Winter tires?

Nov 12, 2003 2 Replies

I have a Saturn SL2 and live in Manitoba, Canada. I wanted to find some inexpensive snow tires to install. Any recommendations? Can I just install snow tires in the front or do I really need all four done. Thanks


Hi; I'm in NL. My recommendation would be to install four studded snow tires. I have bought Khumos for my Saturn in the past. They are relatively cheap and of reasonable quality. There are, of couse, better tires out there, but the Khumos perform reasonably well is the extreme cold like we have here - decent rubber compound. Personally, I wouldn't install just two winter tires, but I have seen it done.

Also, MB is much flatter than NL so you may not need the studs out there like we do in the east.

Cheers!

Glomis

Wal-Mart is the cheapest, if price is what you are looking for. Canadian Tire is more, but probably better qualified, but I can't make judgment in Manitoba. All 4 is recommended, but depends on how bad your all-seasons are. The problem is the fronts can go bat-out-of-hell, but the rear can't keep up going around corners, so either you have to be quick to compensate for the back end slipping out, or slow down.

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