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ijuanaspearfish t1_iwzrywx wrote

Blizzaks or nokians

No need for studs in tires unless for specific scenarios like unpaved roads and what not.

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Vegetable-Appeal9301 t1_iwzv2mf wrote

Exactly they work better in specific conditions but regular snow tires work better in most normal driving conditions.

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singeworthy t1_ix0j8bz wrote

Second the Nokian All Weather tires, I have been buying them for a long time and they're great in rain, snow, and normal conditions. The most recent model I got was the WRG4, great tires.

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ijuanaspearfish t1_ix0jsal wrote

Ill weather are different from dedicated snows.

Niokian, toyo,Michelin, and others now offer all weather which is better than all season tires, yes, it make no sense.

Michelin climate 2's are fantastic all weather but have a unique tread pattern.

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singeworthy t1_ix0ksch wrote

Very true, I don't buy snow tires because I don't want the hassle/extra expense and I think the all weather works fine. I've been in some bad stuff in my old Mazda 2wd and clearance was the issue, never the tires. If you look at the tread pattern on the WRG4 tires it's certainly unique.

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ijuanaspearfish t1_ix0mu0r wrote

My buddy has the same exact tires on his volvo S60 and he loves them

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SaddenedBKSticks t1_ix20vhg wrote

I was turned off the WRG4 by all of the reports on Reddit and YouTube of them wearing out fast/cracking, even though they were apparently great. I read the performance drops off a cliff once you reach a certain percentage of threadwear(which comes fast due to how soft they are). The general concensous when I researched tires recently is that people loved them, but they wore down faster than the other all-weathers(which already wear faster).

They are also a fairly low rated all weather by consumer reports, because they do poorly in non-winter tests compared to other all-weathers. Other all-weathers like the cross climate 2 and Weatherready were much better all-rounders, with the crossclimate 2 topping the charts. It would probably make more sense to just a winter tire at that point if you are looking at the Nokian WRG4 unless you have money to spend on tires to keep them at their peak performance.

For example, the WRG4 received a 2/5(Fair) for wet braking when new. The crossclimate 2 received a 4/5(Very Good).

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