What are the best snow tires out there? The Hakkapeliitta RSi is my personal favorite, i plan on ordering some once i sell my old ef… :rockon:
http://www.nokiantyres.com/passengercars_product_en?product=610499&name=NOKIAN+HAKKAPELIITTA+RSi
The only downside i’ve found to these tires so far is that they’re not sold in too many places since they are based out of Finland.
I agree. For REAL winters like the ones you and I get, Nokian Hakka’s are an excellent choice. A good alternative is the Toyo Observe G-02 plus (middle tire). Hakka 2s are the first tire, Hakka RSi last…
yeah dude, that toyo tire looks pretty sweet. i can’t wait for winter!
best for what exactly? best in pure snow? best on ice? best at not being worthless the 75% of the winter there is not snow on the road?
I have Yokohama Ice Guard and I love them…i was cruising through 6" of snow while SUV’s were going less than 40 and sliding sideways. They are money.
My dad has those on his Jetta… They’re money.
Strikeback… sure, that tire that may be great for the 75% might not be so great during the 25%. I buy winter tires so that during that 25% I won’t have to deal with one-way insurance not covering body damage. Plus I frequently drive on dirt roads, which turn into ice during the winter. Think WRC Swedish Rally, but closer to home.
I can’t wait either… I just need to find an AWD beater for the road up to the family country place. I’d be driving it sideways most of the time.
The best part of the Toyo tire is that they’ve incorporated ground walnut shells in the rubber compund which act like mini-studs on ice. 
i guess i dont get the hype about snow tires
i have Douglas Performance GT-H tires from walmart on my stock 14’s that i run in the winters, and i get around just fine. I have never gotten stuck. heck i have driven through some 1foot+ drifts that were built up on my street(my house is the last on the street so they dont really plow it all to well for the last block)
Last year southeast iowa had a real bad ice storm with 2"+ of solid ice covering the roads and i got around with the cheapo walmart tires yet again just fine
maybe i am missing something here lol
i loved the cooper winter-masters when i had my integra last winter, i had no problems in 4-5 inches of snow on the roads
I had Bridgestone Blizzaks(until someone stole them out of my garage) I forget the model. They are real good for winter and have excellent grip on ice and snow. A real good piece of mind for winter. I dont drive my teg in the winter anymore but if I did I would mos-def use winter tires.
For the occasional snow storm in PA or Iowa, any winter tire will do. They’re better than most all-seasons. I buy better winter tires for the same reason some people buy R-compund tires for the track - the extra performance.
the first year I owned my Integra, I drove it with the all-seasons it came with. they were some cheap mastercrafts, so they might have sucked more than most, but it was bad. Much better with Michelin Arctic Alpins the next winter.
Subaru. 
Don’t get me started… I picked up a Suby Aug 20 for winter use, but some bitch pulled out in front of me and it was written off. I was going to use it to play around in the snow and dirt roads. The only reason I have the Integra right now is because I couldn’t find another one.
AWD is no match for decent snow tires.
the best combination is awd with snow tires, then you pretty much can’t be stopped. unless you don’t stop yourself from driving way too fast that is.
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…oh, you were being serious.
if you have awd and crappy tires, someone with snow tires and fwd could probably out drive you if they were a decent driver
If you have AWD and BALD tires, yes. Have you seen what Subaru puts on the 04-05 STi? Those aren’t exactly what I’d call all-season, yet I’ve seen one drive CIRCLES around pretty much everything else on the road (minus the Subarus WITH snow tires) in a 10-in blizzard. And don’t get me wrong, not all AWD systems are created equally. Those who have tried driving a GS-X eclipse in the winter should know what I’m talking about. :down:
funny, because I have been in more than one subie on all-seasons that are none to confident in the snow. and tire-rack testing states the same thing. AWD is not the perfect answer for snow.
without stability control it won’t even do much at all except on acceleration.
the bridgestone potenza is not a snow tire in any aspect. but i’m sure any subaru equipped with some still does decent in snow if theres a fair amount of tread left on them.