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Recommendation for Winter Tires for 99 Max SE

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Old 01-11-2001, 12:13 PM
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Any help would be appreciated. I live in upstate NY and although I thought I would not need them, I might have to get them now. Currently running 225/50-16 Dunlop SP5000s.
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Old 01-11-2001, 12:25 PM
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I've got Blizzaks MZ-1s on my '98 SE right now. Its the same tire size as my stock Toyos (225/55R-16)but mounted on 16" steel rims. In hindsight I should have mounted them on my stock SE rims and bought new rims for my summer tires because each tire weighs like a ton! I'm taking them off tonight and remounting my Toyos. As for the ride I like them, though the car feels heavier (steel rims). The tires are wider (7"?) and they are right up to the fender. Purported to be great on ice and I agree, although we don't get much snow on the west coast of Canada, we do get the occasional cold snaps.
 
Old 01-11-2001, 10:34 PM
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Just go to BJ's and get some BF Goodrich WinterSlaloms... They're very good... had em' on a FWD escort I had... that thing was unstoppable in snow (just 2 tires!)
and had em on my RWD TBird with studs.... only 2....
just get two. Blizzaks wear too fast
Get Slalom's wintermasters or winterfires u'll be good
 
Old 01-14-2001, 01:48 PM
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I've been running 205/65/15 Michellin Artic Alpins for 2 months now. Excellent traction through packed snow and crossing tire ruts. Makes noise at higher speeds and when wet though.
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Old 01-14-2001, 02:15 PM
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On my 99 Max i use the Dunlop Graspic snow tires. They are under $75 each and they work great for me. I got to give them the test when NJ just had over 2ft of snow (at least in my town there was). I drove all day through the damn thing and i had no trouble at all. I was doing better then SUV's were and i didnt get stuck. And I'm sure from being in NY you know how bad roads get when you get a lot of snow.
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