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studs or studless snow tires??

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bearhunter59:
I have a 07 Saturn VUE that according to the owners manual, I cannot put chains on the tires that came with the vehicle. (Didn't read this until after I had already purchased two sets of chains).  What kind of BS is that to #1 even manufacture a vehicle with such tight clearance that you can't put chains on the vehicle.  (My wife has a Saturn Aura that you can't put chains on period...), and #2 how can you sell a car in one of these states that does get snow often enough that you'd need the chains? 

Anyway, back to the original topic...so I went to Les Schwabie the other day and told them I either need studded tires, or I needed a set of the new studless tires, in a size that I can put chains on incase they don't work good enough.  So $700 later I had new studless tires all the way around.  And, I gotta say, I am happily very surprised by the traction of these tires.  I have driven to and from my place in Covington, and down into Renton and back everyday since getting them on and haven't slipped or spun tires hardly once.  Hell, I can't hardly even get the tires to spin from a dead stop on ice.  These suckers grip!!!  I like em.  I'd recommend the studdless from Les Schwabiee!!!
I drove down to Lacey and drove my friend around and over to Cabela's and never had a problem once.  I just wish all these other idiots would either get these tires, or chains, or studds, or stay home.  Too many idiots out there with regular street tires, thinking because they have AWD, or 4x4, or front-wheel drive that they can go anywhere...as long as they only go 5mph.  >:(  :bash:  Idiots...STAY HOME or get some decent traction tires or devices. 

Bofire:
it all depends, ice alot and studs are cool flip side is wet paving alot and stopping distances are terrible with studs.
Carl

Grizzly95:
I worked at Schwabs for 10 years, an alternative to chains for low clearance vehicles is a product called spider spikes. The will usually clear the strut and are easy to put on and take off. Downside is they take up a bunch of room in the trunk.

demontang:
I put a set of nitto terra grapplers on my wifes 06 explorer and man want a difference it made. She runs them year round and they seem to be great tires, I would look into them if you get a chance. We have drove the explorer in some nasty ice and never had a problem, I have thought about putting some on my bronco tell I found some mud grapplers which seem to do about the same but it does tend to kick out a little more at street pressure.


If you want just a winter tire go studless, studs in dry weather wear fast, make stoping a pain, and tend to tear up the road if you spin them at all :twocents:.

sisu:
I vote for no studs and if need be use cables or chains.

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