Lets see your winter tire set up!.

[ClintCart]

What do you have and how well does it work for you?.
I hope to have a set on atleast the front by Christmas.

[mtlswift]

Go for all 4 tires. You'll thank yourself if the need ever arises.
I'm going to get 185/65R14 Nokian WR2 All Weather tires in January. I have them on my Elantra, about 12000 kms on them, onto the 2nd winter now... gripping good.

[ClintCart]

I want to but it will cost me $600.00 if I go for all four right off the bat. I'll get two more in the rear in the new year, (I'm not made of money LOL).
Talk about an odd ball size 185/55R15, GM needs to give there head a shake, cheapest car in there line up and put odd ball high priced tires on it.
I have 195/60R14's for it (4 of them) but I can't find a set of wheels to fit the car, even universals don't fit!.


Anyways, who else has winter tires.

[asylum]

do you mean tyres for the rain? or more extreme stuff like snow?

i dont really know anyone in australia that bothers to change for winter? most tyres try to have a good balance between dry and wet performance

[ClintCart]

do you mean tyres for the rain? or more extreme stuff like snow?

i dont really know anyone in australia that bothers to change for winter? most tyres try to have a good balance between dry and wet performance

Like snow tires We have a TON of snow up here.

[mtlswift]

Even the cheapest winter tire (with the mountain snowflake) is better than plain all-seasons. The stock Kuhmo tires are crap crap crap. If you need them on the cheap, the Canadian Tire Nordics will do, or Dunlop Graspic DS-1s at Walmart. Top of the line would be Blizzaks or X-ice.
You're running 195/60R14? You do know that stock size is 185/60R14. For "best" snow and ice performance, you also should downsize to 175/65R14.

[ClintCart]

I know the stock size, mine came stock with 185/55R15, Wallmart doesn't carry them ,Can. tire does but they have to order them in (still well over $700.00 from them). the 195's will fit I'm sure they are .1" wider and .2" taller says the book at the tire shop I go to. The problem was finding used wheels that fit, I tried everything even universals, nothing fit. to buy stock 14" steelies they are $88.00 each!.
So I'm selling my four 195/60R14's and buying the size that's on my car from the factory, 185/55R15.
Getting Kumho KW 19 snow tires, they're chaeper than Canadian tire and anywhere else in town.
That's a good idea on the downsizeing to the 175/65R14, I even thought about going down to a 155/80R13 (only.3" smaller in overall diam.) but the 13" VW wheels I have don't clear the front calipers.
Also this way I get to keep my factory Aluminum wheels.

My car:


The 195's:


The Kumho's:
http://www.tiretrends.com/catalog2.php3?tireID=415

[dmeech]

Take it easy if you have them on the front only since the back end may want to beat the front around corners.

[ClintCart]

Yeah it does bother me a bit, but the tires only have 6000km on them so there still in good shape.

[ontarian_frog]

I've got el cheapo Winterforce M+S tires 175/65R14's Studded also. Pretty nice on ice, but pretty noisy on the highway.