# Good winter tires? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [October 21, 2009, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752 "2009-10-21T09:56:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tricia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tricia/32/6426_2.png) [@Tricia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tricia)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/1 "2009-10-21T09:56:19Z")
I am gonna be getting new tires within the next cpl wks, any suggestions? Oh and is it better to get studded tires? Thanks:hugAlso is it better to get directional tires for the winter or does it not matter? ---
**Author:** ![kdubs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kdubs/32/6562_2.png) [@kdubs](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kdubs)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/2 "2009-10-21T09:58:12Z")
blizzaks… ---
**Author:** ![Cliff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b38774/32.png) [@Cliff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cliff)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/3 "2009-10-21T10:03:19Z")
Most shops say with FWD you need to get all 4 tires studded. AWD all 4… rwd just the rear 2. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/4 "2009-10-21T10:04:37Z")
Blizzak’s, Hakkapelliitas. don’t get studded. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/5 "2009-10-21T10:05:12Z")
> [@finally got a new car...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-a-new-car/24734/14): > > Most shops say with FWD you need to get all 4 tires studded. AWD all 4… rwd just the rear 2. Most shops are retarded, like studded winter tires unless you’re ice racing. ---
**Author:** ![kdubs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kdubs/32/6562_2.png) [@kdubs](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kdubs)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/6 "2009-10-21T10:06:43Z")
you def do not need studded up here… ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/7 "2009-10-21T10:08:09Z")
I’m going to be getting a set of Dunlop Winter Sport 3D soon I think. Hakkepelitas are some of the best, but also some of the most expensive. ---
**Author:** ![Tricia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tricia/32/6426_2.png) [@Tricia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tricia)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/8 "2009-10-21T10:15:15Z")
Last year we had a lot of ice though, and my car slid bad even with winter tires, thats why I was considering studding them just cause I would get better traction if this winter is like or worse than last years. Ugh Im not looking forward to winter ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/9 "2009-10-21T10:15:40Z")
Blizzaks. ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/10 "2009-10-21T10:25:03Z")
I’ve got studded general altimax arctics which I actually like better than the blizzaks I previously had. The tread seems to be holding up better and they are cheaper. Personally I like the studs a lot for driving mountainous vermont snow covered roads all winter where there will still be a hard packed layer of ice/snow on the road several days after a storm. Probably would not have gone with the studs if I didn’t drive up there all the time and stayed more local with my driving as they are noisy as fuck. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/11 "2009-10-21T10:29:31Z")
Not to mention I think studded snows are downright dangerous in dry conditions. ---
**Author:** ![AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd_is_the_best/32/6342_2.png) [@AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AMD_IS_THE_BEST)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/12 "2009-10-21T10:32:52Z")
NOKIAN HAKKAPELITTA! Serious! ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/13 "2009-10-21T11:03:22Z")
Remember winter tires become useless once they are halfway worn and the soft winter compound wears off… I have Blizzak WS-50’s. No complaints. ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/14 "2009-10-21T11:24:05Z")
[www.tirerack.com](http://www.tirerack.com) check for reviews, that’s always helpful ---
**Author:** ![RTrac1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rtrac1/32/6312_2.png) [@RTrac1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RTrac1)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/15 "2009-10-21T11:53:25Z")
blizzaks ---
**Author:** ![FTWmotherfucker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FTWmotherfucker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FTWmotherfucker)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/16 "2009-10-21T12:09:31Z")
> [@Un Haired](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/un-haired/24731/17): > > blizzaks… [/end thread] ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/17 "2009-10-21T15:01:35Z")
Blizzaks… As long as you dont drive like a jackass you should only need the front tires… If you want to feel real safe get a set for the rear to. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/18 "2009-10-21T15:20:57Z")
She’s a girl, she is going to need 4 of them. ---
**Author:** ![dc2nick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dc2nick/32/6289_2.png) [@dc2nick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dc2nick)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/19 "2009-10-21T16:39:42Z")
HEY! Come see me god damnit! I Sell The MOST Tires at the LOWEST Prices around! I got Major Name Brands some sets u need 4, some u only need 2. Stop in and see me. Mavis Tire 3434 State St Schenectady NY 12304 ---
**Author:** ![Mark355](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mark355/32/6528_2.png) [@Mark355](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mark355)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752/20 "2009-10-21T16:41:45Z")
Nick, what’s the cheapest you can let go a set of Blizzak WS60s in stock AP1 sizes? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-tires/247752.md?page=2)