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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: troutbreath on November 17, 2011, 10:06:09 PM
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Pretty well snowing here the same time as last year. Weird or what. :-\
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Took my dog out for a walk this evening and was shocked to see snow falling. I live at sea level so I can imagine there will be some accumulations at higher levels.
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Not yet. Still another two weeks of positive temps and rain in the forecast.
I have tires mounted and balanced and ready for me to bolt them on. I do not participate in the retard rush that happens every year.
Ordered a set two years ago from www.tirerack.com (which came with ALLOY wheels), shipped them to Hagen's of Blaine, saved $500 for the exact same tires and rims (ugly black steel wheels) at the local dealer here. $400 cheaper than Costco and Canadian Tire for comparable tires.
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snow in here tonight mid-vancouver
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Put them on a couple of nights ago once the forecast had snow/sleet for this mornings commute. Quite surprised this morning just how fast the commuters were travelling. Most vehicles were doing 25-40k over the posted limit (60) on the Mary Hill bypass. I know cause I was doing 80 trailing comfortably behind a big rig.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGy3AYLHB-E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn2ZdWZuND0
I hate people speeding in bad road conditions. They basically are committing manslaughter.
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Not likely.
Wife and I drive an older Pathfinder (with real 4x4 on demand), so when the white stuff sticks around, the 4-wheel drive gets engaged and so far it has been great with our Michelin all season radials.
Last night I was leaving a parking lot on Kingsway with about 2 inches of the white stuff on the ground. The truck, naturally, tended to skid in 2X4, but as soon as I engaged all four wheels, it was a smooth ride. Up and down the snowy hills all the way to Capitol Hill...no problem.
More important than snow tires is to adjust the speed to the weather conditions. Some people think that having snow tires enables them to drive fast in snowy/slushy conditions. BIG MISTAKE.
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Not likely.
More important than snow tires is to adjust the speed to the weather conditions. Some people think that having snow tires enables them to drive fast in snowy/slushy conditions. BIG MISTAKE.
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Remember 4 wheel drive can get better traction and drive faster, but stopping distance is almost the same as regular vehicle.(even with traction control and abs system kick in)......This is why you see a lot of 4 wheelers down to the ditch. So drive safe.....
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I guess this ends my wet wading season. :(
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Been hunting in the Mountains for Weeks! Put the super aggressive (snow/ice rated) grabbers on the new 4x4 as soon as I started climbing the hills. Nice to have them in place when the snow did hit. BTW, she climbs tough hills with the snow on them like it wasn't even there! Sweet! ;D
Cheers,
Nog
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If you have a car with front wheel drive , can you get away with snow tires in the front only ???? The local tire store says you have to the all around not just the front . I need your opinion on this question .
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If you have a car with front wheel drive , can you get away with snow tires in the front only ???? The local tire store says you have to the all around not just the front . I need your opinion on this question .
It doesn't sound safe to drive only with front snow tires. Imagine your front ones spinning at a different speed than your back tires because it can grip better. Or you front tires are spinning while your back tires become a toboggan. You shouldn't go cheap if safety is involved. Get a cheaper fishing rod instead ;D
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If you have a car with front wheel drive , can you get away with snow tires in the front only ???? The local tire store says you have to the all around not just the front . I need your opinion on this question .
When you buy only 2 tires for a FWD car they put the new tires on the rear wheels to prevent oversteer
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If you have a car with front wheel drive , can you get away with snow tires in the front only ???? The local tire store says you have to the all around not just the front . I need your opinion on this question .
accelerating will be fine but stopping will be a problem. you would hate to loose control because your rear tires aren't getting enough grip during braking. formula dist on river rd in delta has a varity of low cost snow tires for people on a budget.
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somewhat deviating from the original posts but i would highly recommend the hankook ipike tire
i liked them so much on my sprint that i put them on my ranger
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If you have a car with front wheel drive , can you get away with snow tires in the front only ???? The local tire store says you have to the all around not just the front . I need your opinion on this question .
