Tires in the spotlight:
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R
General Altimax Arctic
Vehicle and Tire size:
1991 Legacy Wagon N/A 185/70R14
So my history with winter tires is small. In fact, I've never owned a set of winters. But I've driven on some Hakka RSIs in my buddy's Forester XT and was blown away.
Naturaly now that I'm in the market, the first tire I looked for was the RSI only to find out Nokian came out with it's succesor, the Hakka R.
At around $80.00/tire it's not that bad. But for sake of argument, I wanted to see what else was available. I came across these General Altimax Arctics. They have pretty good reviews and price-wise, around $50.00/tire, my wallet likes these better.
What do you guys/gals think? Anyone have experience with either/both?
Info:
Hakka R - http://www.nokiantires.com/tyre?id=1194 ... peliitta+R
General Altimax - http://www.generaltire.com/tires/T13/Altimax-Arctic
Winter Tire Decision: Nokian vs General
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Winter Tire Decision: Nokian vs General
Last edited by skatedees on Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.
1991 BJ EJ22
For winter tires I love Winterforce.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... es&place=1
You can get the generals on closeout at tirerack.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... es&place=2
And as for shipping, I just get a local place to Match Tirerack's prices. Belle tire should without a sweat.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... es&place=1
You can get the generals on closeout at tirerack.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... es&place=2
And as for shipping, I just get a local place to Match Tirerack's prices. Belle tire should without a sweat.
1992 Legacy LS Special Wagon..
Both tires will probably work. I have had experience only with the Nokians, which are very good. My gf has studded winterforces on her Accord, and they work well too. I have Yokohama Guardex on my Galant VR4, and they are nearly as good as the old Bridgestone Blizzaks I had on there previously.
Net result? Nearly any modern, siped, special compound snow tire should be pretty good on snow and ice. I prefer non studded, but my gf prefers the extra assurance with studs on her fwd car, on ice.
Many options out there...
Net result? Nearly any modern, siped, special compound snow tire should be pretty good on snow and ice. I prefer non studded, but my gf prefers the extra assurance with studs on her fwd car, on ice.
Many options out there...