Goodyear MTRs in 19 inch wheel size

[Mars]

Has anyone used these MTRs in the snow? Have you any comparisons between them and a set of similarly-sized winter tyres?

I'd like to equip my wife's car with something a bit better than the normal tyres she has at the mo, until March I guess. At the price 255/50-19 winter tyres are coming in at (decent ones, like Nokians), I could afford a set of MTRs but despite their chunky looks, I don't know whether they are comparible to a set of dedicated winters in snow, wet, and dry (but cold) roads.

[Jem0911]

Have a look at the new General Grabber AT's.
255/55 R19 by four £730 fitted.
Very good reports for snow use.
Mine haven't arrived yet!

[Mars]

Where are you buying from?

[Mars]

Camskill is out of stock. Price is excellent compared with the Goodyear MTRs and probably a more appropriate tyre too.

[Jem0911]

Wellingborough Tyres.
Two week leadtime.
They are listed on fleebay too.

[Jem0911]

Wellingborough Tyres.
Two week leadtime.
They are listed on fleebay too.

[Mars]

Ah those guys. Thanks. Camskill had them in so much cheaper... I dunno what to do. Wait or not...

Thanks anyway.

[Jem0911]

I have bought a set of 20's for summer use.
Looking forward to off(er) road stuff.

[Jem0911]

They arrived

[bogie]

im running Vredestein Wintrac 4 extreme..excellent so far in the snow n ice

about £620 a set in 19's from tyremen

http://tyremen.myshopify.com/products/25550vr19-vr...

[Mars]

Jem0911 said:

They arrived

First impressions?

[Jem0911]

Mars said:

Jem0911 said:

They arrived

First impressions?

No noticable change in road noise.
Now I have them fitted all the snow had gone!!
Will have to see if it comes back.
Some off road fun planned so looking forward to that.

[SharpM]

I've just fitted the brand new general grabber AT (which supercede the old AT2) to my supercharged

I fitted 275 x45 x20 which are the only 20 inch size currently available at the moment and they are the same rolling radius as the OE size

They look absolutely superb and give the car much needed aggression and fill the arches better, more importantly the grip in the snow and slush is incredible - they just dig in and bite with stopping distances much less than before, much more impressive than I expected

Compared to the conti sport contacts I had on before, the grip levels are night and day

Noise wise there is a very slight hum at 50mph with the radio off but that is to be expected with 12mm of tread

Only downside is a slight loss of feel through the steering but I think this is down to tread block flex and I'm sure I will get used to it soon

I have a few magazine articles reviewing the new AT and I will try and post tomorrow

I intend to keep them on all year round rather than have to switch between summer and winter tyres - well the weather here is mostly crap all year round anyway

Edited by SharpM on Monday 20th December 22:29

[Mars]

^^^ Excellent. Thanks for this. I've found a couple of places where they're down to under £160 a corner, so I'm ordering them tomorrow.

[Mars]

I've ordered a set but couriers are having problems delivering at the mo (oh, the irony) so I might have to wait a while.