[s-cars] Snow tire shopping, blizzak vs Nokian vs? thoughts?

[LL - NY]

Don't go crazy with the pressures (see November 2008 Grassroots Motorsports
Magazine for a skidpad test) until you see what the results are. The common
suggestion is to change pressures 2 psi at a time until you arrive at the
happy medium (in your case, even wear) that you are desiring.

FWIW, higher front pressures (assuming adequate pressure to begin with)
don't actually reduce understeer, they just improve response (at the
potential expense of ride quality (which was Audi's concern) and potential
center wearing of the tires) and predictability, which IMHO are the most
important factors in street driving over ultimate grip. Of course even wear
is also important. A side benefit of higher pressures is (slightly) improved
fuel economy.

LL - NY

BTW - I have H-rated WR-G2s. Haven't tried the V-rated, but I imagine to get
the V-rating the stiffer sidewalls and higher temp compounds will compromise
snow performance somewhat, but improve dry handling. FWIW, they aren't bad
daily driving tires, not particularly grippy, but satisfactory in their
overall performance. I just find (surprisingly, since they're supposed to be
the slush clearing champs of Nokian's line) that they tend to get towards
hydroplaning more quickly than did my RSi's.

On 11/17/08, Mark Turczyn <mkturczyn at verizon.net> wrote:
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> JC-
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> Ah Bob suggested the same issue.  I check our air pressure pretty regular
> but I have never pumped them up higher the on the gas door flap.  Perhaps
> you are right and I should pump them up to the MAX on the tire sidewall-at
> least for the fronts.
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> On 11/17/08 8:21 AM, "JC" <jc at j2c3.com> wrote:
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> >> I do notice that  even hear both cars wear their front tires
> >> in the inside and outside edges much faster then the mid
> >
> > Classic low air pressure - I've always run my Audis at higher than
> factory
> > sticker pressure, and more in the front than in the back (takes away a
> > little understeer as well)
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