Put four winters on. You're better on bald all-seasons then on only two winters. Here is a great example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdtAm7RsTmE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdtAm7RsTmE) (especially the end where there show what happens with only two). Keep in mind if you have an ABS equipped car, it will be even worse. The reason being, the wheel speed sensors will be giving the ABS system incorrect information when the all-season end of the car locks up. That means that it will pulse the brakes and your stopping distance will be dramatically increased. Again, only two winters will likely be worse than bald all-seasons.
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I am by no means an expert, but I used to run two snow tires on the back of my rear wheel drive ranger during the winter for years. I couldn't even get out of my sub division using my all seasons but easily managed snow with the winters. I couldn't stop at all with my all seasons and stopped very well with my winter tires on.
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Put four winters on. You're better on bald all-seasons then on only two winters. Here is a great example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdtAm7RsTmE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdtAm7RsTmE) (especially the end where there show what happens with only two). Keep in mind if you have an ABS equipped car, it will be even worse. The reason being, the wheel speed sensors will be giving the ABS system incorrect information when the all-season end of the car locks up. That means that it will pulse the brakes and your stopping distance will be dramatically increased. Again, only two winters will likely be worse than bald all-seasons.
Find that hard/impossible to believe. You wouldn't be able to move, literally, with bald (well worn out) all season tires in snow. I ran snow tires in the front and all seasons (near new) in the back of a civic and it worked just fine assuming you drove carefully and responsibly. Having said that, all four tires is optimum and highly recommended. Some cars may do better with mismatched tires than others, and there are many variables that will determine that.
You might actually have a hard time finding a reputable tire dealer that will sell you only two tires. Many claim to have a "winter tire policy" where they are not allowed to sell you only two tires due to safety reasons. Not sure if there is a bylaw of some sort for that.
Also do your research before buying winter tires especially, as many have pretty poor wet and dry traction, which is 90% of our winter driving. If you can take transit on the snowy days, stick with your all seasons, assuming they are good quality. If you know you'll be heading into higher elevations and definitely require winter tires, spend the extra $$ and get something from Michelin, Bridgestone or go all out and get Nokians.
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I am by no means an expert, but I used to run two snow tires on the back of my rear wheel drive ranger during the winter for years. I couldn't even get out of my sub division using my all seasons but easily managed snow with the winters. I couldn't stop at all with my all seasons and stopped very well with my winter tires on.
I might try that with my Mazda 2300. I've got chains and even a good jack in the truck, to lift it to put them on. I always use to drive my old rear wheel drive vehicles with snow or winter tread tires on the back. Radials all season on the front.
Other than that I have a 2008 Subaru Forrester with snow tires for bad winter driving.
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Been hunting in the Mountains for Weeks! Put the super aggressive (snow/ice rated) grabbers on the new 4x4 as soon as I started climbing the hills. Nice to have them in place when the snow did hit. BTW, she climbs tough hills with the snow on them like it wasn't even there! Sweet! ;D
Cheers,
Nog
what brand and model are your tires?
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Installing two winter tires on the front (ie: FWD cars) is a bad idea, just like putting chains on the front tires alone. Having a lot more traction in the front can lead to swapping ends. Two winter tires in the back of a RWD is going to be better than 4 all seasons and not as good as 4 winters. No danger of putting two winter tires on the back of a RWD car or truck.
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You would think it safe now that all tires are basicaly radial tires. I always liked the big traction on the back, with the smoothness that the all season radials provided in the steering component. This was also for travelling longer distances. If it would of been lot's of local trips big boots.
Anyway some tireshark will always tell you that your life insurance is null and void for screwing around with your tires.
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Again, only two winters will likely be worse than bald all-seasons.
Find that hard/impossible to believe. You wouldn't be able to move, literally, with bald (well worn out) all season tires in snow.
I probably should have qualified that. My point is that with crappy all-seasons you won't be able to get around well in the snow, if at all, but you're still better off than the adverse handling conditions that will be caused by having only two winter tires. Watch the video. When you have two drastically different coefficients of grip you have an unsafe vehicle and it's made worse in a vehicle that has ABS. At least with bald all-seasons, you have consistently crappy grip.
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Makes me wonder what chains on the back tires will do to the ABS system.
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Makes me wonder what chains on the back tires will do to the ABS system.
