Re: Snows

[Ramana Lagemann <elmool@tiac.net>]

> Patrick, your concerns are justified.  I had Blizzaks on my 1990 Coupe Q
> last year.  While they were great in the snow, the sidewalls of the tire
> felt like a soggy noodle, leading to less-than-crisp handling.

I have the Yoko Gaurdex 600s- 205/60-15 on my KOOP Q. They, I have been
told, are the middle ground between the Blizzaks and the Pirellis. They
don't (and shouldn't) come any where near my other tires (235-40-17
Nitto NT-501) in street grip, but they work great for the occasional
Rally weekend or RallyCross (this coming weekend!!!) I have had no
experience with any other tires in the snow, but rumor has it to
maintain the best "dry" grip with snows, go for the Pirellis... then
again... they are about 50% more than the Yoko's...

Oh yeah-- the lack of grip of the snow tires does allow for some
amusment on the pavement-- 4-wheel power-slides  >>yipee!!!<<

BTW- I have subjected my snows to about 600 miles of dry, relatively
high speed driving, as well as several stages of two rallies and a
rallycross (as well as the occasional power-slide!)-- amazingly- no
really discernable tire wear yet... the lack of durability of these snow
tires, in my opinion, has been greatly exhaggerated (sp?)
HTH
 
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