Snow Tires Mazda5

[Sandy]

I could use some help, I am looking to buy snows for Mazda5

The Dealership where I bought the car sell Gislaved Nord 5 for $888. plus tax.

Tires23 same tire as Dealership would have been $830 including tax and after market rims made specifically for Mazda. They were out of stock.

Tire23 has Sepert for $700 and Hankook for $770. Both include taxes. They said the Hankook is a better tire.

Does anyone have Hankook? If so can you let me know what you think of them.

Does anyone know anything about the after market rims?

 

[wmzda5]

The last time I check, in costco they sell for 650 +tax (this was in 07 though) but I opted for 17" so I could use my stockers got a yokohama IG20 for close to 900 CAD @ Tire depot in ajax

 

[Phratt]

I could use some help, I am looking to buy snows for Mazda5

The Dealership where I bought the car sell Gislaved Nord 5 for $888. plus tax.

Tires23 same tire as Dealership would have been $830 including tax and after market rims made specifically for Mazda. They were out of stock.

Tire23 has Sepert for $700 and Hankook for $770. Both include taxes. They said the Hankook is a better tire.

Does anyone have Hankook? If so can you let me know what you think of them.

Does anyone know anything about the after market rims?

Hi,

From what I have read on this forum :

1- If you buy steel rims from anyone else than Mazda, you also need to buy a set of lugs. At Mazda dealership in Montreal, 59.95+tx/each. Call your dealer... after market are not that much cheaper AND you have to buy the lugs.

2- 16 inches will cost less than 17 inches. You can get 16 inch steel wheels for a GT model.

3- The tire itself is a personal choice. There are all kinds of "winter tires" for all hemisphere's. All depends on your area - your need.

Phratt

 

[wedginator]

I'm currently using the Hankook IPike for my 5. It is an excellent winter tire. Places where I would normally get stuck with all seasons, these tires will bite through. These tires are really good when you're braking hard. I think it's due to the design of the tread it maximizes braking potential.

I bought my aftermarket rims from TireRack.com, but those are for summer.

My summer setup:

My winter setup:

 

[al_templeton]

Any snow tires will be a huge improvement over "all season" tires. I recently got some Cooper snow tires and they are awsome. I think that you could drive yourself crazy trying to compare different snow tires against each other... and in the end who's to say which are the best for you. My advice is to ask your local tire guy what he suggests and just buy 'em! You will not reget getting snows. Good luck.

 

[Frink]

Any snow tires will be a huge improvement over "all season" tires...

Excellent advice... even cheap snow tires will make a world of difference.
I see you're in Richmond Hill, check out Extreme wheel and tire on Yonge, just north of Elgin Mills, I've had good luck with them in the past and they know their stuff.
I've got the Gislaveds on my 5 and I like them.

John

 

[DKaz]

One thing about cheaper snow tires is that they could lack ice traction, but then again even the best studless ice tires could potentially have problems with black ice anyway. On glare ice, just be a bit careful.

The Gislaved Nord*Frost 5s were ranked as 5 out of 5 on snow and 3 out of 5 on ice without studs in Consumer Reports. They can be studded if you want, they're great tires for the money though. The General Tire Altimax Arctics are about the same price and according to CR do better on ice unstudded than an unstudded Nord*Frost 5, so something else to look for.

 

[AIMWO4]

I use General Altimax Artics... $85/ tire

 

[king57721]

Hi Guys,

I am from So-Cal, I know nothing about snow tire at all, just want to know how does the snow tire perform on freeway speed(65+mph) without snow?

thanks,

 

[KBrian]

The enemy of snow tires is ambient temps. Above 7 C/45 F the tread begins to wear quickly, and the faster you travel, the quicker the tire wears.

At temps below 7/45, however, the winter tread remains pliable and grips well compared to all season/summer tires.

Dry pavement freeway driving is noisier and has a wee bit of vibration compared to all season/summer tires, and cornering/braking suffers as temps go up on dry pavement.

 

[wedginator]

Going in a straight path the driveability is almost no difference than with summers. However the winter tires are a lot louder, so you hear much more tire noise.

When taking corners at a higher speed in snow tires on dry pavement you'll notice a difference. The winters don't grip as well. So comparing apples to apples, I took an on ramp with my summers, ambient temp is 4 celcius (~32 F), I could take it at around 80km/h before all grip is lost. With my winters, I could barely exceed 70km/h. This is in dry pavement.

Hi Guys,

I am from So-Cal, I know nothing about snow tire at all, just want to know how does the snow tire perform on freeway speed(65+mph) without snow?

thanks,

 

[KBrian]

4c= 39f

 

[x10dude]

Hi Guys,

I am from So-Cal, I know nothing about snow tire at all, just want to know how does the snow tire perform on freeway speed(65+mph) without snow?

thanks,

lol. I'm from S. Cal too. I grew up in upstate NY and remember the ritual of having to change the tires on all the cars twice a year. I definitely do not miss driving in the snow at all...