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Winter Tires
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 WS60, DM-V1, and W965 (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
to contact us for additional information or if the tire you're
interested in is not shown.
See why Hogan Tire is the clear choice over
internet tire buying.
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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