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01-14-2012, 07:42 AM
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Passed through New West earlier and there was a good 3.5-4" lol. There's almost nothing here now in Van Posted via RS Mobile | 
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01-14-2012, 07:31 PM
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My Goodyear territories blow chunks in light snow and ice. Only deep snow its it any good. Winter snow flake rated my ass. Posted via RS Mobile | 
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01-14-2012, 07:33 PM
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the acura tl without VSA on 
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01-14-2012, 07:46 PM
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#779 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by Bonka  Gee drivers need to SLOW the hell down, snow tires or not. Pretty hairy driving around earlier with the arrogant idiots out there. | Quote:
Originally Posted by SupraTTturbo2jz dumbass people out there, just because you have winter tires does not mean you are invincible in the wet and icey conditions. The tires just give you an extra hand for situations, does not mean you can speed. | Soooooooowwwrrry guys.
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01-14-2012, 09:19 PM
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#780 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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wow..super slippery out there...winter tires didnt do jack against the ice..although i'm sure if i left the all seasons on i'd be spinning out.
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01-14-2012, 09:24 PM
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#781 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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Originally Posted by OnTheDLo the acura tl without VSA on
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01-14-2012, 11:47 PM
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#782 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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Originally Posted by Acura604 wow..super slippery out there...winter tires didnt do jack against the ice..although i'm sure if i left the all seasons on i'd be spinning out. | Coming back from the US, some douchebag overtook me on 264, and promptly hit black ice and spun out. Luckily I was doing ~40, and was able to stop. I believe the Blizzaks helped.
Edit: I was out at 3 AM on the Highway, the car with snows held up very well. I even got to see an idiot in a Range Rover on 22s spinning all fours going up a little hill. I had to slow down to go around him, and he literally rolled down the window to stare at me, in a BMW "horrendous in snow" 740 driving past. Made my night.
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01-15-2012, 08:58 AM
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#783 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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how much tread depth determines the winter tires unusable?
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01-15-2012, 10:51 AM
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Theres 3 wear bars on tires. 11/32" or 12/32" is a new tire.
Anything above 6/32" allows the tire to "bite" into the snow, giving you enough traction to get moving. 6/32" would be the "tallest" bar in your tread pattern.
At 4/32", they're acceptable for rain as the tread is still deep enough for rain to escape through the grooves of the tire. This should be the 2nd tallest bar.
Legally, you need to replace them when they hit 2/32" which at this point, is only sufficient for dry weather. They'll look really worn, and you shouldn't have to look at the wear bar to replace them.
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01-15-2012, 07:37 PM
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#785 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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For winter tires I would replace at 4/32" to maximize snow traction capability.
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01-15-2012, 09:03 PM
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#786 | | "Entertainment" mod.
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I managed to slide my car around on pretty much untouched snow on my way to work Saturday morning. It was a moment since it was fairly quiet, but showed me the lack of grip all-season tires can have.
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01-15-2012, 11:59 PM
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#787 | | Meow
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Im looking for some winter tires to replace my stockies on my 2011 Civic coupe, its the stock 16inch rims. with 205/55/16. I found some at walmart for like $45 bucks a tire, and saw some at costco for $200 a tire. Any recommendations?
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01-16-2012, 12:12 AM
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#788 | | Head of HR....have a seat on that couch
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If there are no changes to the brake size from the previous gen (06-10), you should be able to fit 15's on there w/ 195/65/15's. Do you know if the entry level model runs 15" wheels? From my understanding, only the Si requires a bigger wheel.
edit - didn't realize they ran that model for 6 years. If you want to go cheaper, run the 15's.
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01-16-2012, 09:41 AM
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#789 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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Just looked out the window, about 1.5" of fresh snow  | |
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01-16-2012, 10:52 AM
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#790 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by SupraTTturbo2jz dumbass people out there, just because you have winter tires does not mean you are invincible in the wet and icey conditions. The tires just give you an extra hand for situations, does not mean you can speed. | you'll love richmond then, once snow hits, people go 30
general altimax ftw, those things in deep snow is amazing
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01-16-2012, 11:01 AM
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#791 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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+1 Altimax, have had them on my last few vehicles.
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01-16-2012, 12:22 PM
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#792 | | S12 King
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+1 on altimax as well. Second season running them on the Mustang and I always feel like I'm in control or at least can easily recover from any slideways driving (intentional or not  )
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01-16-2012, 01:55 PM
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#793 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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I am yet to test my winters. :S thinking about going for a quick drive for groceries
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01-16-2012, 02:00 PM
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#794 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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Had my winter tires on early it actually snowed yes! Ahahaha michellin x-ice pretty good tires... I purposely drove thru a very steep alley and it had no probs. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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01-16-2012, 02:24 PM
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#795 | | Head of HR....have a seat on that couch
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I was about to swap back to my spring/fall wheels but got lazy and left my winters on......good thing.
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01-16-2012, 02:52 PM
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#796 | | 2x Variable Nockenwellen Steuerung
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I don't think you should rely just on the bars.. since different brands / model of tires, the winter compounds are not applied evenly on all the plies. Some are only on the first 4/32 etc.. there are no strict rules and they don't tell you.. I would say 5 - 6 years is about time to change a set... assuming you put it on about 4-5 months of the year. Test drive before a snow fall, ~5C you can feel the weight transfer is not right, it is time to change.
In the end, winter tires are much cheaper than equivalent all seasons / high performance summer tires. It boggles my mind, people complain about the cost of tires for extreme weather conditions, yet more than happy to shell out 1-2k for summer tires. Quote:
Originally Posted by alex.w *// how much tread depth determines the winter tires unusable? |
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01-16-2012, 04:28 PM
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#797 | | RS controls my life!
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Originally Posted by Jayboogz Had my winter tires on early it actually snowed yes! Ahahaha michellin x-ice pretty good tires... I purposely drove thru a very steep alley and it had no probs. Posted via RS Mobile | +1 with the michelin x-ice xi2. No problems through fair bit of snow and on slopes. With traction control of course.  | |
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01-16-2012, 04:40 PM
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#798 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Super slippery out there, went down a relatively side street (a block in from 40th and Victoria) and the roads were iced over, had no idea until my wheels started spinning with little throttle
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01-16-2012, 06:03 PM
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#799 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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01-16-2012, 06:28 PM
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#800 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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^lol i had starspecs on the other day when i was heading out to get my tires change and lol....it wasn't exactly entertaining getting around my neighborhood at 5km/h...
on a side note, winter tires are on and im ready to roll! lol
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