Winter tyres question

[Jakub]

Hi, here we go: first day a member (was reading this forum for moths before) and first question:

I have a set of spare 17” alloys for winter driving and trying to source winter tyres.
On my 18” summer rims I have a new N rated Continentals but looking for Kuhmo KW27 as a winter shoes.
Now the only place that stocks them at the moment seems to be mytyres. From what I could read here some people were complaining about very long delivery times. My email regarding their stock is still without replay.

Now, I found PIRELLI WINTER 210 SOTTOZERO S2 for the front and KUMHO I-ZEN KW27 for the rears on pneus online. Can I mix them like that?

Last option is performancealloys with CONTINENTAL WINTER CONTACT TS 810 S

Should I put my trust in mytyres and place the order, go with mixed front-rear, or what do you think about performancealloys? Any other ideas?

Thank you

[Trev450]

I bought my winter tyres from mytyres last year and they took about 3-4 weeks to come and that was in September. I would imagine that you are likely to be looking at around that sort of time and that will bring you into December which is of course when we had the first snow last year. I would not personally mix tyres, so that leaves you with either the Contis or gambling on the weather/delivery for the Khumos.

[monthefish]

Jakub said:

KUMHO I-ZEN KW27

Just a word on the KUMHO I-ZEN KW27

I bought a set last year (they were reasonably priced in the 18” size I needed) but I hadn’t appreciated how severe a winter tyre they are – they are proper snow tyres with massive gaps between the treads. They were great in the snow but they were quite ‘squirmy’ at other times.

Unless you will only be using them in the snow, I would recommend you buy something else that is more a winter/cold weather tyre bias (eg Vredstein Quatrac or even the Pirelli Sottozeros you mentioned) rather than extreme snow.

[Jakub]

monthefish said:

Just a word on the KUMHO I-ZEN KW27

Thank for the info, the reviews I have seen were quite good.
Now I may have to re-think my 'first choice'.

[BertBert]

I would also not mix new winter tyres front and back.

I bought Falkens a couple of weeks ago from mytyres. Came within a couple of days. It depends on stock/supply. Supply of winter tyres is very variable as they are available for a short period and have high demand.

Bert

[blugnu]

I ordered some cheap ones (Hankook Icebear/ i*cept Evo W310 - whatever - they seem to have a lot of names) of tyremen yesterday. They were dispatched today.

[Jakub]

I will check some more reviews and then decide. Part of the problem is the size 205/55 R17 - is not very popular but 17" are still cheaper than 18" + I am a bit worried about the 18" rims damage in the winter. Thanks for the input, very helpful community indeed.

[Magic919]

Try Micheldever. I only waited <2 weeks and that was in October. Pirelli Sottozero.

[thegoose]

I've been shopping around for winter tyres (for a Touareg) and in case you haven't already, I'd suggest these sites:
www.tyremen.co.uk
www.tyretraders.com
www.camskill.co.uk
www.tyres-pneus-online.co.uk
Also worth calling Costco.

[monthefish]

Jakub said:

monthefish said:

Just a word on the KUMHO I-ZEN KW27

Thank for the info, the reviews I have seen were quite good.
Now I may have to re-think my 'first choice'.

Yes, they are good tyres - just very snow biased. They were good value and V speed rated (which is quite high for a winter tyre)

A few pics:




It was a bit of a shock when I received them!