mespock
Marxists - Socialists
The other Day Scott9050 posted a link to these tires. I was in need of tires for my 93 Mark VIII so I thought I'd give them a try.
On of my Questions was weather they'd be good in Wisconsin Snow!!
Well it snowed today and I took them out for a try.
Let me tell you that they are not the best tires in snow but! They are pretty good.
I took them on unplowed roads drove them at road speed and slightly above. I had no problems driving in the snow with these tires.
As long as you took typical snow driving precautions I would recommend these tires for anyone looking for an non-bank breaking set of tires. Dry Road noise in minimal and handling is good. Looking at the tread design I feel that they would do fine in rain. Haven't had that opportunity yet.
The only problem I encountered was backing out of my friends driveway. I had to make 3 attempts to get out.
I would recommend driving with the traction control on. At normal speeds and typical snow driving with the traction control on I did not slip or slide.
With traction control off they broke loose a little more easy but with typical defensive driving techniques the car stayed under control.
I also took the Mark up to 55 mph on an unplowed highway. Accelerated fine and tracked well. (Normal snow driving precautions recommended anytime driving in snow).
I did not have any excess weight in my trunk other than a small tool box and spare tire.
Conditions were about 3" of snow on the ground with snow falling. Wet heavy snow.
On of my Questions was weather they'd be good in Wisconsin Snow!!
Well it snowed today and I took them out for a try.
Let me tell you that they are not the best tires in snow but! They are pretty good.
I took them on unplowed roads drove them at road speed and slightly above. I had no problems driving in the snow with these tires.
As long as you took typical snow driving precautions I would recommend these tires for anyone looking for an non-bank breaking set of tires. Dry Road noise in minimal and handling is good. Looking at the tread design I feel that they would do fine in rain. Haven't had that opportunity yet.
The only problem I encountered was backing out of my friends driveway. I had to make 3 attempts to get out.
I would recommend driving with the traction control on. At normal speeds and typical snow driving with the traction control on I did not slip or slide.
With traction control off they broke loose a little more easy but with typical defensive driving techniques the car stayed under control.
I also took the Mark up to 55 mph on an unplowed highway. Accelerated fine and tracked well. (Normal snow driving precautions recommended anytime driving in snow).
I did not have any excess weight in my trunk other than a small tool box and spare tire.
Conditions were about 3" of snow on the ground with snow falling. Wet heavy snow.
