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by Airforceone
Wed Oct 28, 2015 3:16 am
Forum: Vitara Specific Tech
Topic: Winter Tyres for road use not off road
Replies: 14
Views: 13324

Re: Winter Tyres for road use not off road

Thanks for all the advice. Had a 56 reg GV on A/T tyres all year round and didn't think much of the grip on ice, they seemed ok on snow/slush. Thinking more of the handling really, don't really get a lot of snow in the Glasgow area but we get plenty of rain and eventually ice when the temp drops. I'...
by Airforceone
Fri Oct 23, 2015 8:47 am
Forum: Vitara Specific Tech
Topic: Winter Tyres for road use not off road
Replies: 14
Views: 13324

Re: Winter Tyres for road use not off road

As I'll only be doing normal road/motorway driving I need which ever tyres I get to be relatively economical Most off road tyres aren't unfortunately. The tyres I mentioned are specifically for suv/4x4's and get high ratings on tyre reviews.co.uk. What may help is if someone can verify if 16 inch wh...
by Airforceone
Thu Oct 22, 2015 11:30 pm
Forum: Vitara Specific Tech
Topic: Winter Tyres for road use not off road
Replies: 14
Views: 13324

Winter Tyres for road use not off road

Need some advice on the above. Never had winter tyres before but looking into getting a set along with alloys to swap over during the winter months. I have a 2013 Grand Vitara SZ5 so size is going to be 235/55/18 on 8Jx18 rims the standard wheels are 225/60/18 so not a massive difference. Been looki...