Winter set up

[pennsiveguy]

Originally Posted by HPIA4v2

I am not planning to have these tires studded, they are studdable though.

They're studded from the factory. Thus the designation "studded" and not "studdable."

https://www.nokiantires.com/winter-t...kkapeliitta-9/

[RoyK]

Has anyone tried the BLIZZAK DMV2. Costco has an installed price of $700

[alphaod]

Originally Posted by RoyK

Has anyone tried the BLIZZAK DMV2. Costco has an installed price of $700

Although never owned them myself, I hear they're very good. Top of the line good.

[HPIA4v2]

Originally Posted by pennsiveguy

They're studded from the factory. Thus the designation "studded" and not "studdable."

https://www.nokiantires.com/winter-t...kkapeliitta-9/

Oops, not good.
I may have to switch to Pirelli Scorpion, if they don't have Hakka R3 in stock.

Thanks.

[deiselpwr]

20” Winter setup installed today. Went with Nitto tires and instead of re and re rubber I got a set of replica wheels. Staggered setup
Initial drive I can tell the run flats are off. The tires are a lot more squishy feeling but not loud at all. There is a bit more sway but that is to be expected

[alphaod]

Looks pretty good.

[TCTech]

Originally Posted by RoyK

Hello,

I need to get a winter set up for my X5 50i. I live in Denver and play in the mountains a lot in the winter. I have a set of 467m 19” wheels that I need some recommendations on winter tires. The hope is in the summer I will get a set of 469 20” with summer tires. I have a rare spare tire kit in the back so I don’t necessarily need run flats in the winter. Any advice is appreciated.

This info might be a little late if you've already made your winter tire purchase, but I had the Goodyear Ultra Grip SUV ROF run-flat tires mounted about a month ago on my 19" 449-style rims (which are now my dedicated winter set-up -- new 20" wheels go on in the spring ). The original Michelin Latitude all-seasons with 30k miles were dismal in the snow last year. BMW featured the Goodyear tires in an ad, so right or wrong, I bought them at the dealer, and these have a tread design that seems to be sold only by BMW and is slightly different from the Ultra Grip design available everywhere else, like Tire Rack. I suspect BMW aimed for a quieter ride, but that's just a guess, and I would think tires with the standard tread pattern would perform similarly, based on the few reviews I found. In a recent 3" snowfall, there was no drama and only rare traction-control engagement in a spirited drive on unplowed roads and crunchy plowed roads, which was amazing but which I also would expect from any quality dedicated winter tire. I haven't driven with these tires in deep snow yet. On dry and wet roads, these tires are not much different in noise or ride quality than the old Michelin all-seasons, which I actually thought were pretty quiet and rode well. "Ultra Grip" isn't nearly as fun to say as "Hakkapelitta" but they seem to do the job.