Winter tires ?
 

Hello everyone I am new here , and would like to ask a question about tires .
I have a stock 86 with the factory aero kit , and I plan to keep it stock . Winter is coming and I am wondoring if I should buy Winter tires . Note that there is no snow where I live it only gets cold and rain sometimes but it still is sunny . So is it worth it to buy Winter tires for the coming Winters ? And if it is then can you recommend a specific one ?

Thanks , and sorry if my english is bad I am not a native speaker .

No snow? No need for winter tires! Enjoy!

Depends on if temperatures drop below 40 Fahrenheit. If so, you should get winter performance tires. You don't need snow tires but the summer tire compound turns into a hockey puck at cold temperatures. Blizzak LM60 is what I use.

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Snow or not makes little difference in choosing to use a winter/snow tire. It's all in the temps. I use General Altimax Arctic tires. They work fine for the 4-5 months of the year I use them. I want to try Blizzak's when it's time for replacement.

Yes it drop's below 40 F , and sometimes it reachs 23 F .
This is my first car , so sorry for the noob questions and keep recommending .

Thanks .

Well I can't afford something pricey . I need a tire that performs well on wet and dry conditions .
Does anyone here know about Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 ? I read mostly positive reviews on it .
So does anyone recommend it ?

General Altimax Artics are the way to go if you want cheap high quality and can perform snow tires

I had those dunlop on my old car, mazda3 sedan , perform very good on a winter months in Columbus ohio. And I Actualy use the tires all year around...with no problem ...did that about 2 years and sold the car .

insane snow traction, had them on my mk6 gti but they were terrible on the highway and in corners and LOUD. i think the generals might be overkill for a Kuwait winter...perfect for the tristate though :party0030:

WTF people, think at least for a minute before advising someone in Kuwait your Midwest/NY Ice and Snow tires.

I would not bother with winter tires in this case, maybe get some decent A/S rubber that will work well in the wet.

The "40F" crossover point is a marketing ploy. Maybe if winter and summer tires had identical thread, then such a winter tire would be better at 40F. In practice winter tires will suck ass in the dry until very low temps, so there's zero reason to compromise dry weather performance by switching based on temps alone.

Question to OP: how do you see ice on the road during your commute. If the answer is never or very rarely, mostly you see those 23Fs in the dry, I would not bother with winter tires. If you see a lot of wet weather in low by above-freezing temps, I'd get some decent A/S tire, cause OEM ones (if you have Michelins) suck in the wet. They are fun, but not entirely safe.

I apologize for my oversight. I'm on mobile and it doesn't show the OP's location, nor did he state it, and I'm not familiar with the local climate in his region.

It was also not clear if he wanted to keep his OEM summers for summer months or if he wanted to replace them completely with all seasons.

If the OP couldn't be bothered to check his local climate requirements himself, I don't know why we are getting blasted for not doing it for him. Our information provided was valid given his query.

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yeah man SO LOUD but hey its only for a few months and if it will keep me alive and safe im Sold lol... i dont go over 65mph with them i lose traction BAD over 70

Kuwait? Nice All Seasons and cautious driving when its well below freezing.

dws?

Continental DWS would be a very good choice.

For Kuwait "winter" I'd fit Michelin Pilot A/S 3 and use them all year round.

Thanks everyone for your feedback , and sorry if I didn't explain well .
Winter in here is 2 to 3 months maximum .
Sometimes it rains a lot and sometimes it may only rain once or twice in these months .
The rest of the year is Summer , Spring and Fall are nonexistent and not noticeable respectively .
So yes I plan to keep my Michelins . But I would like some nice rubber for the Winter .
Keep in mind the roads are dry most of the time but the wether is cold .

Thanks again .

p.s I have never seen snow on my life , but I saw hail and a lot of sandstorms :)

The stock tires aren't very good in the rain but I wouldn't advise buying winter tires if you have never seen snow.

Drive a little slower if it's below freezing or cold and wet for the 6 weeks you might see this.

Yep, that's the way I'd go .... :)

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if you really must, then you can maybe get a decent set of all-seasons during the winter, but you definitely don't need winter tires.

I agree. The latest high performance all season tires are pretty phenomenal.

I have a set of Michelin Pilot A/S Plus on a SAAB Aero and they are great. A friend of mine runs a set on his Corvette in Canada.

The newest Michelin Pilot A/S 3 is getting rave reviews, outperforms some summer tires.

This. I've driven on the summer tires in under 40 degrees before I had a chance to put on my snows and they were fine. Just don't do any high performance driving. Not even worth switching to all seasons in my opinion.

It's been 29-30 °F every morning for a week and summer tires do fine .yes they'll kick out easier but not as bad as winter tires in the summer.

These are the tires i use, they do wonders in the winter time imo.