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Jimny on road tyres vs RWD car with snow tyres?

Sandspider
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19 Jan 2013 14:18 #58653 by Sandspider

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Hi all

The weather got me thinking - which would be better to get about in snow and ice?

1) A Jimny in 4wd on road tyres
2) A Jimny in 4wd on ATs
3) A rear wheel drive car on snow tyres?

Just wondering what has more effect - 4wd, or tyre choice? (And I'm guessing the best option would be a Jimny on snow tyres, but considering the amount of snow we actually get I couldn't really justify a whole other set of wheels and snow tyres)

Cheers.

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19 Jan 2013 14:30 #58654 by GuardianAngel

Replied by GuardianAngel on topic Re: Jimny on road tyres vs RWD car with snow tyres?

My J got up a steep snowy hill yesterday (about 25-30Â°) on Duellers.

Needed a bit of beans on the throttle though

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19 Jan 2013 16:10 #58659 by 1390_taz

Replied by 1390_taz on topic Jimny on road tyres vs RWD car with snow tyres?

I have off-road tyrers on and have good grip using only 2wd

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19 Jan 2013 16:15 - 19 Jan 2013 16:17 #58660 by Paul4x4

Replied by Paul4x4 on topic Jimny on road tyres vs RWD car with snow tyres?

Mud tires or AT's, and Jimny in 4x4 will beat every "incompletely driven" car in snow and ice, no matter what tires they have.

Last edit: 19 Jan 2013 16:17 by Paul4x4.

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19 Jan 2013 16:22 #58661 by Skinhead

Replied by Skinhead on topic Jimny on road tyres vs RWD car with snow tyres?

I think thats obvious mate, a jimny with AT tyres

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19 Jan 2013 17:35 - 19 Jan 2013 17:39 #58672 by MWells

Replied by MWells on topic Jimny on road tyres vs RWD car with snow tyres?

This probably wont go down well. Winter tyres make a huge difference to a regular car, both pulling away and more importantly stopping (i pulled a couple of stuck landrovers out of a ditch last winter with my honda civic). However ground clearance becomes an issue with a normal car at which point a jimny comes into its own. As regards to winter tyres i leave mine on all year on the jim with no detrimental effects, they are also good on wet grass and gravelly tracks. Let the slating begin. :whistle:

Last edit: 19 Jan 2013 17:39 by MWells. Reason: incompertance

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