Just thought I would post this up so everyone makes it out of winter alive..

 

damn that's effin kewl!!!!

 

^^ On Someone Else's Car,

 

good post man.
they dont rate those puppies for nothin.

 

thanks for the post dude...i didn't even check my blizzaks for speed rating...pretty stupid

 

Thats pretty nasty but for us US guys that dont know what KMH are compared to MPH is kinda useless. But I get the idea.

later

 

100 Km/h is 60 MPH

200 Km/h is 120 MPH

300 Km/h is ******* FAST

 

please tell me that you are not too lazy to do a basic conversion search on yahoo to ensure your not going to blow a tire on the highway

 

lol umm I think i'm okay..mine are V rated so up to 149mph or 240km/h...

 

where did u find that pic brian?

 

i used to work in a tire shop, the info printed on a tire is there for a reason....very important to not take your tires past their rated speed, obviously.

 

I don't mean to offend anyone with this... but excesively speeding in the winter is pretty freaking stupid....
Around here if your doing over 120km/h in the winter you need a beating...your just putting yourself and others in danger....

 

seems to me that this would just be common sense.

 

where do i look to find the speed rating of my winter tires?

 

for example:
205/45ZR17 The Z is your speed rating

 

Forget... Some forum somewhere.

I'm on about a thousand..

 

well thanks its pretty neat if u as k me

 

basically winter tires are almost nonexistant with a high speed rating.....
and if they do they are very expensive.....and trade off winter traction to be able to do those speeds.


speeding in winter (where you actually get snow) is insanity. whether your tires can handle it or not.....and mostly, its not.

 

as far as determening your tires speed rating, it is in either of two places: In the tire size info such as 235/45/ZR18 (the Z indicates the speed rating) or you will see it with a load index rating and a letter next to it such as 93W (The W indicating speed rating), Just as an example. Most tire websites list speed rating letters and their max speeds. I suggest everyone that buys new tires for these cars take a good look at their speed ratings and drive accordingly.

Have a safe winter!

 

I'm pretty sure I recognize that picture. That is a local area SRT-4 who runs high 12s on stock turbo (Gonzoz). That pic is a frame from the video of the dyno run. The owner is a really nice guy, I'm glad the tire didn't pop and that this was on a dyno and not on the street.

 

Thats why i got my sotto zeros rated to 150 im set. there high performance winters yeah see ya at the finish line!

 

i dont think anyone in the US buys tires with metric speed ratings without looking them up
i assume he`didnt know the conversion off the top of his head for the picture