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LTC8K6 said:
Not a big enough sample size. They could well have gotten completely different wet results with a different tire brand.
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Oh sure, but in general I would not expect a snow tire to outperform a summer tire on a wet road.
 
Rifterut said:
No, which is why i got some that i could stud if we get snow on the ground long enough for it to be packed down to a layer of ice. They do great in fresh snow but i have a feeling they are going to be lacking on the ice.
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That would about December to April here. Though, this year we have gotten very little up to this point, only a few days of ice.

mud tires do work well in fresh snow.
 
Fenixgoon said:
hmmm very interesting! confirms what i have experienced, i just never thought that the snow tire would be worse in the wet. guess so though.

also, for my genesis coupe, the weight is front biased (54% front 46% rear, IIRC) and i didnt have any ballast to hold the rear down better at the time.

this year i have 4-5 bags of rocks 😀
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good thing you don't have a corolla or you'd be screwed. 😀
 
wife and I were having this discussion today. I have 4 studded snows on rims for the Pilot now, so the next tires will be summer tires.
 
I have 245/45r20 Blizzak LM-60's for my incredibly mild winter (I could have used all-season's for the winter months, but meh, I just decided to go for "performance winter tires"). Yes, yes, I know, 20" winter wheels.... But it's likely there will be little snow. I just needed something that got more traction than smooth steel (eagle F1 supercar tires seem to have amazing grip in the summer, with very short lifespan, *no* cold traction, and negative snow/ice traction) in the freezing temps. So far in the cold and/or wet they do much better than the summer tires (of course). I miss the grip on the warmer days though.
 
Rifter said:
Any mud tire will be great in fresh snow, for ice though you are going to want to get some that can be studded and run them studded if driving in ice not fresh snow or bring chains.

I've got Hankook Dynapro Mud Terrains on my truck and so far they have been fine in the snow, hasnt really snowed enough here to get to the driving on ice stage yet though. But they are studable and i will put studs on them if i find 4wd isnt enough with the ice.
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Since he's going to be driving in Michigan I feel as though I should point out that studded tires and chains are illegal here. At least under any practical usage scenarios.
 
We had frost this morning. The eagle f1 supercars would have spun in place at those temps (they did at 45 almost!). Glad I got the other set on.
 
I have driven over a million miles. Drove Wisconsin to P.E.I. most winters. I put on new snows in September to get through the mud and ran them a year. Sill lots of life after 50,000 miles but safety first. I love Toyo's. Very sticky rubber. I have only driven VW's for the last 27 years.
 
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