Good EV snow tires?

[Auer]

OEM's are likely fine for places with no snow, But I have doubts about their stopping power in snow and below freezing.

Only "All Weather" tires I can think of are from Nokian and I honestly dont know how good they are.

https://na.nokiantyres.com/tips/cho...tween-all-season-tires-and-all-weather-tires/

Dedicated winter tires are obviously the most pragmatic choice if you live in an area with snow and frost.

 

[ack154]

OEM's are likely fine for places with no snow, But I have doubts about their stopping power in snow and below freezing.

Only "All Weather" tires I can think of are from Nokian and I honestly dont know how good they are.

https://na.nokiantyres.com/tips/cho...tween-all-season-tires-and-all-weather-tires/

Dedicated winter tires are obviously the most pragmatic choice if you live in an area with snow and frost.

There are plenty of "all weather" tires out there - not just Nokian. Almost every single manufacturer makes them. You just have the find the 3 peak symbol or figure out how they're labeled wherever you're shopping. Like Tire Rack seems to tag them as Severe Snow Service Rated. And even then, they're still categorized as "all season" tires.

 

[Auer]

There are plenty of "all weather" tires out there - not just Nokian. Almost every single manufacturer makes them. You just have the find the 3 peak symbol or figure out how they're labeled wherever you're shopping. Like Tire Rack seems to tag them as Severe Snow Service Rated. And even then, they're still categorized as "all season" tires.

I preferred not to generalize and went with a known to me manufacturers summary.

 

[AZFox]

I think if you got 235/70R17 or 225/75R17 they all have the same outside diameter so would be a better sub for the OEM size. I don’t need snows in Georgia but plan to replace with 225/75R17 after I wear the OEMs out.

Diameters:
235/65 - 29"
245/65 - 29.5"
235/70 - 30"
225/75 - 30.3"

Visual and data comparison:
https://tiresize.com/comparison/

 

[Rocks]

For the stock steelies, this is about it:

MICHELIN CrossClimate2 245/65R17 107H

 

[AZFox]

For the stock steelies, this is about it:

MICHELIN CrossClimate2 245/65R17 107H

Those are a good All-Season choice, IMHO. They're crowd-pleasers. The look of the chevron tread is fantastic.

The charts above show how many choices...
For the stock size:

• All Season (15)
• All Terrain (43)
• Truck/SUV All Season (39)
• Truck/SUV Summer (1)
• Truck/SUV Winter (7)
• Winter (7)

For the slightly-smaller next-size-down size there are more Winter and All-Season choices:

• All Season (51)
• All Terrain (24)
• Truck/SUV All Season (39)
• Truck/SUV Summer (1)
• Truck/SUV Winter (8)
• Winter (11)
• RunFlat (1)

 

[Auer]

Those are a good All-Season choice, IMHO

We have them on a 24 CRV Hybrid, good tires and ok traction in the snow with AWD, Less so when stopping.

Would not put them on a RWD truck that sees snow.

 

[ack154]

Those are a good All-Season choice, IMHO. They're crowd-pleasers. The look of the chevron tread is fantastic.

I could not be more opposite. I HATE the look of those tires - fully acknowledging that it's a bit odd to hate a tire.

I'm really hoping there will be some 16" wheels that fit so I can downsize to a 225/75/16 for winter.

 

[RevMS]

If I was in the snow and ice belt looking for dedicated winter tires I'd have a short list. The Nokian Hakkapellitta and Bridgestone Blizzak range of tires.

I used to commute 50 miles each way to work in Connecticut and always had a dedicated set of steelies loaded with winter only tires. Over 20 years of driving to that job I had several opportunities to either drive home in attrocious ice conditions or sleep in a conference room ... I never slept in a conference room.

There were times when just driving on a straight and level road with a proper crown on it was impossible for cars with lesser tires and they were piled up against the curb or in the ditch - and I was always able to carefully drive right down the road with those tires like they were sticking to the ice.

They make the Hakka R5 SUV in a 245/65/17

Edit: Also the LT3 ... though I doubt that the Slate would see any benefit from going to a light truck tire.

 

[CorvusCorvax]

Nokian Hakkas are what I'm going to get for snow tires.

 

[AZFox]

I'm really hoping there will be some 16" wheels that fit so I can downsize to a 225/75/16 for winter.

+1

For my purposes that would be ideal, assuming wheels with appropriate bolt pattern, hub bore, and offset are obtainable.

FWIW, a Slate Agent said smaller-than-17" wheels won't fit.

Their answers (to our Great Questions) aren't always accurate and that was a while ago, so there's some hope.

For now I'm staying tuned.

 

[Trace26]

 

[petefromwisconsin]

I have lived in the north (Minnesota, some years in New Jersey and the last 23 years in Wisconsin. For the most part, snow tires went away when the "all-season" radial tires came out. The tread pattern is sometimes called "diagonal block" with the grooves crossing the tire face at a 30 degree angle (or so). These run much quieter than a square block or snow tire. I ran the then new all-season radials on rear wheel drive sedans 35 years ago and in the last 25 years, on front drive sedans. I think for the most part, snow tires are not needed any more, unless maybe you want a mud tire for off road use?

 

[AZFox]

I think for the most part, snow tires are not needed any more, unless maybe you want a mud tire for off road use?

Winter tires do work significantly better in Winter conditions. There are many videos showing that. I picked a short one.

 

[Auer]

I have lived in the north (Minnesota, some years in New Jersey and the last 23 years in Wisconsin. For the most part, snow tires went away when the "all-season" radial tires came out. The tread pattern is sometimes called "diagonal block" with the grooves crossing the tire face at a 30 degree angle (or so). These run much quieter than a square block or snow tire. I ran the then new all-season radials on rear wheel drive sedans 35 years ago and in the last 25 years, on front drive sedans. I think for the most part, snow tires are not needed any more, unless maybe you want a mud tire for off road use?

Winter tires are handy when you need to get around/away from people who dont have them