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Originally Posted by goodhart
I will most likely be running some Firestone Winterforce's this winter on the subie, they seem like a good, cheaper alternative to Blizzaks or Nokians.
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+1 on the Winterforces, I've rocked them on all my winter vehicles for a while now and felt more way more secure in snow then with my AWD Raider with M+S tires.
Up in Duluth 3 years ago we put a set (Winterforce) on a GK Tiburon (with Torsen LSD) and proceeded out during the morning aftermath of a heavy snowfall. We had no trouble plowing though the still 8-10" of snow that was still on the roads. In fact, we had to stop on one of the steeply inclined side streets because there was a 4x4 Explorer blocking the road. The Ford was just stuck spinning its front and rear wheels on the icepack under the snow.
From a dead stop on mostly icepack, with a lowered FWD sports car, we proceeded to drive around him on the unplowed street. I wish I had a camera for the WTF look the driver gave us as we accelerated past him. After that, I've been sold on snow tires. I have used Blizzaks before as well, but honestly cannot say I noticed a difference between them and the much cheaper Winterforce on lighter vehicles such as the Dodge Colt.
I've not yet gotten the chance to try out Nokians, however I did witness a new Golf with Hakkapeliittas drive on the ice racing track after the races were over. It looked very stable at a good rate of speed. Obviously not as fast as with studs, but I was impressed for an all rubber tire.
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