Winter tire opinions - What do you use?

[Ishtar]

Winter tire follow up

After doing my own research and going out on a limb, I purchased 255/40R19 Yokohama Iceguard tires and had the local dealer mount them for a total cost of $924.

Tires are sloppy above 80mph, but otherwise the tire noise is no different than the P-Zeroes. I've also added 300lbs of sand in the trunk and secured it over the rear axle line.

The issues possibly mentioned by tire rack regarding the traction control has been unfounded. I am not driving the car hard due to the soft rubber compound of the winter tire, but it looks like they were off base.

Overall, this is a nice cost-effective solution that saved me close to $450 vs. staggered blizzaks or winter sottozeroes.

Hopefully this information is helpful for anyone else who has a winter tire concern or question.

P.S. Alas, the dealership scratched both of my rear wheels while mounting the tires and used a black sharpie to try and cover it up. Can't win all the time...

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[UglyMutt]

300 lbs of sand!? Your going to under steer like a mad man with that beach in the trunk. No mustang I have owned has needed more than a full tank of gas to hold the ass down in winter. You do that to one wheel wonder pickup trucks with a 70/30 split, you don't do that on a car with a 53/47 split.

 

[Brando]

Running Continental DSW06 on the stock rims. Was looking at new tires and rims for just the winter, but found a good deal on these.

Leaning toward these more than the blizzaks as of late.

 

[Kwyjibo]

got the Blizzzzzaks this past weekend. now i feel a hella more confident driving in the cold weather with a nice firm grip of the road

 

[Deedub779]

Any one have winters on a gt with performance package? I'm wondering if going down from 275/40r19 to 255/40r19 for the rear tires will make the offset look funny on the car.

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[Competition Orange]

Any one have winters on a gt with performance package? I'm wondering if going down from 275/40r19 to 255/40r19 for the rear tires will make the offset look funny on the car.

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Your offset won't change, as offset is a measurement of the wheel, not tire.

I'd do a 245/45/19 all around, as it more closely matches the rear diameter and is a bit narrower.

That's what I'm ordering soon.

 

[JohnDoe]

Anyone know the largest tire DIAMETER that would fit in our wheel wells? I really want to get 255/55r19 or at least 255/50r19

 

[Competition Orange]

Ordered some 245 45 19 Dunlop winter maxx tires. El cheapo tires, will report back once mounted. Still came out to 750 shipped before 90 in cash back cards.

 

[blk_5.0]

i wound up going with the dunlop wintermaxxes...cheapos too. So far so good. On ice/snow they have done well...not sure how I like them at 75/80mph but I won't be hitting that too often with the weather we have coming.

 

[UglyMutt]

Anyone know the largest tire DIAMETER that would fit in our wheel wells? I really want to get 255/55r19 or at least 255/50r19

Depends on if you plan on hitting any bumps!
Why not just go with the stock size if you want a 50 profile? 235/50r18?

 

[Competition Orange]

i wound up going with the dunlop wintermaxxes...cheapos too. So far so good. On ice/snow they have done well...not sure how I like them at 75/80mph but I won't be hitting that too often with the weather we have coming.

Yeah, that's what I got.

 

[JohnDoe]

Depends on if you plan on hitting any bumps!
Why not just go with the stock size if you want a 50 profile? 235/50r18?

Lol, I want to stick with the same rims. Would take me over 4 years to break even if I bought 4 new wheels at $150/ea instead of paying $120/yr to mount and balance tires twice each year.

 

[DeepImpactGTny]

Just installed my winter set. 245/45R19 Blizzak LM-32 on 19X8.5 Black AMR wheels.[/ATTACH]

 

[BCeagle08]

I also just installed LM32s, but on my stock PP wheels. I will report back when there's snow on the ground but so far I'm pleased with the dry weather traction and road noise.

 

[DeepImpactGTny]

Yep even in dry weather and 50 degrees out on long island my stock Pirellis were slipping all over the place. These are pretty solid on the other hand.

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