[Main 95 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos what size do you run on the 9000? Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Snowmobile [Email] (#686) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Snowmobile) on Tue, 13 Jan 2015 09:44:07 In Reply to: We talked about this before, Mike Johnson, Sun, 11 Jan 2015 07:15:59 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

are they 195 width? 185? Like Boris, I think you could probably get away with 195 on the right rims for the 9-5. 185, I dunno. What is the difference in weight? To be honest, I did not see much change going from 215 to 205, so I wonder how much better going to 195 will be. One downside to a narrow profile will be on clear roads, especially highways. What makes sense depends how much of each you do.

Graspics don't seem to have a very open tread pattern. I could certainly see that clogging more and feeling more floaty. The Hakka R (on our 9-5) seems too optimized for low rolling resistance (vs clearing ability). It is a decent highway tire, but not as grippy in bad conditions as the numbered Hakkas. It is however just as progressive, which is nice. Some tires (eg Blizzack) are not as progressive in their loss of grip. R2 looks like a better tread pattern plus it has grit in the rubber. Reports I've heard have all been positive. If you can run studs, I would look at the hakka 8. If you wanted cheaper, I would look at the clones of the hakka 5 from General, Cooper, Pirelli, etc (or the real thing from Nordman - Nokian's cheaper brand). Running this sort of tire without studs may be better than running something that doesn't clear as well. We can't use studs, and though those tires are better with studs, they do well without them also. Well, at least on the c900's. We've only had Hakka R and Michelins on the 9-5. Neither were that great in snow.

• Can I run narrower winter tires on Aero ?, Mike Johnson, Sat, 10 Jan 2015 06:35:42
  • I think 195-60-16 would be fine, Boris Bubbanov, Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:32:08
  • My Experience on my 2000 9-5 Aero, Herb Hirsch , Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:25:04
  • sure, AeroEd, Sun, 11 Jan 2015 13:38:09
  • what brand of tires/model?, Snowmobile , Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:47:19
    • We talked about this before, Mike Johnson, Sun, 11 Jan 2015 07:15:59
      • what size do you run on the 9000?, Snowmobile , Tue, 13 Jan 2015 09:44:07 <-- Viewing This Message
        • Thanks for the photos., Mike Johnson, Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:41:35
          • Re: Thanks for the photos., Snowmobile , Tue, 13 Jan 2015 17:57:51
        • Hakka 2 vs R2 image comparison..., Snowmobile , Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:14:04
        • more pics, Snowmobile , Tue, 13 Jan 2015 09:57:45
  • Re: Can I run narrower winter tires on Aero ?, Slug , Sat, 10 Jan 2015 09:44:24
  • I plan to run 205/65R16 next winter, MI-Roger , Sat, 10 Jan 2015 08:13:03
  • Re: Can I run narrower winter tires on Aero ?, Mark in Marine (MN), Sat, 10 Jan 2015 07:10:59
  • Re: Can I run narrower winter tires on Aero ?, beaacon , Sat, 10 Jan 2015 06:42:56

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