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I can swap out all the tires & check the pressure in less than 30 min....its even easier than changing the motor oil myself.
Personally no they're uni-directional and staggered. But tire rotation is not necessary twice a year anyway and there's storage of 4 tires/rims (heavy, especially for SUV/truck sizes) and also the lugging of the tires to the shop for those less inclined. And people have more than 1 car. It's just a hassle any way you look at it. For the snow that we get, overkill.
I have the Bridgestone Blizzaks on my Audi. AMAZING tires. And you can run them year round if you want since they are technically considered a performance snow tire. I used to swap mine out every year and I actually kept a second set of rims so i wouldn't have to go through the hassle of having my wheels rebalanced.
One spring I was late taking my Blizzaks off and frankly I noticed zero difference in dry weather handling between my Blizzaks and my regular summer tires. So I go year round with the Blizzaks.
My Audi with AWD is unstoppable in the snow with these tires.
i run winter-tires year-around with my commute car.
i don't get why people not getting winter tires in tri-state area.
^ Blizzaks are only good for about 15k miles (something about multi-cell tread compound) so year-round usage is not recommended unless you like getting new ones every year or two.
My reason for not doing winter tires is above, along with the fact that my all-season mud & snow rated Toyos have served me fine here in NY for over 35k miles and still have over half its life. Again, winter tires are optimal a few times a year, but not necessary imo.
^ Blizzaks are only good for about 15k miles so year-round usage is not recommended unless you like getting new ones every year or two.
My reason for not doing winter tires is above, along with the fact that my all-season mud & snow rated Toyos have served me fine here in NY for over 40k miles and still have over half its life.
I have had three sets of Blizzaks and got over 40K on each set Blizzaks are one of the best snow tires you can buy, you can get an unbiased review on Tire Rack to find out most people love the tire.
I have had three sets of Blizzaks and got over 40K on each set Blizzaks are one of the best snow tires you can buy, you can get an unbiased review on Tire Rack to find out most people love the tire.
Tires certainly help, but there's simply no substitute for 4x4, ground clearance and horsepower.
I've driven it all....tires is #1.
horsepower is mostly useless in snow related challenges.
In my experience,
#1 tires
#2 brakes...people don't seen to know braking distances....so experience & caution comes to play
#3 awd/4wd comes in to play. I noticed many people don't know how to drive 4wd either.
If ground clearance comes into play, then either your car is low or there is some serious deep snow which is rare for nyc (1 foot is not deep).
Go to any snowy state in the west.....I've seen skilled drivers driving in deep snow in 2 wheel drive...its just another day for them.
Tires certainly help, but there's simply no substitute for 4x4, ground clearance and horsepower.
Tires first and foremost. Ground clearance in the burbs -- what are you doing? Hopping buried curbs?
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