- Oct 3, 2007
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One of my renters ran some of those magic almond shell tires. He slammed into the back of my truck twice and almost went through the garage door another time.!
Sounds like you need new renters that don't destroy your property


One of my renters ran some of those magic almond shell tires. He slammed into the back of my truck twice and almost went through the garage door another time.!
I run studded Hankook I Pikes. Popular tire up here. http://www.1010tires.com/Tires/Hankook/W409 Winter i-Pike
NIce review BeGreen! The Rs are very well rated. I think one of the greatest thing about Nokian tires is the treadware indicator. It's a great feature and simply to implement.Here's a review article on snow tires. (broken link removed to http://www.liftopia.com/blog/top-5-snow-tires/)
run studded Hankook I Pikes. Popular tire up here. http://www.1010tires.com/Tires/Hankook/W409 Winter i-Pike
I can't say I have been using them since 1988..I was only 8 years old. LOL. I agree, they are expensive but well worth it in my opinion.I've exclusively used Nokians for my winter tires since 1988 (first set were the NR09s). The Matrix has studded Hakka 7s, the Tacoma has studded Nordman SUVs, and the Grand Am unstudded Hakka 1s (the previous owner of the Grand Am did not believe in studded tires).
All of my snow tires are mounted on dedicated rims, so changeovers are a snap. I just bought another small sedan today for one of my children and next week will be mounting studded Hakka 7s on four steel wheels sourced from a regional auto salvage yard ($35 each for the rims).
The Nokians are expensive, but well worth it given the level of control that they afford. Too many people do without snow tires especially those with 4WD or all-wheel drive. Most of the vehicles that I see off the road most likely are shod with "all season" tires.
lolI somehow manage not to crash into everything I see on "magic almond shell tires
Yeah Pen, they are a pretty good bang for the $. They have the same tread pattern as Nokians. What differentiates is the tire compound itself.Ran these on the wife's last car, a Pontiac Grand Prix and they did great. Got a winter, a summer, the following winter, then 1/2 the next summer out of them before selling the car. Would have needed to put new on before that coming winter, but for the mileage she drives, all season's wouldn't have given her many more miles so I was impressed.
Put them on all 4 corners of my 2wd f-150 this year and am really liking them there.
For the reasonable price, very pleased with the tire.
pen
Nate: I-PIkes are popular. THe funny thing is that Nokian had the Hakka2s with that exact tread pattern in 2004 and they kept it every year since.
Sounds like you need new renters that don't destroy your propertyI somehow manage not to crash into everything I see on "magic almond shell tires"
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I run these on all my big trucks in the winter. It's an Oliver recap. 30/32 tread new. Some diggin muthers! Years ago they made a light truck cap in this design. But ,, no more. BLAAAH
Run Cooper S/T2's on my pickup for the first time this winter and will continue. Best winter pickup tire I've tried to date.
That is an INSANE priceThere's one tire place (with a few shops) that carries the Nokian tires but they are crazy expensive. I had went there a few years ago to get 4 tires MOUNTED for my truck and they wanted $365. Yes, over $90 a tire to get them mounted.
I know several people that are car dumb that have gone there (they are a big name... somehow?!) and dropped $1500-2000 on a set of winter tires... on tires that cost under $200 each elsewhere.![]()
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I run these on all my big trucks in the winter. It's an Oliver recap. 30/32 tread new. Some diggin muthers! Years ago they made a light truck cap in this design. But ,, no more. BLAAAH
Run Cooper S/T2's on my pickup for the first time this winter and will continue. Best winter pickup tire I've tried to date.
That is an INSANE price!! No thanks
He for sure wasn't the brightest bulb, but the tires truly sucked!
These were the tires http://www.greendiamondtire.com/
I guess compared to a regular summer tire "all season" they weren't horrible, but compared to a good studded winter tire the difference was laughable.
Hey jeremy,Hmm with all the praise for nokians maybe I have to try them next time around. I've heard the legend but never bought them as they are hard to find in local shops.
Any online source for them in the us? I know tire rack doesn't carry.
I friend of mine swears by those..I tease him and he teases me. But he loves them too!Dont know if this counts, but on my jeep i run BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A year round, and most the time i dont even have to use 4wheel drive in the winter except in extreme situations. (Like yesterday and today, SEE BLIZZARD....)
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