Cross Country Tire...
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Melting Slicks
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From: King George VA
Cross Country Tire...
Im going from Washington state to New Jersey. What would be the best tire to do it with? Keep in mind a might encounter snow or ice. These tires are just for the trip and storage they will be replaced when I get back with Eagle F1s.
Melting Slicks
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From: Jacksonville, FL
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FWIW, I know a guy that drove his C4 up to Ill from VA & back last snow season....real early or real late, sorry can't remember which.:o
Anyway, he hit some fairly bad weather, slushy snow & rain and some ice. He had a set of G/Y F1 GS-D3's on his 90 ZR-1 and he said that the tires surprised him very much as to how well they coped with the bad conditions.....ofcourse keeping in mind adjusting one's speed to the situations....and he is a a long time C4 owner and very exacting in his critique of things he buys for his C4.
Just thought I'd pass that along.
Tom
Anyway, he hit some fairly bad weather, slushy snow & rain and some ice. He had a set of G/Y F1 GS-D3's on his 90 ZR-1 and he said that the tires surprised him very much as to how well they coped with the bad conditions.....ofcourse keeping in mind adjusting one's speed to the situations....and he is a a long time C4 owner and very exacting in his critique of things he buys for his C4.
Just thought I'd pass that along.
Tom
Melting Slicks
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From: Lakeville MI
Maybe get some Yeti Snow Nets:
http://www.yeti-snownet.com/
These are pretty cool, its basically a tire chain made of rubber that resembles a rubber net. They rock in the snow.
I did some acceleration testing with these back in the 90s and they improved snow acceleration by about 50% compared to an Eagle GS-A all season tire.
Anybody read japanese? Don't know if they come in our sizes, or if you can even get them outside of Japan.
Dang, looks like they only go up to 255s
http://www.yeti-snownet.com/
These are pretty cool, its basically a tire chain made of rubber that resembles a rubber net. They rock in the snow.
I did some acceleration testing with these back in the 90s and they improved snow acceleration by about 50% compared to an Eagle GS-A all season tire.
Anybody read japanese? Don't know if they come in our sizes, or if you can even get them outside of Japan.
Dang, looks like they only go up to 255s
Last edited by tequilaboy; Nov 16, 2007 at 12:08 PM.
Melting Slicks
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You can't go wrong w/ these Kumhos:
Sizes & Pricing...
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes....odel=Ecsta+ASX
Description...
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....odel=Ecsta+ASX
Plus, you should be able to find them locally (if need be) @ any Discount Tire location.
Sizes & Pricing...
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes....odel=Ecsta+ASX
Description...
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....odel=Ecsta+ASX
Plus, you should be able to find them locally (if need be) @ any Discount Tire location.
Last edited by JEFNLSA; Nov 16, 2007 at 02:00 PM.
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What route are you taking and what time of year? I-90? I-80? or I-84? The bigget problem will be going over the Continental Divide in the Rockies. Elevations on I-80 will reach 7000 feet or so and the weather can change in a heartbeat. And the snow can get so bad sometimes that nothing will really help.
Another thing to think about is snow building up in the opening in front of the radiator. The lower air dams are low enough that they could act like a snow plow if you run into fresh snow that is over 4" deep on the roads. Clog up that hole and the car will oveheat quickly.
Keep a close eye on the weather reports each day and maybe get a hand-held FRS or GMRS radio that receives the 9 NOAA weather channels.
If you look at the ratings for the Kumho ASX, the numbers assigned for snow and ice traction are not good. The cost seems reasonable but they don't appear to be suitable for snow or ice.
Another thing to think about is snow building up in the opening in front of the radiator. The lower air dams are low enough that they could act like a snow plow if you run into fresh snow that is over 4" deep on the roads. Clog up that hole and the car will oveheat quickly.
Keep a close eye on the weather reports each day and maybe get a hand-held FRS or GMRS radio that receives the 9 NOAA weather channels.
If you look at the ratings for the Kumho ASX, the numbers assigned for snow and ice traction are not good. The cost seems reasonable but they don't appear to be suitable for snow or ice.
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Melting Slicks
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Im going to be taking I-90....What is the best route? Im going to buy a bra to protect the front end. I know that its a bad time to travel but I have no choice due to deployment.
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The problem with I-90 is going thru the central part of Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota. It can get real cold with lots of snow and stops are few and far between.
If you go I-80, the hardest part for weather may be around Salt Lake City (short cut at Ogden and on to Laramie, Wyoming. This route will have better facilities and places to stay. Once you get to Omaha, it should be good driving and you can decide which road to take to get you close to where you are going in NJ. I-80 ends close to Newark.
When I went to Bowling Green a few years ago, I took I-84 from Portland along the Columbia to Twin Falls, ID for overnight. Just south of Ogden, UT you pick up I-80 on to overnight at Laramie, WY. Then on to Lincoln, NB for another overnight stop. From Lincoln you can go up to Omaha and take a variety of routes to bypass Chicago.
If you go I-80, the hardest part for weather may be around Salt Lake City (short cut at Ogden and on to Laramie, Wyoming. This route will have better facilities and places to stay. Once you get to Omaha, it should be good driving and you can decide which road to take to get you close to where you are going in NJ. I-80 ends close to Newark.
When I went to Bowling Green a few years ago, I took I-84 from Portland along the Columbia to Twin Falls, ID for overnight. Just south of Ogden, UT you pick up I-80 on to overnight at Laramie, WY. Then on to Lincoln, NB for another overnight stop. From Lincoln you can go up to Omaha and take a variety of routes to bypass Chicago.