Providing it's RWD (not AWD - otherwise it will reek havoc with traction control) it will be fine for getting the car going, but braking would be negatively impacted as a result of the difference in grip between the front and rear axles.
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If you have a car with front wheel drive , can you get away with snow tires in the front only ???? The local tire store says you have to the all around not just the front . I need your opinion on this question .
Talk to a tire shop. When I was having my snows installed this weekend the front desk guy showed a customer a Nokian all weather tire (has a winter rating) and said he would install 2 on the front with the exisitng all seasons on the back. I have yet to see a winter tire that is not required to be installed in 4 otherwise.
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I put snow tires on a few weeks ago, mainly because my All Seasons are basically bald. The rims and tires are in the back box of my truck for added weight.
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I bought an extra set of wheels for her car, the winter I use 16" wheels instead of the 17" summers.
The winter tire is narrower and has more side wall for cushion in bad pot holes.
Now I change them out myself and the expensive summer tires will last much longer.
and for the people that think they have "true 4x4" hate to say it, but its not true 4x4.
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with snows narrower is better. Wider tires have less pressure per surface area which means less grip on ice and snow.
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what brand and model are your tires?
These: (http://1010tires.com/Images/tires/BFGoodrich/bfgoodrich-allterrain-ta-ko-large.jpg)
BF Goodrich's All Terrain TA K0's in 245/75/R16.
Has the Mountain and Snow symbol on them, and VERY much lives up to that!
Heavier sidewalls than most as well, and those lugs REALLY clear the snow & mud!
They work well in the "grease" we refer to as snow on The Rock. ;D
Cheers,
Nog
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nokians all the way, i live in the mountains and will never use anything else ever again in the snow, they are a dream, i drive a ford escape....holmes*
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Agreed with the skinnier tire comment.
I run 215-45-17 in the spring, summer and fall and 205-50-16 in the winter.
I ALWAYS run all four winter tires. Makes no sense to me why people don't spend the extra money and do all four at the same time. Your tires are being used 100% of the time, why would you skimp out there of all places?
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I bought an extra set of wheels for her car, the winter I use 16" wheels instead of the 17" summers.
The winter tire is narrower and has more side wall for cushion in bad pot holes.
Now I change them out myself and the expensive summer tires will last much longer.
and for the people that think they have "true 4x4" hate to say it, but its not true 4x4.
not unless your locked front and back
but then have fun on pavement
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not unless your locked front and back
but then have fun on pavement
a locked rear isn't bad, but locked front, thats a whole other kettle of fish.
As for BFG all terrains, good on gravel and light rock, hard wearing, bad in thick mud, pretty good when new in snow, hard wearing but once they wear down a bit they loose a fair bit of wet road traction. Only decent on ice when worn down a bit (~60%). Tough tire.
Skinny tires almost always outperform wide tires, narrow works best in snow, mud especially. Tire cuts through the slop to get down to harder ground, also, doesn't hydroplane on slush. I ran 31x10.5s on a 4500lbs truck which was too wide for that weight of truck, I run the same tire on a 6000lbs truck and it works better. Would run a 235/85r16 if I had the cash to lay out for new tires.
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X2 on the Nokians.....after switching to them last winter I will never again buy anything else!....mind you it also helps that the missus works for Kal tires corporate office and the Nokians are what they ask all their employees to get as they say they want only the best for their employees.....not to mention the extremely good discount we get with her job!! ;D
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I'm running Yokohama Geolander A/T-S 235/75/R15 on my Delica. They seem to get me anywhere I need to go. I've been fishing and snowboarding for over 20 years and I've never had to throw chains on. Not saying there were times I should have. :o
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Agreed with the skinnier tire comment.
I run 215-45-17 in the spring, summer and fall and 205-50-16 in the winter.
I ALWAYS run all four winter tires. Makes no sense to me why people don't spend the extra money and do all four at the same time. Your tires are being used 100% of the time, why would you skimp out there of all places?
you agree but yet your winter tires are wider?
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you agree but yet your winter tires are wider?
How is that?
205mm < 215mm......no?
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you agree but yet your winter tires are wider?
205s are narrower than 215s