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Jun 15, 2010 | 09:02 PM

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ratwals

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Stick with the dedicated winter tires, it's hard to find a set of all-seasons that will perform well in all conditions. And if you do, they are most likely going to cost as much if not more than dedicated summer and winter tires.

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Jun 16, 2010 | 02:05 AM

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from the time I have owned my car I have ran one set of tires all year around. some have been summer only tires some all season. this is what I know i took the stock advans in 3 inches of snow and on ice at speeds above what alot would do with winter tires. i have ran all season tire in the summer on a hot day and found them not to stick to well to the road but give you a good warning before letting go. the one thing I can tell you is no matter what tire you run,,,,, make sure it has good tread on it, i mean dont run it till all the tread is gone just to get you money out of it. if the wear bars are showing on the tire or the inside edge wears down REPLACE IT. I cant stress enough when a tire looses its tread it is no good at any weather condition.

No. You didn't go faster with your advans in snow and ice than anyone did with dedicated winter tires. That's the biggest nonsense ever. Or if you did and got to live and tell the tale, you put many innocent people in danger. And if you went to a closed/off road somewhere, where noone is around, you were acting just plain stupid. Any decent car can be faster with dedicated winter tires than you can on summers, evo or not. And even if it can't be faster, they can control the car better than you can and they can STOP which you can't.

I agree with the part of tread that needs to still be there.

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Jun 16, 2010 | 02:16 AM

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Summer tire compounds should NEVER be used in snow/ice. They simply do not work at those temperatures/conditions.

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Jun 16, 2010 | 06:03 AM

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^+1 The first snow my evo saw I tried driving around on the advans. They were just plain scary. After a minute or two I decided to turn around. I ordered a second set of wheels with winter tires and havent looked back since. It is a night and day different between the amount of grip with snow tires in the snow and summer tires in the snow. Two sets of tires allows me to have exceptional grip in the summer and the same can be said for the winter. No compromises.

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Jun 17, 2010 | 05:54 PM

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Yeah I took my Evo out on the stock advans when I first got the car in 06. It was only a few inches of snow/slush, but the car definitely couldn't handle it safely. I know snow tires would optimize the performance of my car in the snow, and it seems like most people on the board who need to deal with winter conditions use dedicated winter tires. I'm leaning towards sticking with those.

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Jun 17, 2010 | 06:20 PM

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I ran the falken ziex 912(all season) this past winter they were not that great in the snow at all. It was very slippery and It was hard to control. I'm gonna get me a set of winter tires this year so If I were you I'll keep your winter tires.