i have a question for everyone who drives their mustangs through the winter. i live in illionis and winter is approaching, so i need to buy a set of winter tires and rims. i was looking at eagle ultra girps because the police use them and i know some local cops who said the tires function well in water and snow. but i was reading online reviews that said the tires weren't very good. this is my first winter with my GT so i don't know how it handles snow, i've heard they don't do so well in the winter but i have no choice. so im looking for aggressive snow tires and was wondering what type all of you use? any ideas or suggestions would be greatly apperciated. thanks in advance!
winter tires?
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GOLDENPONY
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winter tires
I just bought a set of Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D tires. They were very high in the Tirerack ratings. They look like awesome tires to me.
I just bought a set of Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D tires. They were very high in the Tirerack ratings. They look like awesome tires to me.
Power4
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I bought a set of Hankook Icebears to put on my stock 17" wheels before last winter and they worked really well. No need for silly AWD vehicles if you put a good set of snow tires on a RWD car.
gtss
Member
up here in Canada, when the dog teams need a rest 
Bridgestone "Blizzak" and Michelin "Alpin" get rave reviews
gtss
there is also a tire company from finland, I can't think of the name, and they are Great,
if you see the name you will know it, its so long I think the name has more letters than the alphabet
Bridgestone "Blizzak" and Michelin "Alpin" get rave reviews
gtss
there is also a tire company from finland, I can't think of the name, and they are Great,
if you see the name you will know it, its so long I think the name has more letters than the alphabet
I have been running Blizzaks here in Colorado for a few years now and have been happy with them. I would recomend snow tires on all four wheels so you can stop and steer as well as get the car moving. I just put them on my stock wheels and bought some Ford Racing Bullitts for my summer tires. They do very well in the rain also.
cobra92usa
New Member
Sorry, I have to chime in and disagree with you all . . . what is wrong with a winter vehicle? Why risk damaging your car . . . remember accidents happen, usually from other stupid drivers out there "with snow tires" who can't control their vehicle . . . and there you are, innocent and can't do a damn thing until . . . "SMASH". Not to mention the road salt . . . sheeeeesh. What's wrong with buying a POS FWD for little more than what that set of tires will cost ?? Embarrassing as this may be, When i was younger (19) I bought a Chebby Spectrum as a winter beater for $650 . . . sure, it was an embarrassing lil POS but it was a hella lot better in the snow than my 5.0 could ever dream of and if I wrapped it around a pole . . . who cares, its a laughing experience . . . the car was a joke, bought solely to wreck, I even went as far as to cut up the badging on the rear deck that said "spectrum" and rearranged the lettering to say "rectum". Have fun enjoy life, but preserve your stang. From there my winter beater became a '95 Dodge Neon . . . ( I know, still embarrassing but it served its purpose and was hella fun to drive in the winter without a care in the world ) after I was done beating that car to death, I finally upgraded to a '02 F150 FX4 which I still have at 32. Yeah, it sucks on gas, so does the stang, but it's a hella lot more fun in winter. The point is, I still have that '92 stang with 63,000 on the clock and their wasn't a scratch on it till I hit a tiny lil patch of black ice doin about 35 on a "dry" road, took it offroad and took out 4 small trees and rolled her on her side. I am currently in the process of rebuilding. It's a bare shell and looking beautiful with Kameleon paint coming soon and tons of upgrades coming during the rebuild. Stay tuned . . .
"Save your stang . . . Get a Rectum!"
"Save your stang . . . Get a Rectum!"
Some people can't AFFORD to buy a winter car so they have to use their Mustang. I used to live in Spokane, WA and the winters there were getting worse and worse. Winter of '06 was my last winter there and I lived on the South Hill. The only way to get home was....going UP. I just had all weather tires and got them siped at Les Schwab. I learned to be more patient with my Mustang and just drive more defensively. My car did GREAT! Did it slide sometimes? Hell ya but I was able to manage it. It all depends on the driving. DON'T brake but downshift instead and give yourself LOTS of room. Another hint my dad told me (he grew up in Montana) was if the snow and ice is bad, put half your car into fresh snow (non compacted) and the other half on the road. That way you have good traction.
It's just a matter of driving differently that's all.
