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cool. did you drive it in the winter prior to installing the LSD? just curious to see your before/after thoughts.
i have to say, years ago i had some terrible experiences with michelins... then i tried the PSS last summer - man, best tires EVER. looking forward to the xice3's!
peter
peter
2004 330i ZHP
2005 330iT ZHP
2010 328iT M Sport
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Driving my ZHP in winter w/o LSD was okay but I was alot more cautious and wouldn't drive when there was alot of snow on the roads. That can be due to the snow tires I was running at the time (Firestone Winterforce). Didn't really have difficulty driving the ZHP in winter however.
With LSD came a brand new set of snow tires (Blizzaks LM-60) and I plowed thru deeper snow with my ZHP. Looking back, I should have exercised more caution while driving in the snow, not because of lack of traction and handling, but because my Arqray lip took a serious beating last year....
I love having my LSD... the ZHP seems more apt to tackle the roads. Don't regret having done this mod
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Having an lsd is a very good thing.
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I agree that all seasons are not the answer - never been a fan of tire trying to do everything adequately. My 530 is from Canada and came with a mounted set (4) of Nokian Hakkapeliita's - non studded of course. They are over 12 seasons old and are like glue in the snow - my friends can't believe a RWD car can go up hills and stop better than the AS clad Audis. I quickly put them off and on whenever headed to the mountains.
My 2 cents.
Yeah...I've been eyeing the Hakka's since I first started thinking about this whole thing and saw Alex's picture of his car on a ski trip...I just remember thinking "how is that possible?!" Just have to find a good place to order them from once I figure out my wheel situation.
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I wholeheartedly agree with this statement.
This statement, however, I fully disagree with. I wanted to buy Michelin x-Ice tires as well, the same ones you mentioned, after my Pirelli Sottozero's wore out. I loved the Pirelli's, but one of them blew up, making me have to buy a whole new set. I couldn't get the Michelins because they were all out of stock, and needed tires ASAP as a huge snow storm was approaching, so I settled for the Blizzak LM-32's. It wasn't what I wanted, but beggars can't be choosers.i would recommend NOT getting blizzaks. awful tires. i am buying a set of michelin xice3's this fall for some 17x8 winter wheels i have.
peter
I am extremely impressed with the performance I got out of them. Not once did I get stranded in the snow. There was one particular instance I almost got stuck, but I did what one should do in that situation and got out of it. The snow was a little too deep, so that was my bad for bringing my lowered car there, but... Charlie remembers this situation well.
The Blizzaks have outperformed every expectation I've had. They aren't nearly as noisy as my Pirelli's were, they handle corners damn well in wet AND dry, and not a single one of the three people last winter that tried to out-accelerate me in the snow and cut me off was successful in doing so. Big win in my book.
Daniel,
I have a set of 68's that I use with dedicated Blizzaks on them. I've had the Conti DWS' in the snow up here in the Northeast and have to say that while they were respectable enough, they didn't quite cut it in quite a few situations. I wouldn't ever think about running all-seasons in the snow after having tried real winter tires. For reference, I still have my open diff and have zero problems with the fact that it's open; the traction the tires provide is more than adequate to provide confidence in driving in the winter.