winter tires

[WRC FAN]

i am looking for snow tires for my 08 STI. what would be the best choice?

[jeffmm06]

Bridgestone Blizzaks!

[WRC FAN]

have u used them before? I read overviews and they did not come up so hot. what about pirelli or dunlop?

[Rubicon]

I am a HUGE fan of nokian's. I used blizzaks for 4 years, and yes they are really great tires, but once they wear to 50% they run like normal all seasons. Nokian's had amazing traction... it's unbelievable how much they grip in the snow. They also lasted longer than the blizzaks.

[EJ257]

My driveway is long, uphill, and is a sheet of ice all season (we put down 400lbs salt per application for reference).

I picked up a set of ASA JH3 wheels (they clear the Brembos on my '05) and Blizzak REVO1 tires for $1000 new.

My family ran Blizzaks for nearly a decade, and have recently begun running Nokian Hakkapeliittas. The only downside to Blizzaks is that I need to replace them biannually, because the last part of the tread is awful, as Rubicon said.

Dunlop Wintersports are pretty good as well.