Snow Tires Enough in Rochester?

[Innovator831021]

Got these suckers on the back of my Caprice, a rather interesting car in the snow, makes a BIIIIG difference what kinda tires you are rollin!

[gastric]

Originally Posted by DJ-Uno

I had a VW Fox with studded tires (came with the car). Honestly, I don't think they are worth it if you're just driving around the city. While they were good in the heavy unplowed snow, honestly you're better off just avoiding driving in those conditions (and if you do have to drive in them, just be sensible).

Even worse, when the snow melted and it was just wet pavement, the car slid more. Assuming you're buying studded tires so you have more traction and don't slide around, they may actually be worse for you when it's not snowing...

That's where the Blizzak and Artic Apline type snow tires are superior. They maintain good dry road performance while still providing a significant increase in ice/snow traction. I found the Blizzak to provide the better snow/ice traction, but the Artic Alpine to provide superior dry road performance. Pros and cons.

[DJ-Uno]

I think I had an extra set of rims with Artic Alpines on them for my Jettas, they were pretty good snow tires. Not enough that I've wanted to pay the extra money to get them for any of my other cars though (they had also come with one of the cars).

It's best to change out your tires for the specific conditions, but most people don't have that luxury...