Which Winter Tires Are You Going To Run?
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Lolrax
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Those look insane!
homeyclaus
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I drove Nokian WR tires through the December 2006 snow storm in Seattle, having driven through the Vancouver BC insanity in the days prior, and the I5 that wasn't cleared from the border to Bellingham, and then an unmitigated disaster to Mt. Vernon. All-season tire-clad vehicles and 4x4's littered the median and roadsides.
Basically temperatures dropped from 50-something to 20-something, and from dry to snow coating a sheet of ice, in the time it took for a Seahawks game to finish. A lot of people wearing shorts and flip-flops got a bit of a shock there.
Even on a sheet of ice, the "all season" Nokians had very little traction control or ABS action. Granted, I didn't have to maneuver much, most vehicles were in the ditch already.
Canazes9
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LightRanger
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My experience with Green Diamond ATs on my Cherokee was that the shop had a hell of a time balancing them because they're retreads, and they wore quicker than other AT tires. Great snow and ice traction for an AT tire though.
teygabroad
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Nokian Hakka R SUV. Love them. If you have never driven with snows when it was really lousy out you really can't speak to it. I bought a second set of SR5 wheels and got 4 orange Tpms sensors to go along with them. I cloned the sensors so I don't need even need to reprogram the truck when I swap them over.
Jono.ful
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how does one go about this cloning business? I always thought petri dishes and a microscope would be required....
philsey
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[MENTION=81304]teygabroad[/MENTION]
Ditto. Never heard of this - I'd like to know too.
Canazes9
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Never heard of it till I saw this post, but my google-fu turned up this:
Standard - TPMS Tools
http://www.standardbrand.com/upload/Standard/Documents/Library/10542_TPMS_ID_Clone_Tool_Manual.pdf
Amazon.com: Standard Ignition T55000 TechSmart TPMS Clone Tool: Automotive
David
Standard - TPMS Tools
http://www.standardbrand.com/upload/Standard/Documents/Library/10542_TPMS_ID_Clone_Tool_Manual.pdf
Amazon.com: Standard Ignition T55000 TechSmart TPMS Clone Tool: Automotive
David
Thanks for the interesting info on cloning! Never knew this was possible but would definitely make it a pretty easy thing for swaps.
Although, I guess a $100 tool to reprogram TPMS is about on par with the $150 ATEQ Quickset tool to swap the TPMS codes on the ECU. Very interesting. Would be a nice kind of tool to use and pass around to forum members.
Although, I guess a $100 tool to reprogram TPMS is about on par with the $150 ATEQ Quickset tool to swap the TPMS codes on the ECU. Very interesting. Would be a nice kind of tool to use and pass around to forum members.
Jeremy556
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Just get a $30 cable and Techstream from eBay. It will program TPMS and a whole lot more.
teygabroad
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I have an Orange Electronic T30 programming tool. I purchased it so I could clone my current factory sensors. You can buy the Orange OEC-2 sensors off of eBay and then they can be programmed if you have the tool. The sensors are about $35 each. If you knew what the IDs are from your current tpms sensors they can be programmed into the new sensors. The dealer obviously had the ability to read the codes. Now I never have to go to the dealer to reset and ids or codes. It is an awesome setup but the T30 tool was an investment however it was still cheaper than buying 4 tpms sensors from the stealer and there is no reoccurring costs.
I see you're from Peace! I drive from Calgary to PR often for work so I have plenty of experience driving through Alberta winters. I had duratracs and got them studded and performed amazingly well. There was actually a huge accident I was able to avoid coming up the big hill because of those very tires. When those studs were fresh, the traction and stopping power was mind blowing.
The problem is the studs didn't last and I had to get something else. While I was in PR I went and picked up some Nokian Hakk 7's and I couldn't be happier.
Take it from me, driving between valleyview and Whitecourt (or the Gauntlet as I call it) hasn't been a problem at all with the Nokians.
The problem is the studs didn't last and I had to get something else. While I was in PR I went and picked up some Nokian Hakk 7's and I couldn't be happier.
Take it from me, driving between valleyview and Whitecourt (or the Gauntlet as I call it) hasn't been a problem at all with the Nokians.
Jono.ful
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I think I'd be hopping on the Red Arrow, unless you have a welding rig or something. It's a brutal highway in the summer, you think snow is going to slow the idiots down?
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I'm going with studs. I do a lot of highway driving between home and sask/bc, and we get so much bloody ice that it's really a no brainer
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For Canadian owners... How much are you paying for Nokian tires? I've dealt with PMC out of Sherbrooke, QC before and they shipped fast and were priced right at the time.
Currently priced...
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 SUV Studded - 265/70R17 115T
CA$264.23
Winter Tires Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 SUV Studded - 265/70R17 115T - Tires - PMC Tire - Canada
Currently priced...
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 SUV Studded - 265/70R17 115T
CA$264.23
Winter Tires Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 SUV Studded - 265/70R17 115T - Tires - PMC Tire - Canada
JayceeP
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This doesn't answer your question, but the DM-V1's are definitely cheaper at Costco.
Lolrax
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I had trouble finding DM-V1s in out size at Costco in Calgary last year. I ended up going to Harpers Tire and they were barely more expensive and they stored my summer tires for buying tires from them. I highly recommend Harpers!
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