Well its that time of year again. Im thinking of getting some new 15" tires for the winter, because the ones I have are horrible in rain. I was wondering what kind of tires would be good for rain/snow? All help would be nice.

Now I gotta go put some extra weights in the back of my car, and hope it doesnt rain for a few days.

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86 SC LG4 305
T-tops Auto
Hooker AeroChamber Cat-back.
Over either 230K or 330K miles. Custom 15" American Racing Wheels.
Clarion Deck & Jensen 6x9s, & some house speakers in the back.

 

I've read that Bridgestone Blizzak tires are the best for snow. They wear out really fast on dry pavement tho. For snow, the narrower the tire, the better.

 

I don't know if they make them for the camaro's wheels but WildTracks or Trax or somthing work really good when new but as they wear they don't work as well....they are cheap tho.

 

I bought Blizzaks last winter for my IROC. They are very good in snow. I would recommend them to anyone.

 

I went to the blizzak site and it took me to the Bridgestone/Firestone site. They recommended the Widetrack and Wintertrax tires for the winter. But Im still looking





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86 SC LG4 305
T-tops Auto
Hooker AeroChamber Cat-back.
Over either 230K or 330K miles. Custom 15" American Racing Wheels.
Clarion Deck & Jensen 6x9s, & some house speakers in the back.

 

I've got a set of Yokohama Guardex 720s in P215/65R15 for my car. Similar to Blizzaks but cheaper I believe. Michelin has the Artic Alpin which also the same type of design.

 

I have blizzak tires on my 83 Firebird and they seem to be working good so far this winter.

 

Hey D....

I hate to sounds like a jerk but the best tires for winter are no tires but wheel blocks in a garage..... Sorry to say but camaro's are fair weather cars.... At least mine is....

 

Well unless you throw me some chee$e, I cant afford to get a nice 4X4 for the winter. And Ill be damned if I walk to work (35 min. drive 1 way) in the morning or college (20 min. drive 1 way) at night in the freezing snow. And the bus only runs at certain times past my house.

Ive been blessed to have a Camaro, but not blessed to have alot of money (or rich parents)

JERK!

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86 SC LG4 305 TBI
T-tops Auto
Hooker AeroChamber Cat-back & some other "go fast" goodies.
Over either 230K.
Custom 15" American Racing Wheels.
Clarion Deck & Jensen 6x9s, & some house speakers in the back.

[This message has been edited by D.DASTURDLEE (edited December 02, 2001).]

 

Ha! Like your attitude bud! But I put my Bird in a shed for the winter. I spent $700 and bought a Bronco II for the winters, and I'm on my second one, still goin! Hey, it works!

 

As a former DC Metro resident, I never thought we had bad enough weather to warrant a set of winter tires. Last winter I got around in 3" of snow on four nearly bald Goodyear RSA's. I run Dunlop Sport 5000 All Seasons 12 months a year now, and the only problem I have is that any 245-50R16 tire is going to be prone to slide under heavy brakeing in the snow. I already have two sets of tires, Dunlops for daily driving, and Hoosiers for track days, so I really didn't want to expend for a third set of wheels.
If you know how to handle the occasional snow storm we get in DC, you shouldn't need a dedicated snow tire.

 

I bought a set of Wintermark brand 15" snow tires for my 89, from Discount Tire Company if I remember right. I've run them every winter for about 3 or 4 years now, and they get killer traction. The blizzak tires everyone keeps mentioning look like they're probably a good tire to use also. My brother has a front wheel drive car and he feels more confident about not getting stuck in the snow in my rear wheel drive sports car! Yeah, I wouldn't recommend driving your third gen in the winter strictly for the purpose of preserving it, but as far as winter performance goes, I damn near keep right up with all the 4x4's in this area driving in the snow. If you want to see a F-body that's terrible in the snow, just drive my first gen or the second gen I used to own.

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89RS w/350 TPI; 69RS/SS w/450 HP 350/Muncie 4-Speed "Too weird to live, too rare to die."

 

the first winter I had my car 94 was one of the worst on li and that year I did it on eagle ga's it was pretty funny being the only f body out there amongst all the 4x4's everytime I passed one they would look at me like I was nuts. Then I got a little smarter and used the blizzac'sfor a couple of seasons. Then I got allot smarter and got a toyota 4x4 with goodyear wrangler ats and put the z to bed when it snows. It is true though if you can't afford to have a second vehicleyou have to get something good to keep it on the road and my vote is the bridgestones.

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