All Season/Snow Combo Tires - Who makes them?

[Nemesis 1]

My wifes old T- Bird sucked on snow . So I got aset of tires like your talking about from firestone, After installing it could plow snow . but there is a down side. More road noise. But not bad. These are rear drive cars. These are not snow tires there allseason . I was going to go look and see what there called but dam its cold and I don't get around very well . just go to firestone they have the tire your looking for but just buy 2. Its my beater car for hauling racing crape around . Last winter I only filled the car 1 time . So far this year I haven't gone to get it filled .I don't get out much .

 

[jalaram]

Do those of you with snow tires get them on new rims or mount them on the same rims? I saw Zap's answer, but he also changes his own tires. I won't be doing that.

I was looking up snow tires for our new car. To get the same size (205/50R17) would cost $520. With rims, I can do 205/55R16 which are cheaper tires, but the TPMS sensors I would need on the new rims bring the total cost to about $1000. I understand that I save money on mounting ($40/yr vs $160/yr), but is there any other reason to get a whole new package and not just new tires?

 

[BassBomb]

I was going to get a set of ExtremeContact on alloy rims at Crappy Tire (Candian Tire, at $1248 CAD ++ lug nuts) but I dumped them after they gave me the run around on last Thursday & Friday.

I ended up with a set of Cooper Weather-Master S/T 2 for $642 CAD installed at Big-O yesterday and it performed well in dry and slightly wet condition. It feel a bit soft around corners, road contact is less than the Michelin Primacy MXV4 allseason. It is also nosier than the Primacy MXV4. The Weather-Master is smooth with some road noise up to 120 KPH and feel a bit soft/insecure at 140-150KPH on dry pavement. While Primacy MXV4 is sure footed up to 160KPH on dry pavement.

Interesting.

I was able to get Kingstar SW41 (Hankook rebranded w409 ipike) for $500 all said and done (used my OEM rims)

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Do those of you with snow tires get them on new rims or mount them on the same rims? I saw Zap's answer, but he also changes his own tires. I won't be doing that.

I was looking up snow tires for our new car. To get the same size (205/50R17) would cost $520. With rims, I can do 205/55R16 which are cheaper tires, but the TPMS sensors I would need on the new rims bring the total cost to about $1000. I understand that I save money on mounting ($40/yr vs $160/yr), but is there any other reason to get a whole new package and not just new tires?

The tires themselves take a bit of a beating being removed and reinstalled again and again, and there's always the risk that the installer will damage a tire during this process. You might want to look into what the effect of not running a TPMS sensor is on your system - if it's just a fairly subtle warning light I could live with it, whereas if it's an audible alarm that won't go away it would be unacceptable. Fortunately my BMW E90 uses a TPMS system that doesn't rely on sensors on the wheels (the newer ones do have this, but my older one just monitors wheelspeed to look for a flat), so I don't need TMPS sensors in my wheels.

 

[sdifox]

Do those of you with snow tires get them on new rims or mount them on the same rims? I saw Zap's answer, but he also changes his own tires. I won't be doing that.

I was looking up snow tires for our new car. To get the same size (205/50R17) would cost $520. With rims, I can do 205/55R16 which are cheaper tires, but the TPMS sensors I would need on the new rims bring the total cost to about $1000. I understand that I save money on mounting ($40/yr vs $160/yr), but is there any other reason to get a whole new package and not just new tires?

Separate rims. it is not that expensive since winters you just run steel rims.

 

[desy]

For cheap steel rims contact a wrecker, they are better typically than the aftermarket ones and usually cheaper too

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Separate rims. it is not that expensive since winters you just run steel rims.

+1 Plus the bonus is that you keep the salt from screwing up your nice summer wheels 🙂

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

I live in MN. Just got 4inches of snow overnight and we have a total of 10" YTD. I'm on some Bridgestone RE960AS's and these are rated for high performance all-season tires.

Got the same Pole Positions on my LS here in IA. Wouldn't even dream of using them in the winter - that's what the narrower Michelin Xi2s (215/55/17, stock size is 235/50/17) are for 😉

 

[AMCRambler]

Never heard of them. Aren't all season tires are supposed to be the hybrid of summer and winter tires already? With the rear wheel drive on my GTO, I had to get a set of snow tires. All seasons just weren't cutting it. I just bought two though, for the rears and a second pair of rims to have them mounted on. So now I can swap them out myself rather than going to the tire shop and getting them mounted.

 

[StageLeft]

I haven't tried them. I use all season on one car (kind of suck) and snow on another (suck less). When these snow die I am absolutely getting more snow tires and getting studded, too.

 

[jalaram]

The tires themselves take a bit of a beating being removed and reinstalled again and again, and there's always the risk that the installer will damage a tire during this process. You might want to look into what the effect of not running a TPMS sensor is on your system - if it's just a fairly subtle warning light I could live with it, whereas if it's an audible alarm that won't go away it would be unacceptable. Fortunately my BMW E90 uses a TPMS system that doesn't rely on sensors on the wheels (the newer ones do have this, but my older one just monitors wheelspeed to look for a flat), so I don't need TMPS sensors in my wheels.

I believe both Volvo and the local tire shop said that the TPMS is required. I'll ask again and check the internet. It's a 2010 Volvo S40.

Separate rims. it is not that expensive since winters you just run steel rims.

The bundle would've been a good deal if not for the TPMS.

+1 Plus the bonus is that you keep the salt from screwing up your nice summer wheels 🙂

Okay. That's a very good point. They aren't fancy wheels, but they're still quite nice.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I haven't tried them. I use all season on one car (kind of suck) and snow on another (suck less). When these snow die I am absolutely getting more snow tires and getting studded, too.

Be aware studded tires are illegal in many states.

 

[Zap]

Do those of you with snow tires get them on new rims or mount them on the same rims? I saw Zap's answer, but he also changes his own tires. I won't be doing that.

I was looking up snow tires for our new car. To get the same size (205/50R17) would cost $520. With rims, I can do 205/55R16 which are cheaper tires, but the TPMS sensors I would need on the new rims bring the total cost to about $1000. I understand that I save money on mounting ($40/yr vs $160/yr), but is there any other reason to get a whole new package and not just new tires?

My car happens to not have TPMS. On some other Mazdas, if you don't have TPMS you just have a light lit up on the instrument panel, but you'll want to check yours to see. Unless they put TPMS into the spare tire, I don't think they'd make it too obnoxious.

I've heard that higher profile tires work better in the snow, so that might be one benefit of going tire/wheel and one under in wheel diameter. However, you are already at a 50 series, and I think that rule of thumb might be more for really low profile tires.

When these snow die I am absolutely getting more snow tires and getting studded, too.

Uh, how about some nice studless tires? Studded tires tear up concrete/asphalt and can't be driven on the road.

 

[sdifox]

I believe both Volvo and the local tire shop said that the TPMS is required. I'll ask again and check the internet. It's a 2010 Volvo S40.



The bundle would've been a good deal if not for the TPMS.

Even if you need to get another set of tpms, I think it is still a better deal. you can run smaller size rim, which translates to cheaper tires. If you only have 1 set of rims and sensors, you need to mount and remount twice a year. That will add up to more than second set of rim and sensors in no time.