01-09-2014, 04:15 PM | #1 |
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Enjoying a blizzard up here in ski country! Part of that enjoyment has to do with the fact that the Nokian Hakkapeliittas I am running on my '11 X5 50i (Dinan Stage 2) are far and away the best snow tires I have ever run, and I have been in ski country for decades. Absolutely awesome!
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01-09-2014, 07:58 PM | #2 |
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Hear that PC is getting a good dump. I have the new Hakkas R2 on my 2012 X5M and on my Christmast drive to PC I had a chance to test them out. I am very pleased so far but I am looking to finally test them here in the PNW with the recent snow. The X5 is a really good snow car.
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01-09-2014, 11:38 PM | #3 |
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Where did you guys get these from? I'm assuming you stuck with the staggered setup?
New wheels or just swapping tires? How bad is it really to just swap tires instead of having two wheel tire sets? The summers these MSports come with are not cutting it. Granted blah blah we bought them with it - however, it's insane that BMW doesn't do something logical like pair at least all seasons with the cold weather package. Anyway, tia for a response about these Hakkas.
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01-09-2014, 11:50 PM | #4 |
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Hakka are run square 275/40 I have replica 20x9.5/20x10.5 for the diesel and they fit ok but on an 11" rim they look stretched out a bit too much for my liking. Hands down the best winter tire you can buy.
This is a typical city road where I live
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01-10-2014, 12:02 AM | #5 |
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crazy... studs are illegal in Illinois but I believe the R2s are stud less
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01-10-2014, 12:53 AM | #6 |
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^ R2s are studless, however i do have to be honest, while i don't have first hand experience with them, a couple of my close friends switched to R2s on their cars this winter, and they actually dislike it. It is a bit too hard so it is better in the dry but less traction when in deep snow or ice. They had blizzacks WS70 and DMV1 before they made the switch and both regretted it. This is really surprising to me as I think the hakkas should be better, maybe hakkas make better studded tires than the rest. I would probably choose the hakka 8 when it comes out as my next set of winters
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01-10-2014, 12:35 PM | #7 |
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Can't find them anywhere in the US.
Only 315 winters I can find are the Pirellis. Any thoughts on my question about switching tires back and forth on existing wheels vs a whole new wheel/tire set for winter?
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Yes, no 315's i have found but the pirelli's. They have a version that can be studded, which is a good thing. |
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As for swapping, i know lots of people that does it and they are fine with it, but yes it isn't very good for the tires, however it weren't cause a huge problem. Quote:
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01-10-2014, 09:59 PM | #10 |
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Nokian has a dealer network on their website. Punch in your zip and find your closest one and talk to them. They are also available online from a couple internet dealers.
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01-10-2014, 11:19 PM | #11 |
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Got my tires online. They are 255 x 50 x 19. I would not go any wider, but to each his own. The tests on the R2 are very good as say my friends in Norway who has driven a season on them. I had Dunlops and Blizzaks on my old X5 and I liked them as well. I will see some snow within the next couple of weeks and will report back.
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01-11-2014, 03:28 AM | #12 |
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In Sylvan we have had about 4 "worst snowfalls of the year" that range from 6-8" in 24hrs....not to mention Sylvan Lake, RedDeer, Edmonton and to a lesser extent with the recent warm weather Calgary all have side streets and residential streets that still look like the picture I took I heard they estimate another 30days if no more snow falls until residential streets are cleared in Calgary.
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On a side note I got my catless down pipes on and you can sure hear the turbos whistle now, but with the Eisenmann exhaust it might be a little loud....
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