I would love a pair of these
Will they go on my standard steelies?? and can you get anymore?? :*[/QUOTE]
Just to add my input as I was tyreman with the Subaru World Rally Team for 10 years so I do know a bit.
1) forget tyres like this (looks like a Colway or Maxsport rally remould) A forest rally tyre be it new or remould is no good on ice and snow, OK it may be better than a fat tarmac tyre but not much!
2) Ice tyres work because of compound and tread design. The fact that they have sipes (not snipes) means they provide lots of edges to grip and because the tread moves about more it gets warmer and therefore grips better too.
3)I would use tyres from the larger manufacturers with more experience or go on other peoples recomendation, theres no point using price only, what's the point of buying a cheap snow tyre that's useless in snow.
4) Studs come in all sorts of lengths,material,design etc, they are not all like the type used for ice and snow rallies. The most usefull for road use(even though I think they may be illegal in the UK) are called button studs and are only a couple of mill long.
5) I'm coming back to UK tomorow with my Michelin Agelis snow tyres (with button studs!!!) front and rear and hopefully shouldn't have too many problems. The biggest pain is other people who haven't got the right kit getting stuck and blocking everyone else so fingers crossed that they stay home!!!!*<

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