All Season Tire Help/Recomendations

[T.O.Bullitt]

Get some nice rims and winter tires.
Lots of info and advice on here about that, including plenty of advice about why you shouldn’t settle for “all seasons” (cause they ain’t).
Just do some searches.

E.g.: https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/my-winter-wheel-package.129095/

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[T.O.Bullitt]

I'm in North Bend now.....used to live in Everett a while back. I will most likely take your advice and get a set of Mach base wheels and go from there. I'll be driving it some during the cold season (not near freezing though). Thanks much for your input....I do appreciate it.

Freezing is not the defining point. The usual recommendation is to switch to winters when you can expect temps in your area to regularly get below 7C/45F.
Granted, good all seasons will do better than summer tires, but not by much.
And both are shite in really wintery weather.
All that being said, I’ve gathered that in recent years all seasons have gotten better for winter use, so maybe as you are in Washington you might get by if you’re careful about what you choose, provided you stay off the road when it gets really cold or snowy and you take it easy whenever it’s below 45.
And forget about driving into the mountains.
Question, though, not just for you but for anyone who recoils agains the very idea of winter tires: Why compromise, why not just get high performance winters if you’re going to run two sets of tires anyway?
There’s some great options to choose from, starting with but not limited to Blizzaks, a very highly regarded high performance winter tire.

 

[Atlas1]

I'm in North Bend now.....used to live in Everett a while back. I will most likely take your advice and get a set of Mach base wheels and go from there. I'll be driving it some during the cold season (not near freezing though). Thanks much for your input....I do appreciate it.

Post up pictures of your car when you get a chance!

 

[shogun32]

285/35 and 275/40 will generally fit on 11's. check the specs of the tires you want to use. The smart move is to buy a set of 9 or 9.5" width wheels and put real winters or A/S on them.

 

[ChitownStang]

I just put my ps4s stock setup in storage.
Went with some Continental DWS 06 Plus
275/40R19 all the way around on RTR Tech 7 , 9.5” wide wheels.
I’ve put about 75 miles in them this weekend in 40-50’s degree weather.
I’m very impressed so far.
Well composed, lots of grip.

 

[K4fxd]

I’m very impressed so far.
Well composed, lots of grip.

You can say that about any name brand UHP A/S tire.

Dedicated winter tires are unneeded unless you live in an area with lots of snow and no road plowing.

 

[Charlemagne]

Granted, good all seasons will do better than summer tires, but not by much.
And both are shite in really wintery weather.

This can't be said too many times. All season tires even on AWD suck on any kind of snow. Two sets are best, also lot more convenient to switch.

 

[murick]

Been seriously thinking about replacing these tires with tires that are more all-season and able to handle some wet. I did a little research and it looks like the only real option I could find was the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S's.....and these are still rated as summer tires.

If you are into numbers you might want to watch these two videos:

 

[MD18EcoStang]

A/S for driving in colder weather. Letting the summer tires "warm up" probably isn't a good plan for temps too far below 45°. If you're actually planning to drive it through wintery weather (snow, etc...) get winter tires. I just put on a set of Pilot Sport All Season 4 tires for winter. They won't see precipitation. If they do, I screwed up, because I should have been driving another vehicle. The purpose is to prevent my Mustang from sitting all winter in the garage, as it did the past two years. So yeah, A/S for cold weather, not winter weather.

 

[K4fxd]

If you regularly drive on snow covered roads, 3 inches or more, yes get a winter tire. If you normally drive on plowed roads A/S fit the bill.

 

[Siege]

Just to add more data, here's a Tire Rack test comparing the 4S against the AS4:
https://m.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=270&tab=TestReport

I have a set of wheels with AS3+ for cold temperatures and another with summer tires that I swap.

 

[T.O.Bullitt]

Dedicated winter tires are unneeded unless you live in an area with lots of snow and no road plowing.

If we are speaking generally, and we are, this is absolutely incorrect.
The main issue is not snow but temperature.
Winter tires use rubber compounds that are better at lower temperatures.
Individual M+ S tires may approach them in their cold weather capabilities but, generally speaking, they don’t.
Period.

 

[Dana Pants]

If you regularly drive on snow covered roads, 3 inches or more, yes get a winter tire. If you normally drive on plowed roads A/S fit the bill.

Having nearly crashed a brand new 2012 Mustang with all seasons due to black ice going about 15 mph, I will stick with snow tires in winter thank you.

 

[T.O.Bullitt]

Having nearly crashed a brand new 2012 Mustang with all seasons due to black ice going about 15 mph, I will stick with snow tires in winter thank you.

This!
The cold weather months aren’t the time of year to be thinking about how fast you can go but arriving safely after a stress-free drive.
Take it fron Dana Pants, don’t be lulled into a false sense of security buying all seasons, get the right tire for the task, get winter tires.

 

[Bikeman315]

A/S tires certainly are the worst of both worlds.

That’s an old argument and no longer holds water. Have you ever driven on Michelin A/S 3’s or 4’s. On the street the is very little difference between these and MP4’s.

If you have frequent deep snow go with winter tires. If you only have infrequent light to moderate snow (1-3 inches) A/S tires are perfect.

Lastly, I know folks like to brag about driving their summer tires below recommended temperatures. Of course you can, but as many have also found out, doing so can be dangerous and costly.

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