Mega Winter Tyres thread, all questions here!!

PauloMN · 05-09-2011 12:31pm

Thanks, I can also get Nankang SV1 Winter Plus for €66 each new, they seem to get quite good reviews from what I've read. Hard to know what's best to be honest.

JJJJNR · 05-09-2011 1:10pm

I've two different brand of tires Conti's and Bridgestones, the B's have a very soft side wall, would I be better off sticking them on the back or on the front, I've loads of thread left (1 season old) last year I had them on the rear or the car (fwd) and it squirrelled bit, esp at the higher temps.

So anyone got a recommendation what setup to use or do I sell/trade the B's and get the same conti's all round.

cjmcork · 05-09-2011 1:20pm

ordered mine from Eiretyres last Thursday - anyone got experience with the lead time to delivery?? getting them delivered to work, and would like to be able to take a lunchbreak at some point during the week! DPD are delivering them

JJJJNR · 05-09-2011 1:23pm

They are usually very good, usually take 7 days. (im in the sticks)

bungaro79 · 05-09-2011 8:13pm

thinking about getting a set of winter tyres for the missus as she's a nasty drive to work when the weather is bad. think i've found a place in bandon which will fit tyres for €5 each which is great but i'm wondering is it prudent or possible to just buy rims and just mount them on them and just put them on and off as i like??? haven't a clue where'd i even start to do this if its even a good idea!

opinion guy · 05-09-2011 8:17pm

bungaro79 wrote: »

thinking about getting a set of winter tyres for the missus as she's a nasty drive to work when the weather is bad. think i've found a place in bandon which will fit tyres for €5 each which is great but i'm wondering is it prudent or possible to just buy rims and just mount them on them and just put them on and off as i like??? haven't a clue where'd i even start to do this if its even a good idea!

5 EURO each:eek:

Feck the rims just go to that place and tell us all the name and address!

cjmcork · 06-09-2011 10:30am

woohooo, my winters just arrived - it can snow now!!!

Edit - should also say thanks to Anan, and co for the help in choosing which to buy..............!

regedit · 06-09-2011 12:29pm

cjmcork wrote: »

woohooo, my winters just arrived - it can snow now!!!

Edit - should also say thanks to Anan, and co for the help in choosing which to buy..............!

Where and what did you buy? How much was the damage

cjmcork · 06-09-2011 1:57pm

regedit wrote: »

Where and what did you buy? How much was the damage

got them from Eiretyres; the Dunlop Wintersport 3d for €454 all in; ordered last Thursday morning, received this morning

regedit · 06-09-2011 2:09pm

cjmcork wrote: »

got them from Eiretyres; the Dunlop Wintersport 3d for €454 all in; ordered last Thursday morning, received this morning

Nice

gooner99 · 06-09-2011 3:59pm

cjmcork wrote: »

got them from Eiretyres; the Dunlop Wintersport 3d for €454 all in; ordered last Thursday morning, received this morning

Nice setup. They are meant to be a great tyre. Let us know how they perform. I plan to buy them new next year, once I wear out these part worn dunlops.

bungaro79 · 06-09-2011 4:47pm

opinion guy wrote: »

5 EURO each:eek:

Feck the rims just go to that place and tell us all the name and address!

its out in bandon, quik fit i think they're called. got the name from the eiretyres website

cjmcork · 06-09-2011 8:16pm

cjmcork wrote: »

woohooo, my winters just arrived - it can snow now!!!

Edit - should also say thanks to Anan, and co for the help in choosing which to buy..............!

c'mere lads - the tyres seem WAY bigger than the regular tyres, even though I've measured them, they look huge!

v240gltse · 06-09-2011 8:50pm

hi all

here's a link clearly showing differences between all tyre types on ice, interesting linky

regards

hadepsx · 06-09-2011 10:04pm

hi im looking for thoughts on uniroyal rainexpert tyres. they r great in wet but would they be any good on icey roads. thanks

Anan1 · 06-09-2011 10:43pm

hadepsx wrote: »

hi im looking for thoughts on uniroyal rainexpert tyres. they r great in wet but would they be any good on icey roads. thanks

I'm fairly sure it's a summer tyre, so i'd expect it to be all over the place on ice.

hadepsx · 07-09-2011 4:28pm

fair enough. so if i fit winters instead, will they give any grip in wet or dry. or are they only suitbable for snow ice.cheers

Matt Simis · 07-09-2011 4:35pm

hadepsx wrote: »

fair enough. so if i fit winters instead, will they give any grip in wet or dry. or are they only suitbable for snow ice.cheers

Read the threads on this!
Basically Temps under +7 Winters are better, dry, wet, snow, ice, doesnt matter.

