Snow tires have an aggressive tread pattern to grip the snow and slush. Winter tires are kind of different than snow tires. The rubber compound is made to grip ice better than all season or summer tires. It is a softer rubber and it conforms better to the icy road surface.
All season tires are designed to take you through all kinds of weather, but they are a compromise. They do nothing exceptionally well.
Buy winter tires and only use them until winter is gone. Here is a link that can explain it better.http://www.tirerack.com/winter/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=120
August 19th, 2009 | 11:36 am
Cmd:
Snow tires are designed with traction in winter as the main factor. Therefore the tread pattern is deeper and grips the snow better than an all-weather tire. All-weather tires are just that,tires designed with a multitude of driving conditions in mind. I think that a good all-weather tire would be your best bet if you are driving a front-wheel drive car. Otherwise I would use snow tires on a rear-wheel drive car.
August 20th, 2009 | 8:18 am
mister ss:
more agressive tread on snow tires than on all season tires and you should take the snow tires off in the summer where with the all season tire you leave them on all year, you should be able to do fine with the all season tire.
Snow tires have a more aggressive tread.
Snow tires have an aggressive tread pattern to grip the snow and slush. Winter tires are kind of different than snow tires. The rubber compound is made to grip ice better than all season or summer tires. It is a softer rubber and it conforms better to the icy road surface.
All season tires are designed to take you through all kinds of weather, but they are a compromise. They do nothing exceptionally well.
Buy winter tires and only use them until winter is gone. Here is a link that can explain it better.http://www.tirerack.com/winter/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=120
Snow tires are designed with traction in winter as the main factor. Therefore the tread pattern is deeper and grips the snow better than an all-weather tire. All-weather tires are just that,tires designed with a multitude of driving conditions in mind. I think that a good all-weather tire would be your best bet if you are driving a front-wheel drive car. Otherwise I would use snow tires on a rear-wheel drive car.
more agressive tread on snow tires than on all season tires and you should take the snow tires off in the summer where with the all season tire you leave them on all year, you should be able to do fine with the all season tire.