Why winter tires? Why 4 winter tires? The Blizzak secret Ice & snow - Products
Why winter tires?
All season tires are designed to provide acceptable levels of performance under a variety of conditions. They are primarily designed for wet and dry weather traction, long mileage, fuel economy, handling and comfort. While all-season tires provide a good compromise of performance for the spring, summer and fall months, they are less effective in winter's freezing temperatures. In a snow tire, winter traction is the first priority of design. To battle the snow, ice and cold temperatures of winter driving, a snow tire requires different rubber compounds; tread design and other unique features that are unacceptable for use in an all season tire.Vehicles with traction control and ABS brakes:
It's important to note that the advancements in electronic driver aids, such as ABS and traction control don't provide more traction. They only help prevent drivers from over braking or overpowering the available traction of their tires. The only thing that will actually increase grip and control is a better set of tires.Vehicles with all-wheel drive:
The advantage of all-wheel drive can be multiplied by using winter tires designed for the weather conditions you'll encounter. The reasons for selecting an all-wheel drive vehicle are the same reasons that dedicated winter tires will make winter driving more enjoyable as well as enhancing the vehicle's braking, handling and cornering traits..Additional details on winter tires vs. all season tires.
Why 4 winter tires?
Today's winter tires are better at providing ice and snow traction than ever before. The technology used to develop the tread designs and tread compounds has evolved beyond what you may have used previously. These engineering improvements have widened the gap in winter weather performance between dedicated winter tires and all-season or performance tires.The capabilities of the tire play the largest single role in determining how a vehicle will react in a given situation. Given the difference in traction between snow tires and all season or performance tires, placing snow tires on only the front or rear of your vehicle can create an imbalance in the handling of your car. This is because if you use two dissimilar types of tires on your vehicle, you'll have a vehicle that has a "split" personality. One end of the vehicle won't react and perform the same as the other in the dry, wet, slush and snow conditions. Especially in emergency situations, you'll find that your vehicle will probably understeer in one condition and oversteer in another. It is preferable to keep your vehicles handling as consistently as possible by "matching" all four tires.
All major tire manufacturers and 7 out of 10 vehicle manufacturers recommend four winter tires be used on rear wheel, front wheel or four wheel drive vehicles. By installing four winter tires, you maintain the most balanced and controlled handling possible in all winter driving conditions.
The Blizzak secret - why they work.
The Blizzak WS-60 and DMZ3 (a Blizzak for light trucks) feature dual tread compounds consisting of a tread cap and an underlying base compound. When viewed through a microscope, the outer Blizzak Multicell compound resembles the consistency of Swiss cheese because it contains millions of uniformly distributed microscopic pores that are constantly exposed as the tread surface wears. In addition to providing thousands of miniature biting edges, these pores help wick away the thin layer of water that often develops on top of snow packed and icy roads, allowing the biting edges to better adhere to the surface for more traction. The underlying base compound is a standard winter tread compound.
Ice & snows from Hogan.
The tires shown below, and listed in our tire catalog, are our most popular sellers. Other makes and models may be in stock or be available by special order. Special orders are normally delivered within one or two days. All tires come with FREE valve stems, FREE tire disposal, FREE tire rotations, LIFETIME wheel balance, FREE 30 day satisfaction guarantee, Hogan's LOWEST PRICE guarantee and much more... In addition, Hogan Tire offers a special changeover program to swap your summer and winter tires over each season economically. Want to eliminate seasonal winter tire changeovers? Winter tire and wheel packages are available that will protect your regular wheels from winter conditions as well as eliminating the time and expense normally required for changeovers each season. Please click on Price Quotes and contact us for additional information or if the tire you're interested in is not shown.
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Hogan's Winter Tires
Other makes and models are available by special order and can normally be delivered within a day or two.
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