PauloMN · 08-09-2011 6:18pm

Decided on the part worns rather than new cheapos and picked them up today. Four Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 205/55/16, in very good nick with at least 5 to 6mm on each.

One thing I noticed is that two of them are 94H and the other two are 91H, I assume this is ok as long as the two matching load ratings are on the one axle?

They look good anyway, we'll see how they perform come winter!

GTE · 08-09-2011 7:04pm

Matt Simis wrote: »

Read the threads on this!
Basically Temps under +7 Winters are better, dry, wet, snow, ice, doesnt matter.

That post should be a locked sticky.

Matt Simis · 08-09-2011 7:31pm

PauloMN wrote: »

Decided on the part worns rather than new cheapos and picked them up today. Four Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 205/55/16, in very good nick with at least 5 to 6mm on each.

One thing I noticed is that two of them are 94H and the other two are 91H, I assume this is ok as long as the two matching load ratings are on the one axle?

They look good anyway, we'll see how they perform come winter!

Where did you get them out of interest?

mcwhirter · 08-09-2011 7:51pm

I have a set of nokian entyre. They are all weathers but when weather warm (above 18c)and rainy they don't have as much grip as summer tyres. As we are now due snow next month, I'll report back then

PauloMN · 08-09-2011 7:58pm

Matt Simis wrote: »

Where did you get them out of interest?

PM sent.

TestTransmission · 08-09-2011 8:27pm

PauloMN wrote: »

PM sent.

me too,price aswell?

cjmcork · 08-09-2011 9:18pm

heard a horror story today (apparently on the news on the radio) first snow due end of October - hope someone is playing a very late and not funny April fool's

GTE · 08-09-2011 9:42pm

cjmcork wrote: »

heard a horror story today (apparently on the news on the radio) first snow due end of October - hope someone is playing a very late and not funny April fool's

Looking forward to it! haha.

I have something which I am sure will probably either divide members or turn them all against me but here it goes.

My All Seasons have treated me very well, especially in the snow last year, though the front tread depth is now quite a bit less then the rears I think. The two on the front have been on the car for a couple of months longer (on the back though).

My question is, during the snow am I better off rotating the tyres from back to front or keeping them as is.

My opinion on the matter is to keep the most tread depth on the rear. Though, my basis for that is on "normal road conditions" with no snow. I am also not always going be driving through snow, far from it.

I have this question because I was considering my "get out ability" of the car when going through snow as I have read lower tread depths make a tyre less competent in snow, which makes sense.

At the moment, I am well in the "keep the most tread on the rear" camp but what do ye boardsies think? How did the quality of snow capability diminish over tread wear in your experience?

cjmcork · 08-09-2011 9:46pm

bbk wrote: »

Looking forward to it! haha.

I have something which I am sure will probably either divide members or turn them all against me but here it goes.

My All Seasons have treated me very well, especially in the snow last year, though the front tread depth is now quite a bit less then the rears I think. The two on the front have been on the car for a couple of months longer (on the back though).

My question is, during the snow am I better off rotating the tyres from back to front or keeping them as is.

My opinion on the matter is to keep the most tread depth on the rear. Though, my basis for that is on "normal road conditions" with no snow. I am also not always going be driving through snow, far from it.

I have this question because I was considering my "get out ability" of the car when going through snow as I have read lower tread depths make a tyre less competent in snow, which makes sense.

At the moment, I am well in the "keep the most tread on the rear" camp but what do ye boardsies think? How did the quality of snow capability diminish over tread wear in your experience?

I'm no expert, but I think at this stage, I could take Winter Tyres as my specialist subject on Mastermind............but if the car is RWD surely they (the tyres with the more thread) should be on the back and vice versa if it's FWD??

BostonB · 08-09-2011 9:47pm

v240gltse wrote: »

hi all

here's a link clearly showing differences between all tyre types on ice, interesting linky

regards

While looking at that, this 4x4 on ice caught my eye...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI0eJkNTfMU&feature=related

TestTransmission · 08-09-2011 9:51pm

cjmcork wrote: »

I'm no expert, but I think at this stage, I could take Winter Tyres as my specialist subject on Mastermind............but if the car is RWD surely they should be on the back and vice versa if it's FWD??

They should be on all 4 if you wanted to do it right

cjmcork · 08-09-2011 9:55pm

TestTransmission wrote: »

They should be on all 4 if you wanted to do it right

ah yeah - OP was asking where the ones with deepest thread should go.......I've got my four!!

Mega Winter Tyres thread, all questions here!!

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