[urq] Mud and Snow or not?

[Jim Haseltine]

Noisy, they don't grip very well on dry roads and they give the car somewhat 
'unique' handling BTDT.
Considering that most places in the UK have rarely seen more than a couple 
of days snow diring that last few years (not counting the highlands of 
Scotland, and other areas above 1000ft) M&S are not only a waste of time but 
potentially dangerous too. Good quality winter tyres like Michelin Alpin are 
a much better idea - winter tyres have a rubber compound that is better able 
to cope with the cold.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "SpotatAshleys" <spotatashleys at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 6:35 PM
Subject: [urq] Mud and Snow or not?


> What's the general concensus on the wisdom of fitting my tatty but 
> straight 6" ronals with mud and snow tyres for the winter (UK) in place of 
> my pristine 8" ronals?
> Any drawbacks with M&S tyres apart from road noise? Would normal road 
> tyres be a better bet?
> I haven't fitted any tyres to the rims yet. Just thought I'd make use of 
> any previous experience.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Keith
>
> '87 WR
>
> p.s. can anyone give me a link to details of the biggest/best brakes that 
> can be fitted to a WR whilst retaining 15" wheels? (currently has G60 
> calipers). Cheers
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