally Posted by krzyss
I would have said wet but good snow tires have enough void space that aquaplaning is not a problem.
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I used to think the same thing with snow tires and wet performance, but it seems like wet performance is one of the biggest banes for any snow tire according to a lot of reviews....not that I'm going to corner any good with snow tires anyways.
I had numerous snow tires and so far in wet by far the best were Michelin and worst, by far, Nokian.
Nokian R2 on other hand have really good snow and ice characteristic and that is about it. In everything else others are better.
You should think first in what conditions you drive most? Snow, slush, ice, dry, wet?
Yea, that's always my issue with snow tires and road trips. Either get good snow tires for the snow and shred them on dry pavement + miles when I get to Arizona or mediocre snow/AS tires and run the possibility of being "that guy" that crashes in the mountains of CO and UT when it snows. Can I please just get a hovercraft so I don't have to worry about snow?
One is much safer with good snow tires, whichever brand they are, Continental, Nokian, Michelin etc. All those tires emphasize braking in snow and ice, and difference is not that big. Where difference might be is going forward. Nokian will be better in deep snow and slush then Michelin, but Michelin will get you forward too very confidently as well as Bridgestone Blzizak, or Continental etc. I drive a lot in CO mountains, back roads or I-70, and people who crash are people on all seasons or just plain bad tires. Do not forget, going forward is optional, stopping is not.