EB PP Winter Tires

[kart3l]

I disagree with the buy a beater over winter tires idea. Sure, you don't care about the exterior getting beat up and everything, but the reliability on that isn't going to be anywhere near that of the Mustang. Last thing I want is to have the car not start or have something break and leave me stranded.

Just picked up my winters over the weekend. Went with the X-Ice Xi3. Thought about the Blizzaks a lot but I got a decent deal for the Michelins!

What size did you get them in? The stock 255 x 40 R19?

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[blue87turbo]

What size did you get them in? The stock 255 x 40 R19?

Nah, I found a local guy selling the 18s off his GT for a good price. Went with 235/50/18.

 

[Ishtar]

Wheels and tires from Tirerack.com came in today. Ended up going with Blizzak LM32 255/40/19 and Verde Axis 19x8.5 32 offset. It rains alot here (30 minutes N of Seattle) and Blizzaks are great in heavy rain, I paid the price for it though :headbonk:

I wish I could get confirmation on whether I could run that size on the GT PP on all four corners without tripping the TCS!

Any ideas?

 

[dgc333]

Tire size has nothing to do with the traction control system function. No matter what winter tire you get the TCS is going to activate more to keep the tires from locking up on winter roads compared to warm dry summer roads.

 

[Brad]

I wish I could get confirmation on whether I could run that size on the GT PP on all four corners without tripping the TCS!

Any ideas?

I would definitely go with the Blizzak WS series over the LM series if you get heavy snow. Should be killer!

 

[Ishtar]

Tire size has nothing to do with the traction control system function. No matter what winter tire you get the TCS is going to activate more to keep the tires from locking up on winter roads compared to warm dry summer roads.

Yup, totally understand. TireRack told me that the 0.7" difference in rear tire diameter may cause the traction control system to engage more often as the wheel speed would be 25 odd rotations per mile less than expected. Not sure I believe it...

Even if that was the case it's just more reason to get a tuner

 

[hemanmech]

Hey there,
I also have the Eco PP summer tires and not sure if its relevant to this thread but here is my question - when I stop at a single or end of a street to take a left or right turn and when I push the pedal a little more than gradual, I can feel the tire rotation like a vibration, like there was no friction between the tire and road. This happens only when the road is wet. So one time, when coming out of a parking lot and making a right turn into a street, I pushed the pedal a little harder and the rear of the car shook a little to left and right and traction control light came on for a second (bear with the crap explanation, but I guess you get the gist).
Is this because of the summer only tires only I have and in wet roads they behave like this when you push the pedal a little harder than gradual? I am in Charlotte NC btw,

 

[Brad]

[MENTION=16206]hemanmech[/MENTION], summer tires will have terrible traction unless they are warmed up. Losing traction on wet roads is pretty common especially with these Pirellis. I had the same problem, no traction on wet Seattle roads so I switched to winters.

 

[hemanmech]

[MENTION=16206]hemanmech[/MENTION], summer tires will have terrible traction unless they are warmed up. Losing traction on wet roads is pretty common especially with these Pirellis. I had the same problem, no traction on wet Seattle roads so I switched to winters.

hmm thanks [MENTION=15875]Brad[/MENTION], since i am in Charlotte, and there is not much snow around i was assuming i do not have to change to all season/winter. But with the way these summer pirellis behave in wet conditions, I am now getting thinking of buying new set of tires, any suggestion on good/economical tires ones to drive here in the south ?

 

[Brad]

I would take a look at this thread for all season tires http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33390, has some good info.

 

[Rogues Gambit]

http://www.tirerack.com/snow/WinterTireCompare.jsp?minLoad=S&sortSize=19&snowSortCode=15024&autoYear=2016&autoMake=Ford&autoModel=Mustang+Convertible&autoModClar=EcoBoost+I4+Performance+Pkg&winterType=AB&startIndex=0&performance=W&search=true

How are the Michelin's here?

 

[Brad]

http://www.tirerack.com/snow/WinterTireCompare.jsp?minLoad=S&sortSize=19&snowSortCode=15024&autoYear=2016&autoMake=Ford&autoModel=Mustang+Convertible&autoModClar=EcoBoost+I4+Performance+Pkg&winterType=AB&startIndex=0&performance=W&search=true

How are the Michelin's here?

I was actually going to pick up some Michelin Alpins but my uncle convinced me to get Blizzaks haha. He swears by them in his Bimmer.

 

[Chameleon]

How are the Michelin's

Those are good as well as the Blizzaks. Coin toss.

 

[Brad]

Those are good as well as the Blizzaks. Coin toss.

I agree. Go with what your heart wants [MENTION=14822]Rogues Gambit[/MENTION]

 

[TheDivaDanielle]

I am in the same boat here. I live in Washington DC, and we will get snow storms.

Do I go with All Season or Snow/Winter tires?

in DC I stay on my summer-only tires. if we get crappy weather there, everything is shut down anyway and all the govvies work from home. So many snow days.

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