Snow tires, studded, etc?

["Rich Zuk" <emt@imcnyc.com>]

Now these are answers to specific questions!!
Thank you   Obi-wan Kenobi (Scott F. Williams)
Thanks to everyone elses tidbits too.
They all add up to more choices.
Rich

>>     So I can buy studded tires and I can also take my tires to the shop
to
>> be studded?
>
>Yes and yes, sort of. When I said that any tires can be studded, I meant
any
>*class* of tires. That is, while the only sane thing to do is to stud
snows, it
>is *possible* to stud high performance tires. I don't really know which
>non-snows can be studded; nor do I know the entire list of snows that can
be.
>But studding anything but snows is silly anyway...
>
>> What is the most cost effective (I mean cheapest!!) way to get good
results in
>> winter weather?
>
>Forget the studs and just get yourself some Hakkas. You'll be truly amazed
at
>the traction. We US rallyists are barred from running studded tires and
some of
>us have cars with 400hp. Trust me, you don't need the studs. -not to
mention the
>fact that tire studs are illegal in some states.
>
>> 165/70/14?
>
>Yes! -to clear your 10.1 brakes.
>
>> 175/50/13?
>
>No, because a) they won't clear your front brakes and b) skinnier is better
in
>the snow.
>
>> 155/80/13?
>
>This would be the ultimate traction solution for deepest snow but you'd
have to
>change your front brakes. You can also expect the shittiest dry traction
>imaginable.
>
>> I just want to be able to drive safely this winter in the NYC streets,
>> and in the hills of Vermont.
>
>Well, if you're planning on any pavement (NYC) driving, you'll not only
tear up
>the road -throwing sparks everywhere -but you'll turn your expensive
studded
>tires into shredded non-studded tires. This can happen in one day of
driving.
>So, the moral of this story is get yourself some 165/70/14s and call it a
day.
>--
>Scott F. Williams
>NJ Scirocco nut
>Hotrod Rabbit GTI
>SCCA ProRally driver
>
>


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