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[J. Barron DeJong]

The difference between taller and shorter sidewalls isn’t going to be huge, but there a some advantages to going with the taller sidewall:

- On average, the smaller diameter wheel/more sidewall package is going to be less expensive

- More sidewall provides more protection...

[J. Barron DeJong]

Taller sidewall for winter if you have the option.

[J. Barron DeJong]

Pickles, are you putting these tires on dedicated winter rims?

If so, 255/65R19 are the same circumference as your stock tires, and Tire Rack has X-Ice Snows in that size in stock.

[J. Barron DeJong]

Are you guys forgetting about the Cadillac CTS-V wagons?

The last generation had a 6.2L supercharged V8 w/ 556 hp. Available with a manual....

[J. Barron DeJong]

Posting this test here to try and get separated from the truck tires thread:

https://youtu.be/qsMd5sY3Fvo?si=2RHlda6fmjBuJ5RC

Continental VikingContact8 is the test winner, ahead of Nokian and Michelin (and a Goodyear that is only sold in Europe).

The ONLY place...

[J. Barron DeJong]

Ok. In real life I’ve driven in snow since the month I turned 16. I recommend you go with VikingContact8s if you need winter tires that aren’t LT rated.

[J. Barron DeJong]

Django, I don’t get that viewpoint at all.

You buy a set of tires and are like ‘yep, they seem to work’. But compared to what?

I mean, all tires work, some just work better than others, and doing controlled comparison testing is how you determine that.

And...

[J. Barron DeJong]

Studs may be best on an LT tire (don’t know for sure), but studs are outperformed everywhere but glare ice by current non-studded SUV/XL tires, including on hard pack.

Studded tires need to use a harder rubber compound than non-studded tires because they need to support the studs. That...

[J. Barron DeJong]

Bump.

[J. Barron DeJong]

New test.VikingContact8 wins again:

https://youtu.be/qsMd5sY3Fvo?si=jk3ri2eciKrf29Wz

Test included Hakka 10 studded tires. The only place they performed well was smooth ice. On an ice lake course the studded tires were mid pack....

[J. Barron DeJong]

Wonder if Ogre knew how to spell his name.

Or maybe you’re thinking of Sebastien Ogier? He probably knows a bit about tire performance.

Anway, if I have a choice when I spend a grand, I prefer to spend it on the thing that doesn’t suck rather than the one that does, all...

[J. Barron DeJong]

Ha. Nice.

The V3 have never been brought to the US. We’ve chugged along with the V2, which has been around since 2014.

[J. Barron DeJong]

The DM-V2s use the ‘multicell’ (foam) tread compound, so there will be a change if compound partway thru the tread depth.

DM-V2 is dated. A DM-V3 was released back in 2019 and was an upgrade from the V2. The V3 significantly trails the top tires in testing.

For studless...