All seasons or winter tires?

[mbutler04]

Hey Guys,

I've long been a fan of the site, but this is my first post so hopefully I don't eff it up!

I stumbled across this Canadian review of some winter tires on an Ecoboost. It's a great review and I was super impressed with the performance of these tires. I live in Wisconsin so I had to be sure my future Stang will be able to truly be my DD and I think this answers it!

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[Drew]

Today I went and picked up some Hankook Ventus S1 Noble 2's. Same size as stock, and removed the Pirelli's. Feeling the rubber, it's clear they're more at home in the colder temperatures. Definitely a bit stickier, although I've not driven them enough to know how they're going to compare.

That said, I've already noticed one thing they do differently than the Pirelli's that I really like. I live on a gravel road, about .3 mi worth. With the Pirelli's, as I drive down the gravel road, I get a LOT of gravel being kicked up on the under side of the car. I've been going extra slow down the road to try and minimize this behavior. On the way home with the new tires, I got ZERO of this happening. The tires didn't kick up anything at all, it was nice and quiet on the way up the gravel.

I'm hoping this stays after I get some miles on the tires and wear off the release agent. Of course, they're really slippery still, but they're brand new, so I expected that. Once I get a few hundred miles on them, I'll report back.

Hey souprmage, I'm taking delivery of a new GTPP soon and am looking to replace the stock Pirellis right away as I live in Nebraska and the summer tires just won't work well for me. How have the Hancooks worked out for you so far?

 

[CM581978]

Is it cheaper to just keep switching the pp wheels between summer and winter tires? Id just be worried how the car would look on a cheap winter setup.

 

[Asharus]

if i was to do a winter/summer setup i would buy an extra set of PP or the 20" foundry wheels and use them as summers, and put winters on the PP wheels.

 

[souprmage]

For me it's less about cheaper or more expensive. The PP wheels, while I like the look of them, are not light. I'd prefer getting a lighter set for my summer tires, and leave the PP wheels for winter use.

It makes little sense of going through the effort to add a CAI/tune, and new springs or coil-overs, just to have hefty rotational mass to slow it all down.

 

[ssyellow]

I'm sure its a stretch, but anyone find an 18" wheel that fits over the GT PP brakes? 19" winter tires get pricy quick, not that 18" is really any better.

 

[foghat]

I'm sure its a stretch, but anyone find an 18" wheel that fits over the GT PP brakes? 19" winter tires get pricy quick, not that 18" is really any better.

I don't think there are any 18's that will fit. Not all 19's fit...

 

[RubyRed15]

I think the Forgestar CF5 and the HRE FF15 fit in 18" but you'd have to be a mental patient to use either of those as winter wheels.

 

[ssyellow]

I think the Forgestar CF5 and the HRE FF15 fit in 18" but you'd have to be a mental patient to use either of those as winter wheels.

Haha, quite true. I believe theres some rep wheels from American Muscle that work. Either that or I'll be using the stockers for winter duty if I decide to.

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