Snow tires....whoa!

[dcomiskey]

I'm going to have to check the tire pressures tonight, but my ride to work today was rather interesting. I know the snow tires are a lot softer, but it felt like I had 4 flat tires driving on the highway. I know turning isn't going to be as crisp, but the rubbery feel of the car was a bit disconcerting. I don't remember having this issue with my GTI. FWIW, I got Winterforce tires.(peep)

 

[antlind]

Winterforce Tires

I'm going to have to check the tire pressures tonight, but my ride to work today was rather interesting. I know the snow tires are a lot softer, but it felt like I had 4 flat tires driving on the highway. I know turning isn't going to be as crisp, but the rubbery feel of the car was a bit disconcerting. I don't remember having this issue with my GTI. FWIW, I got Winterforce tires.(peep)

This is a common complaint several Winterforce owners have commented on in the past. Do a search on the Internet for Winterforce survery/comments and you'll see that you're not alone in ths regard. I have these Winterforce tires on my MPV (225x55-R17) and have a similar experience to yours. I regret having purchased these tires (I should have read the reviews first), but it's too late for me to change them.
Anthony

 

[dcomiskey]

This is a common complaint several Winterforce owners have commented on in the past. Do a search on the Internet for Winterforce survery/comments and you'll see that you're not alone in ths regard. I have these Winterforce tires on my MPV (225x55-R17) and have a similar experience to yours. I regret having purchased these tires (I should have read the reviews first), but it's too late for me to change them.
Anthony

Oh, great. I thought I read reviews, but I must not have.

EDIT: I'm looking at reviews on Tirerack and they are all positive. I did read these reviews before. I guess I should have done more resaerch, though.

 

[RPI-Speed3]

Hands down the best performing snow tires are the Dunlop WinterSport M3s (or M2s). If you are thinking about replacement, definitely get those. Mine have been through 3 winters on my RX-8 and they are going through their 4th winter on my MS3.