Winter Snow tires for 05' Mustang

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Suryakant Sansare - 22 Nov 2005 20:56 GMT

Hi all,
I have a 05 Mustang GT. I wanted to know if i will need to put on snow
tires for the car. The cheapest ones i checked run for around $500 for set
of 4 and that is without the installation. I live in Connecticut so we get
a fair share of snow here.
Please advise.

Thanks,
Surya

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Garth Almgren - 23 Nov 2005 02:45 GMT

> Hi all,
> I have a 05 Mustang GT. I wanted to know if i will need to put on snow
> tires for the car.

That depends: Do you get much snow? :)

> The cheapest ones i checked run for around $500 for set
> of 4 and that is without the installation.

That's not bad; a set for Dad's Jetta ran about $900 with steel wheels,
installed.

> I live in Connecticut so we get a fair share of snow here.
> Please advise.

Yeah, CT can get some major snow. In that case, get real snow tires.
Mounted on steel wheels. And throw a couple bags of sand or kitty litter
in the trunk. And carry a winter "emergency" kit.

Here's what TireRack has for an '05 that's good: http://tinyurl.com/9m4mc

Their "Performance Winter" tires are considered a trade-off - better dry
road handling with snow and ice performance slightly compromised.
"Studless Ice & Snow" tires are, as you've probably guessed, good in ice
and snow, but wear relatively quickly on dry pavement.

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westwindwood2003@yahoo.com - 27 Nov 2005 00:50 GMT

The November 2005 Consumer Reports has an article on tires:

All season tires, if icy roads are not a factor:
Goodyear Assurance Triple Tread (excellent wet and dry, very good
hydroplaning and snow, fair ice, very quiet)
Hankook Mileage Plus II H725 (very good dry, wet, hydroplaning, snow,
but fair ice)
Yokohama Avid TRZ (excellent dry and hydroplaning, very good wet and
snow, but fair ice)

Best all season for all weather conditions:
Michelin X Radial (very good snow, ice, hydroplaning, good snow, sold
only to members of shopping clubs)
Michelin HydroEdge (excellent dry, very good wet, very good ice, good
snow, performs capably but is noisier with mediocre hydroplaning)

Best severe winter tires:
Michelin X-ice (excellent on ice and snow, but fair hydroplaning, wet
and dry braking)
Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice (good on ice, excellent on snow, but fair
hydroplaning, wet and dry braking)
Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50 (excellent on ice and very good on snow,
good dry, fair wet and fair hydroplaning)

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