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I was able to test both in one storm. Posted by Schu (more from Schu) on Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:20:29

In Reply to: Better snow bite with narrower tires or myth?, 91Aero.jr, Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:22:32 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I had Gislaved Nordfrost II tires on 205/55/16 and 185/65/15 for two of my Saabs. One snowy day I swapped out the 185/55/16 and put on the 205/55/16 tires. The difference?
When the snow was deep the skinnier ones were definitely better, especially when it came to steering when the speed got higher. When the snow was not deep and the roads were just slippery, the 205/55/16 had more grip. There was a little more wear on the skinnier ones but I do not think that was the complete story.
What I took away from this? When it came to my next set of snow tires I went with skinny ones again because I do lots of highway travel and DO NOT LIKE hitting deep snow on the highway. Can you say "spinout"?
Now that I moved and I do mostly back roads and they plow well, I will go 205/55/16 next time. Any wider would just be weird.
Bill

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Better snow bite with narrower tires or myth?, 91Aero.jr, Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:22:32
- My opinion - Go with the 195's......., MI-Roger , Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:27:22
  - Good idea, Schu, Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:04:03
- Re: What kind of snow do you get?, JimBlake , Wed, 19 Oct 2005 08:14:17
  - narrow tires have same area contact patch, Aero'ed, Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:21:38
    - Re: narrow tires have same area contact patch, TML , Wed, 19 Oct 2005 22:00:33
      - Re: narrow tires have same area contact patch, AdamB , Thu, 20 Oct 2005 06:10:11
        Re: narrow tires have same area contact patch, TML , Fri, 21 Oct 2005 06:22:12
        I'm no tire engineer..., Aero'ed, Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:04:10
    - upon further review, Aero'ed, Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:33:23
      - I agree with you Aero'ed, AdamB , Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:56:00
        Re: I agree with you Aero'ed, JimBlake , Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:03:26
        Yep, Schu, Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:18:25
        I think the shape of the contact patch, NickR, Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:47:59
        Woah way too technical for me..., turrbo , Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:25:59
- I was able to test both in one storm., Schu, Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:20:29 <-- Viewing This Message
- I'm sure its better but how much do you need?, NickR, Wed, 19 Oct 2005 04:57:20
  - That's my size, ChuckD , Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:05:47
- What about non studded 'ice' tires ? I have >>>, BobD, Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:55:32
  - Read my other post, Schu, Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:23:32
- DEFINATELY go NARROW!, mdj, Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:28:20
- Try to catch some winter rally racing, ChuckD , Tue, 18 Oct 2005 17:02:59
  - I think the 12352345 studs help with grip on crap roads, matt 94 aero, Tue, 18 Oct 2005 22:16:17
    - Re: I think the 12352345 studs help with grip on crap r, jp, Wed, 19 Oct 2005 08:29:25
- Not a myth..., turrbo , Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:32:56
  - If snow, go with the narrow ones. n/m, Mike in Anchorage, Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:16:33

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