2022 Winter tires

[mr2mike]

Update on days winter tires needed?
3 to date?

[rage2]

Yea just 3 so far. Going to venture out in a bit to reassess.

edit - reassessed. still not calling a studded tire day today. I'm still able to put full power down at most lights with barely any wheelspin. there's a few corners out there that are icier than normal. lots of accidents out there today, all season tire crew must not be having fun in these temps.

[riander5]

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It’s kinda hilarious how big of a jump they are from normal winter tires on the bad days. As big of a jump, maybe even bigger compared to going from all season to winters.

Yeah forsure. Where they will really shine is Calgary -> Edmonton and Calgary -> Kootenays mid winter drives.

[03ozwhip]

I bought some new summer wheels for the X5, so my previous summers will now be winters. On my 335 I have studded sailun ice blazers and they are surprisingly good for what I perceive to be a no name tire.

Seems like only fountain tire carries them and they are fair priced, anyone have any comparable to price and performance to those? Trying to find a set of anything in my size is pretty hard apparently.

[tha_bandit]

try canadawheels online, they were pretty good to find sizes

[killramos]

Tunerworks treated me well with my X5. They seemed to have lots of experience putting rubber on BMW minivans wagons.

[mr2mike]

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try canadawheels online, they were pretty good to find sizes

1010 tires?
Warehouse in Calgary now. No shipping fees.

[Tik-Tok]

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Trying to find a set of anything in my size is pretty hard apparently.

Have you tried looking for slightly different diameter sizes? I tripled my options when going to a non-OEM size (and only 1.6% difference in size)

[haggis88]

UrbanX will get you Sailuns, but the price has jumped on them drastically this year, no longer the cheap price they once were

They always did perform at a mid level for an entry price, but they're now a mid price for a mid level

I picked up a set of one season use Hakka SUVs for the minivan, on wheels, with sensors for $300, normally wouldn't spend the money on Nokian but this was a ridiculously good price imo

[mr2mike]

Post that in the cheap bastard thread, you lucky guy!

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

I also got a used set of Hakka 9 for $80 installed. It’s good to know people.

[msommers]

$80? I hate you

[killramos]

If the chord of the tire is showing does that add traction?

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

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If the chord of the tire is showing does that add traction?

If it’s a good year Supercar 3R it does!

[killramos]

Like driving on rails!

[03ozwhip]

As usual @tirebob came through with a set. Going in for some Federal Himalaya studded on my summer wheels that are now winter wheels.

Stay tuned for my floating vehicle in summer.

[bjstare]

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Stay tuned for my floating vehicle in summer.

Just leave them grey, it's a good color as-is haha.

[03ozwhip]

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Just leave them grey, it's a good color as-is haha.

Ya its on my mind. This is a different nicer grey in person than I've seen.

[bjstare]

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Ya its on my mind. This is a different nicer grey in person than I've seen.

It's also the same color as brake dust. I'm lazy, so I love wheels that help hide the fact I never clean them.

[tha_bandit]

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1010 tires?
Warehouse in Calgary now. No shipping fees.

canadawheels.ca not 1010tires, unless they owned by them?