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(11-15-2010, 02:41 AM)Jmountney1 Wrote: im getting mixed reviews online? whats a better snow tire i dont care so much on the performance aspects of the tire(sporty feel not mushy) i just want a good snow tire.

i will be driving on mostly snow packed roads but with an annual snowfall of like 190cm i will be driving in some fresh stuff to.

dose any one run eather of the Falken/Hankook?

Hankook Ice Bear W300
Falken Eurowinter HS439


you can count me in on this buy i just gota decide on a tire.

also im leaning on 205-50-17 over the stock 215-45-17 just for the cheaper price and size.

Here's what I can tell you. On my wife's Fusion we have Michelin X-Ice from 2 year ago ... last year I put the Hankook Winterbear on my Fusion ... quite superior to the Michelin IMO and that's for in snow, on ice and on bare roads. Now I know that mfg are always making improvements, so the comparison to the new Michelins may not give the same result.

I personally am a big fan of Falken tires - I've had many, many sets of summer rubber on both the Fusion and many Focus over the years ... and so I decided this year to try a set of the Falken Espia EPZ on the track rat which I put on last week.

This is a new tire so there isn't much history - but I can tell you that I really like its bare road performance so far and I'm counting on Falken's reputation, and the fact that tires seem to get a bit better every year, to give me excellent snow and ice performance.

Bottom line: I have no hesitation recommending the Hankook, and I'd bet dollars to donuts that the Falken will be a good tire too.

Hope this helps a bit.