winter tires for 2015 accord

[dfarr67]

Looking at winter tires, prefer factory studded vs locally installed:
2015 Accord, winter rims differ from factory summer rims, 215 60 r16

Sumitomo Ice Edge
General Altimax Arctic 12, made in Germany (Continental), put these on a Rav at work performed ok but are beyond noisy on bare pavement.
Toyo Observe G3 Ice- favoring these right now.

 

[Sequoiasoon]

Studded is always noisy on bare pavement from my experience. I recall way back and probably still true, Nokian had some softer rubber under the studs for the hard pavement. That would be probably Hak 10's now?

Do they need to be studded? advantages with ice and hard pack snow but tradeoffs rest of the time.

I'm way east and south from there but our winters have been pretty poor as of late. I stopped getting studded long ago but still keep regular winter tires up to date on my families vehicles.

I was actually just on phone with Continental trying to find some VikingContact 8 for 2 of my fleet. No luck yet here in USA according to them.

 

[dfarr67]

No stranger to studs- there are certain winter tires that make a 'slapping' noise. There is only one Nokian retailer here- no competition.

 

[dfarr67]

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[SwampSurvivor]

I've been pretty impressed with Sumitomo Ice Edge. Just bought a 2nd set for the Mercury.

 

[skyactiv]

Do me a favor, get Falken Winterpeak F-ICE1 and report back this winter. Falken is a brand of Sumitomo, a Japanese company.

 

[Bighorn2500]

Hercules Avalanche RT, they're studdable.
Link: https://www.herculestire.com/treads/avalanche-rt

Ran the LT truck version of the Hercules winter tires in Michigan getting through the UP to our snowmobiling destinations, running Toyo WLT1 in the winter months now due to a great deal.

 

[leeharvey418]

Studs on bare pavement are a serious detriment to traction. I’d have to search to dig up the test, but from what I recall, the difference in braking distance on clear pavement with studs vs. without was worse than the difference going from all season to dedicated 3PMSF winter tires.

How much are you actually driving on surfaces where studs will be at worst neutral?

 

[dfarr67]

Studs on bare pavement are a serious detriment to traction. I’d have to search to dig up the test, but from what I recall, the difference in braking distance on clear pavement with studs vs. without was worse than the difference going from all season to dedicated 3PMSF winter tires.

How much are you actually driving on surfaces where studs will be at worst neutral?

Well......we don't buy them for clear pavement do we. I drive in the foothills of the Rockies with poor snow removal, my preferred vehicle to drive is a 4x4 the Honda has it's role as well.