Ice/Snow Tyre Socks

cormie

Hi folks,
Ok, so it appears nowhere in Ireland sells winter tyres seemingly. I was looking for a pair of Michelin X-ICE for 175/70/R14 but no luck.

I've seen tyre socks mentioned before, but again, I'm guessing these will be hard to source in Ireland. Has anyone used them before? Would they last a few thousand km, or just a few km?

I've seen this ad here: http://cork.gumtree.ie/cork/35/52133235.html but he says it will be a week before he gets them.

Doing over 1,000km this weekend around the country so any help would be welcome

willier

If you are going to be driving mainly on snow you should pump up the tyres on your car to about 32+ psi so that the tyre can cut through the snow. The narrower the tyre the better. When driving on icey roads the opposite is better. Dropping tyre pressures to around 28 psi can help. That's what i have noticed anyway.

cormie

Thanks, was told that by one of the tyre places too but he didn't mention the opposite for snow driving

Cookie_Monster

willier wrote: »

If you are going to be driving mainly on snow you should pump up the tyres on your car to about 32+ psi so that the tyre can cut through the snow. The narrower the tyre the better. When driving on icey roads the opposite is better. Dropping tyre pressures to around 28 psi can help. That's what i have noticed anyway.

up to 32? Mine are always at 36 so I should be alright :pac:

Anan1

I'm in the middle of doing this now, ordered winter tyres from www.eiretyres.com (Camskill were cheaper but no stock) and i'm in the middle of trying to find a set of rims to suit. I'm going from 17" rims to 16" for the winter tyres. I reckon i'll be lucky to have them on the car by the middle of next week.

biko

The main problem with socks are that they're not supposed to replace winter tyres, they replace chains.
Max speed will be lower (40kmph or so) and you should really only use them in really bad weather.
I'll see if I can find a stockist for you.

cormie

Hmm, guess they aren't what I'm after so, but would be handy to have still I guess.

If anyone knows ANYWHERE with Michelin X-ICE for 175/70/R14, please share

biko

Def handy to have in the boot.
If you drive from A to B even on a really cold day most of the roads and streets will be ok to drive on without them.
But they come in handy when you need to get up a slope or get across a really bad part.
Max speed of 40 doesn't matter much as everyone will/should creep along if it's icy enough.

seanyroche

cormie wrote: »

Hi folks,
Ok, so it appears nowhere in Ireland sells winter tyres seemingly. I was looking for a pair of Michelin X-ICE for 175/70/R14 but no luck.

I've seen tyre socks mentioned before, but again, I'm guessing these will be hard to source in Ireland. Has anyone used them before? Would they last a few thousand km, or just a few km?

I've seen this ad here: http://cork.gumtree.ie/cork/35/52133235.html but he says it will be a week before he gets them.

Doing over 1,000km this weekend around the country so any help would be welcome

Its best to get 4 at a time because it would be worse to have 2 than to have none.

-Chris-

cormie wrote: »

Doing over 1,000km this weekend around the country so any help would be welcome

The week in question was back in January of this year.

Seanyroche, please read the Charter and don't bump old threads.