20" DWS as winter tires???

[RM707]

OK, here is dilemma. My X5 with M sport has 20" staggered setup with summer tires. Any people here can guarantee that replacing my tires with DWS will get me thru snow?
Honestly, having 315/35/20 tires (rears) makes me weary that it's waste of time and money to hope that any AS tire is good enough for snow (too wide).

Any opinions?

[Alan l.]

Will it get you by 1000x better than the stock summer tires - Absolutely

Is it the best tire you can get for winter - No really

Is DWS enough for winter duties - That depends on how much snow you get and how often you have to drive in it.

For me since i have dedicated summer wheels i am going full blown winter tires for my factory 20" wheels. NY is unpredictable when it comes to average snow falls but i want to be ready when that morning comes where I look at the window and its snowing hard.

Alan

[wearenh]

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if your location (NE) is New England, Northeast, or Nebraska, if I were you I'd do the
same as I am doing in NH (New Hampshire) ... get a dedicated set of Hakka R2s on 19"


$1106 Non-Runflat

$1064 Non-Runflat

$1490 Runflat

$1524 Runflat

$1384 Runflat

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[knepsterd]

Alan forget the snow, we're not in a big snow band and El Niño will make winter a dud in NYC, but the potholes alone in the winter on ny streets and highways make it worth protecting those BBS babies and putting on 19s might be smarter.

[knepsterd]

Ah just realized you need 20s with the BBK

[Kzang]

Originally Posted by knepsterd

Alan forget the snow, we're not in a big snow band and El Niño will make winter a dud in NYC, but the potholes alone in the winter on ny streets and highways make it worth protecting those BBS babies and putting on 19s might be smarter.

I really hope this winter will be a dud

[jlstyle]

I've went through last year's winter on my 20" staggered DWS set up. I had NO problem going through heavy snow we get over here. Maybe dedicated snow tires would run better, but honestly I haven't had any trouble with DWS and never felt the need for the snow tires.

[FSociety]

Originally Posted by jlstyle

I've went through last year's winter on my 20" staggered DWS set up. I had NO problem going through heavy snow we get over here. Maybe dedicated snow tires would run better, but honestly I haven't had any trouble with DWS and never felt the need for the snow tires.

+1

I've went thru SNOW on RWD Cars with DWS lol heck for 2 winters.

If our AWD BMW can't make it with DWS (good tread depth of course)
I slapped on some 10/32 tread DWS 19's on my X3 last december and went thru the hell winter January all the way till first day of spring we had this past year.

I also drove 94 miles from South Jerz on Feb 21st (remember guys the big snow storm) on the highway north.. Turnpike was bad so bad everyone was 45mph (middle lane) i had to get home so i made my own way (express/3rd lane) thanks to DWS got home safe.

Try to get the DWS06 (Newer version of the DWS)

[kskpsu]

Originally Posted by ROBNYC

+1

I've went thru SNOW on RWD Cars with DWS lol heck for 2 winters.

If our AWD BMW can't make it with DWS (good tread depth of course)
I slapped on some 10/32 tread DWS 19's on my X3 last december and went thru the hell winter January all the way till first day of spring we had this past year.

I also drove 94 miles from South Jerz on Feb 21st (remember guys the big snow storm) on the highway north.. Turnpike was bad so bad everyone was 45mph (middle lane) i had to get home so i made my own way (express/3rd lane) thanks to DWS got home safe.

Try to get the DWS06 (Newer version of the DWS)

+2. Ran the original version in Chicago on my 2005 4.8is with the same tire size as our F15s, and they did great in the slop relative to other A/S tires. In NJ, you'll be fine. In Minneapolis, I automatically run two sets with dedicated winters...the temps alone justify it. Many associate winter tires with snow, but our extreme temps should make winter tires mandatory.

[Ricsuaq]

I put DWS06 (20 inches) on the X5, and I will stick with them through the winter. So far they have been good in the dry and the wet.

I put the original DWS on my M5 before last winter, and surprisingly, they were great through cold temperatures and snow.