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SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY
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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.
2008 Fusion SEL MTX - DD1 * 2009 Fusion SEL - DD2 * 2007 Focus ZXW - R*I*P * 2004 Focus ZTW CD Silver - sold * 2004 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2003 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2001 Focus ZTW Gold - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Black - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Gold R*I*P

2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P
2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway


New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come

* New Zetec crate motor - NFG - thanks Topspeed *
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Messages In This Thread
SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - ZTWsquared - 11-12-2010, 10:18 PM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - tetra - 11-12-2010, 11:48 PM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - dBlast - 11-13-2010, 02:18 AM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - Jmountney1 - 11-13-2010, 10:44 AM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - mo_focus - 11-13-2010, 12:04 PM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - Tiketz - 11-13-2010, 12:11 PM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - NikiterZTS - 11-13-2010, 01:42 PM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - Tiketz - 11-13-2010, 02:10 PM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - ZTWsquared - 11-13-2010, 03:49 PM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - ZTWsquared - 11-13-2010, 05:00 PM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - Tiketz - 11-14-2010, 06:43 AM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - ZTWsquared - 11-14-2010, 12:26 PM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - Jmountney1 - 11-15-2010, 02:41 AM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - ZTWsquared - 11-15-2010, 03:44 AM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - NikiterZTS - 11-15-2010, 06:27 AM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - tetra - 11-16-2010, 12:17 AM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - Flofocus - 11-16-2010, 03:13 AM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - tetra - 11-16-2010, 03:43 AM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - pankaj86775 - 11-25-2010, 05:14 PM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - mo_focus - 09-18-2011, 10:58 PM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - ZTWsquared - 09-18-2011, 11:58 PM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - mo_focus - 09-19-2011, 05:53 AM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - MuskokaZX3 - 09-19-2011, 06:03 AM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - ZTWsquared - 09-19-2011, 07:21 AM
RE: SNOW TIRE GROUP BUY - MuskokaZX3 - 09-19-2011, 10:57 AM

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