snow tyres? for the coupe quattro. :)

[Gaz]

I'm thinking of fitting some off road tires on the cq for the winter.

I'm thinking something chunky, that will be good for going up and down hills in the soft and hard snow and the muddy slush.

last year I simply used the conventional road tires that came with the car.. & excellent as the yokohamas were in the dry and rain, they were not so good in the snow , and i almost got myself stuck a few times while taking the CQ down various back lanes where no one else had dared to go before me.

any ideas?

[20vcqdriver]

I used to use 185 mud and snow tyres in Winter on steel rims after I slid off in bad snow following a poxy fiesta with 135 tyres. They made a massive difference though not as grippy on dry roads and saved the alloys from the Winter salt. Used for several years until the car had its restoration and as now on SORN during Winter are never used apart from when I fit them whilst taking the alloys off for a clean. Might be tempted to part with them though may need new tyres now that they are 9 years old.

[pimpdriver]

Get Vredestein Quatrac.

All round tyres, for winter (snow) and summer, and you don't need to change them too. I am getting them on the 100 quattro in the next 4 weeks or so.

Us Brits drive round on summer tyres all year round, and they are less than optimal for grip below about 9 deg C or so............

[pimpdriver]

I am thinking of the Hankook Optimo 4S now:

http://www.hankooktire-eu.com/about/...ash=de1b68a1b5

[amanda]

I am putting these on the beastie am feed up of the poor milage of the good years (6,000 for a set @ £1000 A TIME)

http://www.vredestein.co.uk/

[pimpdriver]

which Vredestein ones?

I have Sportrac on the 100
HiTrac on the 80
Comtrac on the Caravelle.

Love them all.

But think the Hankook are better than the Quatrac all season tyres.

Just got to find a stockist locally.

[amanda]

Only 1 option for me

Wintrac 4 xtreme 275/45 R 20 110 V XL

[Gaz]

Originally Posted by pimpdriver

Get Vredestein Quatrac.

All round tyres, for winter (snow) and summer, and you don't need to change them too. I am getting them on the 100 quattro in the next 4 weeks or so.

Us Brits drive round on summer tyres all year round, and they are less than optimal for grip below about 9 deg C or so............

hummm.. I was thinking of something a little more along the lines of an off road tire? or perhaps semi off road.

Because of where i live I have to travel up and down hills on country lanes that in all likely hood , if it were to snow, no one else will have been before me (or at least partially) .

No gritters or snow plows ever come as far as my house, so i was thinking of something with tread a bit more extreme that can offer traction thru deep snow?

something more like you would expect to see on an '4x4/off roader' rather than a car.

any ideas?

[pimpdriver]

Hi GaZ

the Tyres listed should be fine as it is in the compound and fine tread detail that
make them suitable for snow and slush ( like you said in your first post).

People use these Tyres in the alps.

[20vcqdriver]

Originally Posted by Gaz

hummm.. I was thinking of something a little more along the lines of an off road tire? or perhaps semi off road.

Because of where i live I have to travel up and down hills on country lanes that in all likely hood , if it were to snow, no one else will have been before me (or at least partially) .

No gritters or snow plows ever come as far as my house, so i was thinking of something with tread a bit more extreme that can offer traction thru deep snow?

something more like you would expect to see on an '4x4/off roader' rather than a car.

any ideas?

As said, just fitting winter tyres with the better compound and tread will make a BIG difference. Too chunky a tyre as used in off road rallying would not work well on tarmac, which is where they will spend most of their time... Heard good things about the Quatrac.
Depending on what width you are running during the Summer going to a narrower higher ratio tyre also helps as I found out on mine. From sliding around on all fours with 205/50 to almost full throttle take off (with the KV) on the 185 Winter tyres in fresh snow and slush etc...