*irelli tires suck

[Steelworker]

Bought *irelli tires 6000 miles ago. they are fine on rainy or dry road conditions, but they are HORRIBLE on snow. I'm talking 1" of snow, and you might as well have bald tires. Will never buy a set of tires made by *irelli .....

 

[eldirector]

Most performance tires don't work well on snow/ice. My wife's car has some fancy Bridgstone's, and they are pretty worthless this time of year. I'd like to get a set of winter tires/rims, but that more $$$. For now, she just drives the truck in the snow.

 

[jeremy]

Depending on the type of tire you have mounted the are only Summer tires.
Not All-Season, Winter Tires...

 

[Steelworker]

These tires say 4 season on them, and they look like they have a decent tread pattern. Guess I'll have to get a spare set of rims to mount dedicated snow tires on. $$$$$ that I'd rather buy an Encore with!

 

[jeremy]

What Pirelle are you running?

 

[Steelworker]

they say P4 on them.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Pirelli P4 Four Seasons

SHOULD be good on the snow.

What kind of vehicle?

 

[Steelworker]

Corolla (fwd). ANY other fwd drive car that I have ever driven was good in the snow.

 

[Steelworker]

The air pressure is fine at 30psi, and I have rotated them once already. I'm just at a loss as to why they are so bad in the snow.

 

[jeremy]

Are the tires wider in than stock for that Vehicle?!

On the Snow and Ice generally you want to run a narrower tire to increase compaction.

 

[iamaclone45]

You want good traction in the snow? Buy a set of snow tires with steel rims or buy something with 4x4.

My brother had a Mini Cooper that he put snow tires on during the winter. That thing was a beast in anything less then 6 inches (you started to plow snow around that mark).

“4 seasons” tires just means they aren’t going to completely suck in the snow. Sometimes you just have to slow down and change your driving habits.

 

[Yamaha]

I found out I could buy a set of good summer tires, good winter tires, and another set of summer wheels for my saturn.....for nearly the same cost as a good set of all seasons. Much better, i've only gotten stuck once with it, and that was kinda my fault....lol

All seasons are truely good at nothing and only "decent" in all conditions.....you're better off to have summer only and winter only here.....see dunlop for some of the best prices on both of those....lol

 

[LEaSH]

Yes, Dunlap Grippens I think I had before my Pirelli Scorpions. I sold the Grippens with the car and wasn't sure I'd need that size. I'm not doubting the Pirellis that I have now. Very deep channels yet responsive as the sidewall must be stiff. I don't know as much as I should about them, but I'll be storing them after the weather looks better.

 

[Yamaha]

Yes, Dunlap Grippens I think I had before my Pirelli Scorpions. I sold the Grippens with the car and wasn't sure I'd need that size. I'm not doubting the Pirellis that I have now. Very deep channels yet responsive as the sidewall must be stiff. I don't know as much as I should about them, but I'll be storing them after the weather looks better.

for snow and ice, the sidewalls being stiffer makes the tires less grippy. my dunlop grapics are on their second winter and going strong....everytime I switch from the summers to them, it feels like I'm riding on air....star specs for the summer aren't for the weak hearted

 

[sepe]

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[Yamaha]

I still won't use bridgestones anymore....they burned me in the past with defects they wouldn't own up to...

 

[hickuleas]

I have some Pirelli P5"s tires on a similar car. Normally buy Michelin but none in stock for my size at time. No more Pirelli's for me. Tire has a lot of road noise and i also felt traction was poor.