Winter Tire Suggestions?

[MechEngg]

Re: Winter Tire Suggestions?

I have 225/40/18's on my stock RC's for the winter. X-Ice2's and they work great!

[bobkatkat]

Re: Winter Tire Suggestions?

225/40/18 is within 0.5% of the stock 225/45/17 tire sizing. 829.3 Revs per mile vs 832.9 Revs per mile

ya the 225/40s are perfect 235/40s (1.7% taller) will work but 225/45s are too tall (25 inches vs 26.3iinches). edit this sorry these are (25" vs 25.9")

[Canadian Turbo]

Re: Winter Tire Suggestions?

I ran 225/40/18 Blizzak LM60s on my last GTI.

[wpg2.0T]

Re: Winter Tire Suggestions?

I am running Blizzak LM-60's (255/35 R19) on my Avant.



Excellent on Ice and very good in deep snow.

[Deuce]

Re: Winter Tire Suggestions?

I usually just search on ConsumerReports for my winter tires. I start at the highest rated and then just go down from there until I hit a price point that I'm happy with. You usually don't have to spend a whole lot to get a really good winter tire. In fact, the best performance winter tires usually aren't a whole lot better than the worst. The best tire models usually perform better on dry and wet pavement in addition to snow and ice however, if you don't push your car that much in the winter months... you likely won't notice the difference.

As has been stated above already, the width of tire you're running (ie. narrower = better) will dictate your snow/ice performance more than the actual tire.

Finally, for reference... I have Pirelli Sottozero 240 Series II on the RS4 and Goodyear Ultragrip Performance on the R32. I'm exceedingly happy with both sets of tires.

[witchcraftz]

Re: Winter Tire Suggestions?

I can't say enough good things about the Nokian WR-G2s I had on my Mazda 6 GT. I'm sure I will be buying them again for the Jetta when the current tires are ready to be changed.

They are a great tire because:

1 - Low road noise
2 - 80,000 Km warranty - you pay the difference if they wear out sooner
3 - (-20) in the morning with snow, +20 in the afternoon, rain in the evening, and ice at night? - it runs great on all the above conditions

[CGY_GTI]

Re: Winter Tire Suggestions?

I'm running 225/45R17 Michelin X-Ice 2s on my GTIs factory wheels. They're fairly good tires, so I have no complaints.

[bobkatkat]

Re: Winter Tire Suggestions?

I can't say enough good things about the Nokian WR-G2s I had on my Mazda 6 GT. I'm sure I will be buying them again for the Jetta when the current tires are ready to be changed.

They are a great tire because:

1 - Low road noise
2 - 80,000 Km warranty - you pay the difference if they wear out sooner
3 - (-20) in the morning with snow, +20 in the afternoon, rain in the evening, and ice at night? - it runs great on all the above conditions

Ya i have the Nokain WRs on my factory Avus 17s winter setup, great tires just that they are down to 5/32 . Hard tire to find in 18" though and the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R are impossible to find.

[Kg810]

Re: Winter Tire Suggestions?

I'm using Falken Eurowinters HS439 at the moment. Been through one winter so far and I am more than pleased with them.

I went with the Eurowinters simply because I was on a budget and I went with what had a good rating and a good pool of "reviews" behind them. IE - http://www.1010tires.com/Tires/Revie...gh+Performance

I was able to get Kaltire to price match 1010tires' sale price, which was great because I get the free services they offer.

[onepointeightdub]

Re: Winter Tire Suggestions?

himalayas on 17 inch LBs and got it for about 700 something installed. My first set of winters and loving them so far.

[jta430]

Re: Winter Tire Suggestions?

i tried the nokian rsi, and blizzacks. running federal himalayas 16s best winter i have run so far.

[bobkatkat]

Re: Winter Tire Suggestions?

Thanks for all the input. Went with 225/40 18 Pirelli Winter Sotto somethings. I now have a full set of 17" factory Avus with Nokian WRs (5/32s-7/32s) left. If anybody is interested.

[bobkatkat]

Re: Winter Tire Suggestions?

I never was too happy with winter mode. But i am very happy with the new setup. But now to start thinking about a new summer mode?

[stuvy]

Re: Winter Tire Suggestions?

I'm running 225/45R17 Michelin X-Ice 2s on my GTIs factory wheels. They're fairly good tires, so I have no complaints.

I currently run this exact tire. By far the WORST winter tire I've ever used.

[garagefujimoto]

Re: Winter Tire Suggestions?

The X-Ice is great on ICE. That said, unless you live in aplace that has constant plowing, you are looking for a snow tire