Has anyone found a review of these yet? I've already bought a set for the Focus based mostly on the decent reviews of previous iceguard tires and they were quite inexpensive for semi premium ice/snow tire. $94 each after the mail in rebate, and shipped for free from PMC tire out of Quebec. They have the best rating/dollar by far on the PMC website but who knows how they came up with their ratings.
They even come marked with the points of minimum weight and minimum radius to mount by rim runout or by weight by lining up with the valve stem. This is a first in my very limited new tire buying experience.
http://winter-tires.pmctire.com/enw/yokohama-iceguard-ig52c-185-65r15-88t-fn.tire
I like the tread pattern as it doesn't have a huge centre rib without some larger grooves in it. I also went with the 185/65 instead of 195/60 for a narrower tread, and slightly larger diameter to help with gearing. 1st and 2nd is quite easy to light up on wet pavement, so in snow it will be a bit of a challenge to not have the TC working for every start.
I am going to get them mounted up this week and then maybe watch the weather for a bit to decide when to put them on as the all seasons are at full tread depth for one light snow atleast.
They even come marked with the points of minimum weight and minimum radius to mount by rim runout or by weight by lining up with the valve stem. This is a first in my very limited new tire buying experience.
http://winter-tires.pmctire.com/enw/yokohama-iceguard-ig52c-185-65r15-88t-fn.tire
I like the tread pattern as it doesn't have a huge centre rib without some larger grooves in it. I also went with the 185/65 instead of 195/60 for a narrower tread, and slightly larger diameter to help with gearing. 1st and 2nd is quite easy to light up on wet pavement, so in snow it will be a bit of a challenge to not have the TC working for every start.
I am going to get them mounted up this week and then maybe watch the weather for a bit to decide when to put them on as the all seasons are at full tread depth for one light snow atleast.