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Old 06-26-2006, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by nightcrawler7188,Jun 26 2006, 09:32 AM
hahaha thanks for the advice guys. since that's the case, koala, what winter tires are you using? I currently have Dunlop SP Winter Sport M2s which handle well in all weather conditions and keep the car remarkably stable even in the heaviest rain. but, they don't make the correct 245s for the rear. which should I get?
I am currently running 215/55 16 on dedicated winter rims. Hankook W300 not the best solution as far as handling goes but does very well in the snow and ice.
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Originally Posted by jasonjm,Jun 26 2006, 10:27 AM
I'm going to be up front with you.

it's suicide with S02s.

Straight up suicide.
Not really, I've done 25 degrees and 3 inches of snow and had to drive 100 miles on the highway... speed limit was 110 km/h, everyone was down to 80 km/h and I was still with the flow of traffic the whole way.

It's just not something I'd do on purpose.
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Originally Posted by nightcrawler7188,Jun 26 2006, 10:32 AM
hahaha thanks for the advice guys. since that's the case, koala, what winter tires are you using? I currently have Dunlop SP Winter Sport M2s which handle well in all weather conditions and keep the car remarkably stable even in the heaviest rain. but, they don't make the correct 245s for the rear. which should I get?
I currently have 215/45/17 and 245/40/17 on my OEM 17's... Blizzak LM22's. They're not that great of a tire with that big of a footprint, but I don't daily drive my S2000... so when I do take it out in winter, I don't take it out after a 6" snowfall

I had Toyo Garit HT in AP1 sizing on my '01 S2000 and those tires were AWESOME in the snow, and that car was daily driven year round.
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Originally Posted by koala,Jun 26 2006, 03:58 PM
Not really, I've done 25 degrees and 3 inches of snow and had to drive 100 miles on the highway... speed limit was 110 km/h, everyone was down to 80 km/h and I was still with the flow of traffic the whole way.

It's just not something I'd do on purpose.
Lot's of people have survived suicide attempts. Your lucky!
Plus, if you have an accident with summer tires in snow chances are your insurance won't cover you.
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Originally Posted by jimi,Jun 26 2006, 04:58 PM
Lot's of people have survived suicide attempts. Your lucky!
Plus, if you have an accident with summer tires in snow chances are your insurance won't cover you.
It's definitely not something I'd do by choice, but I was 100 miles from home and I absolutely had to get back that day.

It really wasn't that bad... I'd start out in 2nd gear and keep the rev's below 2,500 rpm.

The scary part was going uphill, I'd build up as much momentum as I possibly could before the hill and just hope I made it all the way up with light throttle.
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I don't know if this will benefit you, but I had Yoko avs es100's on my previous Integra, and with even 1in of snow, they were HORRIBLE. My advice: get a set of cheap wheels and tires dedicated for winter driving.
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Just keep in mind, snow tires, like Blizzaks or X-Ice's, on dry pavement aren't very good either (especially with some left over sand/salt on the road after the snow has melted). The moral is, you can't drive this car in the winter like you do in the summer, plain and simple. Drive it like an Accord. I've lit my X-Ice's up without even popping the clutch. They'll also squirm and rollover around corners if you're not taking it easy. They're great in the snow, but that's about it. They're not designed to drive on dry pavement and will actually wear out quicker doing so. I guess there really is no happy medium.
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I still have my Blizzak LM's on They're fine. A little soft @ 32 psi. I took em up to 40. I had them up to 130mph with no issues. If you want to practice drifting use these! They're still a performance tire and much safer in summer than summer tires in winter.
Not as good cornering/lateral stability or steering response but, great in the rain. And they wear better than summer tires. I wouldn't Auto-X with them but there safe till I can afford summer tires.
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