what winter tires does everyone recommend i have a 1995 gt? and i live in missouri.

 

uhh......I wouldn't drive it in the winter (not to safe) But if you must I hear Perelli (how do u spell that?) ice/snow tires

 

I've been very happy with my Michelin Arctic Alpins, but they don't make them anymore. I think they were replaced by the X-ice. I've also heard very good things about Bridgestone Blizzaks. I'd suggest getting a second set of wheels, so you don't have to worry about mounting and balancing twice a year. A narrower, taller profile tire will do better in snow, as welll as costing a lot less. I'm running 215/60/16s on steel 16" rims, but you could also go down to 15" wheels with 205/65/15s. You can probably find a set of used V-6 wheels for pretty cheap. Tirerack.com is a good source of information about winter tires.

 

does it mess up your car if you change from a 17in to 16in rim during the winter?

 

Winter tires?

We have no winter tires.
We don't need no stinking winter tires.

 

I'm with george. I honestly can say I dont think i've ever seen a set of snow tires in my life :P

 

I get roughly 300 inchs of snow a year.............

 

I also live in Missouri. I own an 04 Mach 1 that gets garaged at the first sign of cold weather. I am fortuante enough to own a 1991 Ford F-150 pickup (an old beater) but worth it's weight in gold to me because it keeps my Mach off the streets in the winter. Years ago I bought another set of rims for the F-150 and had studded snow tires put on them. To this day I have never had any problem getting around in the winter.
My suggestion: If you don't have anything else to drive, go to a junkyard, get a cheap set of rims, find a cheap set of snow tires and have studs put on them,
throw a little weight in the trunk, and you will be amazed at how much better you get around in the winter!

 

no, as long as the rolling diameter of the tire is similar. You want to stay within +/- 3% of the OEM size diameter of tire.
On my 1999 Mustang GT, I had 17" rims for the summer and 16" rims with skinny tires for the winter.
Snow tires are a definite must if you want to be safe in the snow in a Mustang. On my 99 I ran Nokian Haakepilitta (sp?) and they were great. On my Cobra I am running Dunlop Wintersport M3's and they are also very good.
Call the Tire Rack, they will tell you a ton of helpful info over the phone.

 

no, as long as the rolling diameter of the tire is similar. You want to stay within +/- 3% of the OEM size diameter of tire.
On my 1999 Mustang GT, I had 17" rims for the summer and 16" rims with skinny tires for the winter.
Snow tires are a definite must if you want to be safe in the snow in a Mustang. On my 99 I ran Nokian Haakepilitta (sp?) and they were great. On my Cobra I am running Dunlop Wintersport M3's and they are also very good.
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we need to take a collection and buy u a winter beater, NO COBRAS ON ROADS IN WINTER! too nice for cold. especially a vert

 

a set of studded winter retreads are just about as good a tire youl find, and there cheap. make sure you buy them for all four corners though, steering is a necessity.

 

Why I'm retiring to San Antonio!!!

 

You might want to call some place like the tire rack and see if 15" will work in the rear. 15" tires are chepaer than 16" tires,

 

and the more rubber the better with snow. lowering your tire repssure a little helps too in the snow.

 

Either 15s or 16s will work. Turns out that the GT has the same brakes as the V-6, and that would be the limiting factor for downsizing rims. Either way, go with the same size all around.

As far as studded tires go, I wouldn't want to deal with all the extra noise, vibration, wear, and crappy handling unless I lived somewhere in the arctic circle. A good modern winter tire will be much better driving on clean roads, which will probably be most of the time. Tirerack even did one test where a non-studded Bridgestone outperformed a studded tire in acceleration on an ice rink. And I wouldn't want to touch retreads with a 10 foot pole.

The comment about Cobras in snow brings up a funny story. A customer asked one of the service advisors about putting snow tires on his '03. She asked me for advise, and I suggested going with a 17x8 GT rim with either 245/45s or 225/55s. We also let him know that there was no way we could beat Tirerack's priceson snows, and that would probably be the best way to go. He ended up getting 225/55 Blizzaks, and putting them on his stock 17x9s. That was a heck of a stretch, and I'm glad I didn't end up doing it. Anyway, spring comes around, and he decides he wants to just run the Blizzaks year 'round. Funny thing about snow tires, is they don't last too long when you run them in warm weather.

 

i live where you dont see the pave for a couple months at a time, so studded it is for me. But, as said, if your only living in moderate conditions dont bother. I however disagree about the retreads. As long as the belts are good, they are some of the best tires for the money that you can get. I personally have never had a problem with retreads, but then again, im not sure what your rretreads are like in comparison to ours. To each his own, just expressing my opinion. Blizzaks are very good as well though. The new X-ice is very cool.