It's just a matter of driving differently that's all.
cobra92usa
New Member
Prioritize . . . Prioritize . . . Prioritize . . . and like I said . . . my first beater was $650 . . . barely much more than what a set of snow tires would cost for the stang. Don't get me wrong, I've driven my 5.0 in the winter during the earlier years and had some very very close calls. I remember driving out the front gate of Fort Dix, NJ at 5 am with not a sole one the road and 2 in of fresh untouched snow. That road is so wide it's like a runway . . . what a blast . . . "whhhooooooo hooooooooo . . . I'm spiiiiinnniiiiing" . . . but like I said earlier, it doesn't matter how defensively you drive . . . other people are stupid . . . I think I saw on South Park one time ( So it has to be true ) in the episode where someone duked in the urinal, "one out of four people are retarded" . . . now drive down the road and consider that ratio . . . then ya got the grey hairs and the orientals and what does that leave ?? Truck Drivers that do 70 mph on ice with a 30 ton load and soccer moms in their SUV fooling themselves with their 4WD.
Before you say to yourself, "I can't AFFORD a winter beater" . . . ask yourself, "Can I AFFORD to wreck my stang?" I would be willing to bet the price of gas over one or two seasons would just about pay for a $650 4 cyl lil FWD Beater car.
Before you say to yourself, "I can't AFFORD a winter beater" . . . ask yourself, "Can I AFFORD to wreck my stang?" I would be willing to bet the price of gas over one or two seasons would just about pay for a $650 4 cyl lil FWD Beater car.
cobra92usa
New Member
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh . . . insurance ?? What's that ?? Only the biggest legal scam in the U.S. next to the ever rising fuel prices . . . . LOL
who needs inspection? j/k
and maintenance . . . C'mon . . . drive it till it breaks . . . think of it as a disposable car. hehe.
Still . . . I say the fuel you would save alone would almost pay for these things as well depending on how much you'd drive.
To each their own . . . I prefer not to have ice lodged up in the wheel wells and inside the wheels of my stang . . . and a custom road salt paint job . . . best of luck.
May the force be with you
who needs inspection? j/k
and maintenance . . . C'mon . . . drive it till it breaks . . . think of it as a disposable car. hehe.
Still . . . I say the fuel you would save alone would almost pay for these things as well depending on how much you'd drive.
To each their own . . . I prefer not to have ice lodged up in the wheel wells and inside the wheels of my stang . . . and a custom road salt paint job . . . best of luck.
May the force be with you
yea i would love to buy a winter beater but i still owe 15K on the stang, so if i buy a second car i'll have insurance to pay for two cars cause you can't remove insurance on a loan. plus theirs matience on it, im lucky cause we don't have emissions where i live which is really good cuz my stang isn't emissions legal either. so i won't have deal with that, but at 19 i'll be getting screwd over between the two cars. besides i've been driving RWD since i was 15, so im not worried about sliding im used to it, plus i live close to my work. the only down side is the back roads i have to take to college.
wusthof
Member
I personally like the old school snow tires. Up here in Vancouver Canada , the winters aren't all that bad (sumtimes they can be, but most likely not), so I try to stay away from the super soft blizzak type tires. I like the older style where you have the knobby block pattern, but aren't nearly as soft, and will last me 8+ years. I put mine on in November, and take em' off in late feb.. If you're constantly driving on snow/ice covered roads, then the super soft Blizzak rubber is the way to go, but in my climate, 80% is driven on bare wet roads, so I want good treadwear, and the responsiveness the firmer rubber will give. Oh yea, I have an 01' Grand Cherokee as well, so if it gets really bad, well............................My .02
, the winters aren't all that bad (sumtimes they can be, but most likely not), so I try to stay away from the super soft blizzak type tires. I like the older style where you have the knobby block pattern, but aren't nearly as soft, and will last me 8+ years. I put mine on in November, and take em' off in late feb.. If you're constantly driving on snow/ice covered roads, then the super soft Blizzak rubber is the way to go, but in my climate, 80% is driven on bare wet roads, so I want good treadwear, and the responsiveness the firmer rubber will give. Oh yea, I have an 01' Grand Cherokee as well, so if it gets really bad, well............................My .02
autumn_again
New Member
i drove my last stang in the snow, 3.08s in the rear, starting in second, in a 5.0 on 7 cylinders putting out 0 power. haha. wasn't fun.
needless to say, i highly doubt i'm taking my car out at all in the snow. i work within an eighth mile of my house.
+ i haven't seen a good amount of snow here since like mid to late 90s.
i remember snowboarding when i was younger and falling and hitting all 1 inch of slush covering the road. oh what fun. haha.
needless to say, i highly doubt i'm taking my car out at all in the snow. i work within an eighth mile of my house.
+ i haven't seen a good amount of snow here since like mid to late 90s.
i remember snowboarding when i was younger and falling and hitting all 1 inch of slush covering the road. oh what fun. haha.
