Southshore cobra Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) It was 43 degrees here today and I was glad I had swapped the winter tires Tuesday night after work These are 275/35/19 Bridgestone LM- 25 Blizzaks mounted on Ford Racing black Track Pack 19 *9 wheels ( M-1007-DC199B). The tires were close outs from Tire Rack last October at $135 each. I didn't have the car but I had my winter tires! These are shorter than the SVTPP tires but the price was right, otherwise I would have gone with a taller tire. I don't drive the car in any kind of bad weather but I've never been a fan on all season tires in this part of the country (Boston MA). I'd rather have high performance summer and dedicated winter tires. As an aside, I used one of these as a spare this summer, it fit perfect in the trunk well. Edited October 28, 2011 by Southshore cobra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimm17 Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 It was 43 degrees here today and I was glad I had swapped the winter tires Tuesday night after work These are 275/35/19 Bridgestone LM- 25 Blizzaks mounted on Ford Racing black Track Pack 19 *9 wheels ( M-1007-DC199B). The tires were close outs from Tire Rack last October at $135 each. I didn't have the car but I had my winter tires! These are shorter than the SVTPP tires but the price was right, otherwise I would have gone with a taller tire. I don't drive the car in any kind of bad weather but I've never been a fan on all season tires in this part of the country (Boston MA). I'd rather have high performance summer and dedicated winter tires. As an aside, I used one of these as a spare this summer, it fit perfect in the trunk well. I'm loving the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires I'm running right now for crappy weather. Awesome in the cold and rain. It was 32 deg on the way to work today. They won't hold full throttle in 1st or 2nd gears, but they corner and stop pretty good in the cold and wet. Nice to able to use the car all year except when snow if forecasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southshore cobra Posted October 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 (edited) I'm loving the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires I'm running right now for crappy weather. Awesome in the cold and rain. It was 32 deg on the way to work today. They won't hold full throttle in 1st or 2nd gears, but they corner and stop pretty good in the cold and wet. Nice to able to use the car all year except when snow if forecasted. Nice cold air and short tires can certainly be fun! I'm with you, I'd rather drive it when the roads are clean than see it parked for months. Edited October 31, 2011 by Southshore cobra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejas500 Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Hell it was 42 down here in Dallas this morning and the F1 G2's weren't half bad after 5 minutes of the commute. When these things are bone cold though they have the traction of vaseline lubed diapers tied to your feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Ray Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Glad I don't have this headache. Once the salt starts hitting the roads around here, the Shelby will be put away until Spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madlock Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 I spent so much time wringing my hands during my first year of ownership over not wanting to deviate from the Ford's F-1 G: 2 selection, that after finally putting a set of UHP A/S tires on my GT500, I can only think how stupid I was, and how much enjoyment I'd robbed myself for an entire year. I WISH I had found a close-out set of Winter tires - just to have for particularly cold, but clear days. But except for days that were exceptionally warm or track events when the F-1 G: 2s had a chance to warm-up through-and-through, getting those damned things off the car is the best possible thing I've done for it - increasing its driving enjoyment exponentially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatentMan Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 We here in New England were spoiled this 2011/2012 winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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