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Q: Winter tires - studded

I'm planning to get a set of STUDDED winter tires for my Corolla (for Colorado.) I've done a lot of research a while ago about all the different winter tire brands, performance comparisons, etc., and I learned for example that the Nokia Hakka's are considered top-of-the-line. In fact, I used to have a set of non-studded Hakka's in the past, and was very happy with them (although you have to pay more extra for quality.) As I mentioned, I now want to get a set of STUDDED tires - for added safety. My question: with studded tires, is brand still as important? (it seems to me that things like tread pattern, rubber compound, etc, would be a bit less important with studded tires, but I may be wrong.) If so, I'd be glad to hear some recommendations/opinions.

cheers

-Bubba

Reply to
Bubba Bubbs
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Stick to Nokian.

Reply to
Neil Nelson

I'd be aware that studded tires are illegal in some locales' so you may run into problems if you take a trip.

Brian

Reply to
Brian

I don't know of any exception [which doesn't mean there aren't any] to the rule that if the tires are legal in your home state of registration, they are legal anywhere else. The Florida cop may give you strange looks, but pretty sure they can't do anything much like Kalifornia can't do an emissions check on out of state cars owned by out of state owners...at least not yet.

Approximately 10/14/03 08:43, Brian uttered for posterity:

Reply to
Lon Stowell

From California's DMV site:

Protuberances on Tires: Exceptions

27454. No tire on any vehicle upon any highway shall have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, ridge, bead, or any other protuberance of metal or wood that projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire.

(Followed by several exceptions to the rule.)

To me it's clear that rules like this apply to all vehicles, whether licensed in or out-of-state. It's like seatbelt rules, window tinting, or radar detector rules.

Reply to
Ignasi Palou-Rivera

Approximately 10/14/03 13:24, Ignasi Palou-Rivera uttered for posterity:

It isn't that clear. If you drive into Kalifornia as a citizen of another state, and you have studded tires that are legal in that other state, you can drive in Kalifornia on them. Has something to do with Kalifornia still being just another state in the union and not the ruler of the universe yet. They can't make you change your tires or legal equipment just to drive through the state.

Reply to
Lon Stowell

Seemed pretty clear to me. Can you find your exception in the law somewhere?

While we're on the topic of studded tires, here's some added info...

Most states with any snow allow you to run them certain months out of the year. Metal studs do tear up the road, so that's why they're not legal everywhere all the time.

Studded tires are superior on ice, but worse on dry or wet roads because the rubber is making less contact with the road when the stud is sticking out... And when the stud wears down to the rubber it's not really going to be doing anything on ice...

Places you need them are rare in this country, but there certainly are some. Snow tires generally get you really good snow/wet/ice traction, but I can certainly understand that for some areas that's just not enough...

Reply to
Bob Hetzel

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