Driving on snow & ice with stock tires

bkiehn · 01-30-2008, 12:31 AM

Hello,

I have had my 07 hybrid for about 4 months now and I love it. I am going to be going to Colorado in a week and was wondering what people's experience is with driving in ice and snow with the stock low rolling resistance tires. Since it is just for a vacation, I can't justify snow tires or chains or anything, but was curious as to what to expect. Thanks for any input.

P.S. - I just installed a new system, so I will get pictures up pretty soon. I put a JL Audio 10" sub in a custom box in the trunk, replaced the front speakers with a pair of Focal 165KF's and got a JBL GTO754II amp to power it all. They took out the rear speakers to let the bass in since there is the battery pack in the way of the sound, and they custom molded the tweeters into the A pillar for better staging. It sounds amazing, and in case anyone was wondering, no I have noticed any difference in gas mileage.

immortalsoul · 01-30-2008, 12:35 AM

stock tires on ice ftl......

GoHuskies · 01-30-2008, 12:36 PM

Never noticed anything worse about this car than any other small FWD car on snow.

Bandit03 · 01-30-2008, 01:06 PM

stock tires on my si absolutley blow ... i have to turn off the vsa just to get moving

pks17 · 02-03-2008, 08:47 PM

Tire rack rates our (dunlopsp31) tires pretty horrible. However in the dry they are supposed to be decent.
If you have these tires you should think about investing in a set of dedicated snow tires .

gregk · 02-03-2008, 11:08 PM

while its not worth swapping for just a week. i got snow tires for the first itme in my life this year and with the few times i've had them in snow and ice, they are really awesome. It puts the fun back into driving in crappy weather.

spinner · 03-18-2008, 12:31 AM

No complaints from me. The stock tires do reasonably well. In fact, I can climb slippery hills with the tires and the CVT. Driving in serious Winter conditions isn't supposed to be fun.

wrxsti03 · 04-19-2008, 09:50 PM

They bl@w... be careful in the corners... the only thing they have going for them is they are skinny cut through the snow, but have no traction.

***Tang841*** · 04-21-2008, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrxsti03

but have no traction.

exactly.... *driftttttt*

SuperJay · 04-21-2008, 12:35 PM

My brigestones worked pretty well last winter, but the roads had been cindered, so that made it easier. I did, however notice that the front left caliper liked to freeze up overnighjt.

Adlh29 · 04-21-2008, 02:27 PM

It's more like "Trying to Drive on Snow and Ice With Stock Tires"

01-30-2008, 12:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
bkiehn Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Driving on snow & ice with stock tires Hello, I have had my 07 hybrid for about 4 months now and I love it. I am going to be going to Colorado in a week and was wondering what people's experience is with driving in ice and snow with the stock low rolling resistance tires. Since it is just for a vacation, I can't justify snow tires or chains or anything, but was curious as to what to expect. Thanks for any input. P.S. - I just installed a new system, so I will get pictures up pretty soon. I put a JL Audio 10" sub in a custom box in the trunk, replaced the front speakers with a pair of Focal 165KF's and got a JBL GTO754II amp to power it all. They took out the rear speakers to let the bass in since there is the battery pack in the way of the sound, and they custom molded the tweeters into the A pillar for better staging. It sounds amazing, and in case anyone was wondering, no I have noticed any difference in gas mileage.

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GoHuskies Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: CT Posts: 635 NE hypermiler iTrader: 1 / 100%	Never noticed anything worse about this car than any other small FWD car on snow.

01-30-2008, 01:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bandit03 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Windsor, CT Age: 20 Posts: 1,076 Chris iTrader: 1 / 100%	stock tires on my si absolutley blow ... i have to turn off the vsa just to get moving

02-03-2008, 08:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
pks17 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 464 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Tire rack rates our (dunlopsp31) tires pretty horrible. However in the dry they are supposed to be decent. If you have these tires you should think about investing in a set of dedicated snow tires .

02-03-2008, 11:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
gregk Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 266 Greg iTrader: 0 / 0%	while its not worth swapping for just a week. i got snow tires for the first itme in my life this year and with the few times i've had them in snow and ice, they are really awesome. It puts the fun back into driving in crappy weather.

03-18-2008, 12:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
spinner Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 67 iTrader: 0 / 0%	No complaints from me. The stock tires do reasonably well. In fact, I can climb slippery hills with the tires and the CVT. Driving in serious Winter conditions isn't supposed to be fun.

04-19-2008, 09:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
wrxsti03 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NH Posts: 101 Jim iTrader: 3 / 100%	They bl@w... be careful in the corners... the only thing they have going for them is they are skinny cut through the snow, but have no traction.

04-21-2008, 12:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
SuperJay Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 51 Jay Kent iTrader: 0 / 0%	My brigestones worked pretty well last winter, but the roads had been cindered, so that made it easier. I did, however notice that the front left caliper liked to freeze up overnighjt.

04-21-2008, 02:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
Adlh29 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 709 Adam iTrader: 6 / 100%	It's more like "Trying to Drive on Snow and Ice With Stock Tires"