View Poll Results: Which performance winter tire did you chose?
Michelin Pilot Alpin
16
22.86%
Dunlop Winter Sport
26
37.14%
Pirelli Winter
7
10.00%
Bridgestone Blizzak
11
15.71%
Other
10
14.29%
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08-25-2011, 12:17 PM
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I currently run Dunlops, after having previously run Michelin Pilot Alpins and Yokohama W-Drives. The Dunlops are easily the best overall of the 3, IMO.
They handle better than the Michelins in both dry and snow, and at the same time are quieter than the W-Drives, which I thought were pretty darn quiet for a snow tire when I had them.
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They handle better than the Michelins in both dry and snow, and at the same time are quieter than the W-Drives, which I thought were pretty darn quiet for a snow tire when I had them.
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08-25-2011, 02:13 PM
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I used Dunlop Winter Sport on my prior Evo for my trips to Mammoth Mountain. However, in SoCal it can easily be 90 degrees in January. Tires held up ok during the hot sticky weather and worked really well in the snow/ice.
They also work really well if you ever find yourself on a dry lakebed in the middle of no where for some odd reason:
They also work really well if you ever find yourself on a dry lakebed in the middle of no where for some odd reason:
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08-25-2011, 03:52 PM
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08-25-2011, 04:57 PM
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I just came over from BMW and the Dunlop "M3" was an OEM recommended snow tire and I was very happy with them. H rating so they were stable at 75-80mph and got me through some bad storms in a RWD BMW.
Previously I had Q rated (the super sticky) snow tires and the car felt squirrely at high way speeds on dry roads. Hated them.
The speed rating is important on snows...
Previously I had Q rated (the super sticky) snow tires and the car felt squirrely at high way speeds on dry roads. Hated them.
The speed rating is important on snows...
08-26-2011, 09:38 AM
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I had a set of Dunlop M3s on my B5. Good tires. Went with Michelin PA3s for the B8. I like the Michelins better. Stickier, much better on the dry, still great in snow. Feels more like a UHPAS with super snow ability. I'd drive around with them all year if I wasn't worried about them wearing away when it got hot out.
I did a car control clinic and an autocross in January on the Michelins. Temperatures were in the 30s and they were fantastic.
I did a car control clinic and an autocross in January on the Michelins. Temperatures were in the 30s and they were fantastic.
08-26-2011, 11:45 AM
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Didn't do any straight line runs, but i do remember hitting the top of 3rd gear, yanked my steering wheel really hard and kept my foot flat on the accelerator. Forever long drift afterwards.....
So, i'd say these are good "winter tires' as well as "dry lakebed" tires :P
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