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Are my performance tires SNOW capable?

Well judging by their thread pattern and that it is a high performance tire it most likely is a SUMMER high performance tire so it will SUCK VERY BADLY in snow
 
Originally posted by: J0hnny
Originally posted by: Reggae4k
Definitely not. The V-tread is patterned for performance in warm dry weather.
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But what would happen if I drove it in the snow?
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You'll be sliding all over the road. Bad traction during acceleration and braking.
 
In snow, FWD you will find little traction, straight line abilities will be at crawling speeds, but turns will be hard to negotiate and braking abilities will definitely take longer than usual distances. RWD, I dont think you can find any traction. AWD, will be similar to FWD.
 
You will spin your tires when trying to go and when trying to stop you will slide all over. You need to get some snow tires on that thing. I like Blizzak's but there are plenty of other choices.
 
Originally posted by: J0hnny
Originally posted by: Reggae4k
Definitely not. The V-tread is patterned for performance in warm dry weather.
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But what would happen if I drove it in the snow?
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You won't be able to.

They will slip and slide so badly that you may not even be able to make the car move.

To put it more directly, you cannot drive with those tires in snow and you are a danger to everybody else if you do.
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: J0hnny
Originally posted by: Reggae4k
Definitely not. The V-tread is patterned for performance in warm dry weather.
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But what would happen if I drove it in the snow?
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You won't be able to.

They will slip and slide so badly that you may not even be able to make the car move.

To put it more directly, you cannot drive with those tires in snow and you are a danger to everybody else if you do.
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so i hit a few parked cars here and there...no biggie!
 
Simple rule of thumb: If the tire is marketed as "performance" it will suck in snow. If it's rated as M&S it will not offer much performance. A tire can be one or the other, NOT BOTH.

They're at opposite ends of the spectrum. A performance tire will offer as much contact patch as possible. Big areas of tire will touch the road and the grooves will be small to flick away a little moisture. They'll be as close to racing slicks as possible and practical. A snow tire has BIG deep grooves and lots of jagged edges. The contact patch is lessened to get them.
 
Originally posted by: BullyCanadian
Well judging by their thread pattern and that it is a high performance tire it most likely is a SUMMER high performance tire so it will SUCK VERY BADLY in snow
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agreed, itll be like skids.
 
Originally posted by: J0hnny
I own the Hankook K106 performance tires as shown here:

http://www.hankooktireusa.com/product/tire_detail.asp?pid=10

Can anyone help me determine if they're safe during the winter. I live in NYC and on occassional, there will be ice and snow.
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No, those will be horrible tires in the snow.

Buy a set of steel wheels or alloys that will work with your car and mount a good snow tire on them. Your fenders, bumpers and doors will thank you.
 
They look like expensive tires. You can probably afford a set of all seasons tires for the winter. If not, good luck and keep us posted.
 
Originally posted by: Number1
They look like expensive tires. You can probably afford a set of all seasons tires for the winter. If not, good luck and keep us posted.
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Actually Hankook tires are reasonably priced for the performance you get. They're on par with Kumhos in terms of price and performance.
 
I'd say don't even try driving in snow with those unless you want to crash your car... keep in mind that not only is the tread pattern not conducive to ejecting snow, but many high performance tires use a rubber compound that will actually become brittle in low tempetures & thus can be dangerous to drive with even on dry pavement.
 
I have Z rated performance tires on my 06 Mustang GT. Let's put it this way: I couldn't make it up my driveway with 1" of snow on it. My driveway is at maybe a 10 degree angle.
 
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