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rayz_x wrote: How much time are you likely to be driving on snow? The Grandtrek and Hankook tyres are both rated F for wet grip. If you expect to drive a lot more in rain they may not brake as well as you hope and roundabouts could be interesting. I went for Yokohama Geolandar AT as they are rated 'C' for wet grip.
National tyres website says...
"Tyres are rated A – G; A being the shortest braking distances in the wet, G being the longest braking distance in the wet.
The difference in each category can mean an extra one to two car lengths (3-6 metres) on the stopping distance.
Please note: categories D and G are not used."
From that I guess the options are A, B, C, E, F. If F is the lowest legal rating a tyre can be sold at I am not sure I would be confident that would stop me in the frequent wet weather. My last two cars were front wheel drive and I got both of them home in snow, but only just, and on summer tyres. I bought a Jimny and put on ATs because I wanted to be more confident in bad weather. When I first got it the tyres were original Bridgestones and they were breaking away at the back on roundabouts in a bit of rain. The Geolandars are a lot better so far but I am hoping for some snow to try them out.
Ray
i appreciate your comments. the OE tyres are ditchfinders. bad on and off road. the hankooks are a tried and tested compromise of on and off road ability for me. i never drive the jimny above 55 and it will stop on a pin head with these tyres wet or dry.
if you aim to have one set of wheels and tyres there will always be compromise. i did a whole year on muds so i know and appreciate the difference and have faith in my tyres.
Thanks Robs. I agree it's horses for courses. I daren't use my daily transport for laning - hopefully can afford a second Jimny one day. Until then I have one set of wheels and these do what I need, mostly road with the odd dirt track for access to our bees.
And yes, I occasionally venture up to 60 on a dual carriageway but otherwise don't do any rushing about!
How much time are you likely to be driving on snow? The Grandtrek and Hankook tyres are both rated F for wet grip. If you expect to drive a lot more in rain they may not brake as well as you hope and roundabouts could be interesting. I went for Yokohama Geolandar AT as they are rated 'C' for wet grip
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Thanks for all responses. I mainly use my jimny weekends. When I took it for a mot, the tyres I have on my jimny which is a 05 plate, the
mechanic in the garage believed they were the original ones as it only has 30k miles on it. The tyres are cracked and could be dodgy during the winter so would rather have tyres now to get me through the next few months. Judging by the news I expect we will be getting
Some of the snow New York is having at the moment.
Mine was very similar. I had 4 cracked low mileage tyres and a spare that has never been used. Bought a set of 5 and I kept the spare - original tyre from a 57 plate but can't give it away (Gloucester)
Without sounding stupid even though I'm going to.
What's the difference between a 205 70 r15 and a 195 80 r15. I know it's the size but how much difference is there
Im going down the garbage this weekend to sort some tyres out.
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