Well its getting colder and colder here in Toronto, Canada and snow seems to be just around the corner. I was wondering what are people's opinions on the best Winter Tires for stock 15" rims? I found a nice set of Pirreli 210 Snowsport H rated tires in 215/60/R15. Anybody had experiance with these tires since i plan on keeping these winter tires for a good 6 years since interchanging will be done with rims + tires in summer.

 

I've got Nokian NRW's on 15" steelies. They're good through snow & decent on ice. They're an all-weather tire & not a pure-bred snow tire. If you want the latter, I'd recommend the Toyo Observe X-10. They are awesome in snow. BTW, most snow tires lose a lot of their effectiveness by the 4th winter.

 

When it comes to snow, narrow tires are better... go 205/65/r15

 

What? I thought wider the tires are, better the traction is and better the control is, isn't it?

 

Go here to do some comparisons. The Dunlops seem to be a great 'bang for the buck' tire.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/SearchTires.jsp

Good Luck!

 

What you say is right....for summer . Though in snow, the narrower the tire, the more pressure there is on the tire's contact patch. (Remember, pressure = weight / area of contact patch.) The greater the pressure you have, the better your tires "cut" through the snow & stick to the asphalt (aka traction). This is just the opposite to the summer scenario.

 

Oh I see, I never knew that...thx

 

I can back this information up, due to my owning a 1989 nissan sentra. That thing had pure pizza cutters on it, amazing in snow and with some supurb rally car abilites.

 

LMAO! Pizza cutters! But so true. The first car that I can remember, was my parents' first car when they came to Canada. A Nissan Stanza. That thing was a tank. If it wasn't for the rust, we would never have gotten rid of it.

At the time, we also use to drive this HUGE Oldsmobile station wagon (my uncle's). It had a 5.8L or so V8, and was simply a behemoth. Once, my parents ripped a 180 at the end of my street. The Nissan? As long as you didn't one wheel burnout in the snow, it was as if there was no snow to speak of.

Pizza cutters, lol!!! I'm sorry, but I'm gonna have to bite that one. My car buds are gonna love it.

 

lol! Gladly bite a slice. And dont be sorry about it, be . Peace

 

I've had great traction with my Goddyear LS's