09-13-2014, 07:03 PM | #1 |
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Winter tire time! What to choose?
I need a set of new winter tires. I will be running them on my 298M 19" wheels. I previously had the Vredestein Wintrac Extreme SUV on my former X5 now on my X6M. They were good tires and were rated V. I felt they were a little weak on lateral grip. They are at the end of life and need new winters. I was looking at the Hakka R2 SUV (non -studded) and was wondering how these perform compared to the Wintracs. Hakka's are only R rated, other option may be Pirelli Ice & snow. Wintrac were great, quiet but as most winters wore quickly. At the end they were useless on slushy roads and hard pack.
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09-13-2014, 10:04 PM | #2 |
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Hakka R's are great, wear like iron and are great snow and ice tires, but are a little mushy when pushed. Pirelli snows suck. Winter performance tires don't exist. Go for maximum traction or maximum performance but don't expect both in the same tire.
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I have run the Pirelli tires for the last two winters with no issues. I run the stock tire sizes on the X5M. Performance wise, they have done very well. We don't get the massive 20" snow falls here but we did have a few 8-10 inch snows and the tires did great.
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Continental DWS handled winter snow and ice here in MN just fine. Good all around tire. X5 is an SUV, not a sports car.
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09-18-2014, 06:21 PM | #5 |
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I am looking for dedicated snow tires.
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Last winter I ran Haaka R2 non studded run flats and I was ver happy with them. Previous X5 snow tires had been Dunlop Grandtrek and Blizzaks. The Dunlop were not as noisy as the others, but had a bit less grip. Certainly recommend dedicated snow tires if you live in snow country. My experience with all season tires were pretty good when I lived in the Seattle, WA area and travelled extensively across the major passes. I believe the Continentals DWS to be a really good tire.
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09-21-2014, 08:00 AM | #7 |
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I run Conti DWS on the X5M in the summer, and have Nokian Hakka R2 on 19" 298M for winter. I previously had Pirelli Scorpion Winters but the non studded Hakkas are better. If you want to run studded tires (I have them on my Ram 1500) the Hankook i*Pikes are a good choice and are made in the proper size for the 298M wheels.
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09-22-2014, 08:14 AM | #9 |
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I decided to go with the Hakka SUV R2. I hope they are as good as everyone says I was a little apprehensive with the "R" rating as opposed to the Vreds "V" rating.
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