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So how are B13s in the snow with snow tires?

2.3K views 28 replies 20 participants last post by  Borgus  
#1 ·
I recently picked up a '94 Sentra LE (limited edition) for a daily driver while my 98 SE gets garaged. Living near the Pocono Mountains in PA I was planning on getting some snow tires for this winter for it (studded perhaps, maybe Blizzaks) and I was wondering what everyone's experience is regarding these. I have heard good things about the classics in the snow with the proper tires; I can't take another winter driving on Pirelli's in blizzards. :eek: :biggthump

Also, if anyone can chime in with their opinion of the various snow tire types for the B13's that would be great.
 
#2 ·
Hmm dunno bout those..but my Azenis did pretty well over this past winter. Didn't do to much accidental sliding :biggthump How you like the LE? Power everything?
 
#3 ·
i have some snow tires from i picked up on tirerack.com they were the like the cheapo tires, i cant recall any problems with them in the snow but on pavement i hated them.. guess im use to riding on azenis and yok. avs's..... im also in PA too.. scranton area.
 
#5 ·
Sanyo said:
Hmm dunno bout those..but my Azenis did pretty well over this past winter. Didn't do to much accidental sliding :biggthump How you like the LE? Power everything?

the 2 door LE I had (back from 1995-1998) didn't have power windows or locks..
 
#6 ·
My SE-R (with lsd) is unstoppable with decent tire. With 1 ft of snow, I was almost the only car on the road. I was for sure the only one that got to work before 10:00.

I plan to get some Blizzaks before this winter, as the tires I was using are done.
 
#9 ·
14 " Blizzaks all around you will be unstoppable. I got great tread ware on them. Ran a set 5 months a year for 7 years on the same set. Compount they are made of feels like those old erasers that had on ball point pens. They feel like they have grit in them. When you put them on you will have to adjust your driving a little. I always had a day or 2 that I was chirping them at stop lights like some rice-a-roni-baffonni.

Just do it. Put em on steel wheels for that gettotastic look! :cool: :biggthump
 
#10 ·
They're great in the snow, but as you all know, it's more about the tires than the car.

Four or five years ago, we had a severe (well, what we consider severe) snow storm and I drove around on Dunlop D60A2s with no problem whatsoever. The interstate looked like a parking lot with all the abandoned vehicles (SUVs included).

This year, I tried the same thing with SO3s and let's just say I had to walk up the hill to my house.
 
#13 ·
The SE-R is unstoppable in winter conditions! :bigthumb:
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It's got great ground clearance, FWD, LSD, relatively light weight... What more could you ask for in the snow? :) AWD?? Overrated! The picture below was taken at a Philly region SCCA autoX. It snowed, and we ran anyway. 18 AWD Subarus showed up to this event. My bone-stock SE-R on snow tires beat all of them except for one...
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Storm88000 said:
Got a price or link for those?
Those are the snow tires that I have. I put them on a spare set of 14" SE-R alloys. Try TireRack. IIRC, mine were about $240 shipped for a set of 4 Michelin Arctic Alpines.

Andrew
 
#14 ·
My se-r sucked last winter compared to my old XEI think it was the mix of me not used to it and the lsd that got me tho, I live in Ohio and we usually get a month or 2 tops of snow covered roadway and I am debating on whether or not blizzaks are necessary, I may just pick up some falken ziex all seasons and be done with it
 
#16 ·
I've got some used blizzaks on my egg - great low speed traction, but gets real squirrelly above 40 or so. I think they have too much traction, so when you ride in some ruts in the snow, they try to climb up and out of them, lose traction at the top, then fall back in - they've freaked me out more than the stock Dunlops. I plan on driving the blizzaks till they wear out then replace w/ decent all-seasons like the Dunlops (good for everything but ice)
 
#17 ·
Nismo654 said:
My se-r sucked last winter compared to my old XEI think it was the mix of me not used to it and the lsd that got me tho, I live in Ohio and we usually get a month or 2 tops of snow covered roadway and I am debating on whether or not blizzaks are necessary, I may just pick up some falken ziex all seasons and be done with it
well I ordered the ziex, ill have em on this weekend, ill report back when the snow hits
 
#19 ·
Storm88000 said:
Here's a question - is it a bad idea to only purchase studded tires for the FRONT wheels only to save money, and leave the back tires with all seasons? Just figuring since our cars are FWD (obviously :) ) perhaps I could save some cash.
I was thinking the same exact thing but I just got my new tires today
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#24 ·
SE-R + Snow = F U N!!!! :)
I just moved back to NY from Hawaii. Driving in the snow (and skiing) are the two things I missed most about winter.
 
#25 · (Edited)
Actually the WinterForces are pretty Good suprisingly, especially for the price. I Have both the Blizzaks and winterforce. ( I work at Firestone and get them cheap.) The Blizzaks are the best snow tire you can buy, but that is if you can buy them. For stock 185/65/14's they are close to $90 a tire, I'll check on actuall pricing tommorrow when I go to work. If anyone needs snow tires, let me know. I prolly can hook you up with some sort of discount. ;)

Shipping may be tough. but I work at the one on Federal Rd in Brookfield CT if anyone wants to stop by.