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Old 11-30-2013, 10:52 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by headlikeahole View Post
Hankook Ipike 409. They wont be as nice on dry roads but theyll do the trick on snow/ice. I believe they are the same or close to the altimax that were mentioned above.
No they won't. Both Ipikes/Altimaxes are not up to snuff on ice.
Ipikes, are a blatant copy of a tread design of Nokian Hakka RSI. The latter was discontinued years ago, replaced with Hakka R, which has been also discontinued and replaced by Hakka R2. Tread design gets them something in snow, but the ice grip is easier to steal.


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Originally Posted by track junkie View Post
This is more winter tire than you will likely need.


I would disagree. Any additional grip on ice is welcome. About .1g current top winter studless tires generate (on acceleration) isn't enough, but it's still better than ~.05g of performance winters or altimaxes, and 0.02g of A/S tires.

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