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Old 06-10-2009, 04:40 PM
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They also make great winter tires. The Sessantas are not winter tires in any way shape or form. The Wintrac 4 I believe is the winter tires that get great reviews.
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They also make great winter tires. The Sessantas are not winter tires in any way shape or form. The Wintrac 4 I believe is the winter tires that get great reviews.
hmm.. ya i know about the wintrac, but i could have sworn i saw a post back in winter of somebody who took the ultrac sessanta in the snow and said it handled well..
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hmm.. ya i know about the wintrac, but i could have sworn i saw a post back in winter of somebody who took the ultrac sessanta in the snow and said it handled well..
Yeah you can also look at the post with my tires where I slammed into a tree with those tires.. they were GREAT in SUMMER... Going to buy them again. Definitely buying replacement winter tires though.

Also - i heard the vredesteins were actually made by continental.

Anyway the tires are great.. thats my review. My personal experience - switch up for WINTER!!
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oo you went into the tree with the vredesteins??? damn... sorry to hear that.

so i guess they're not going to work for me..i need an all-season. man i wish they never got rid of the proxes..
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Really quick.... what is everyone running the PSI in the summer on these? I'm a bit ignorant when it comes to tire pressure.... is lower the psi, better traction? I think I have mine set all around at 45psi... is that too low or too high?

I do drive aggressive and all.

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Another question... what size of rim is anyone putting the wintrac 4's on? is 18" too big? Should I be running 17's in the winter?
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45 psi sounds too high to me. 34- 38psi would be the range for front and rear for on road driving IMO
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i believe BMW recommeneds 32 psi all around.. but i don't follow that. 45 is def way too high.
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Do not get any snow to speak of in this part of the world... no help to you
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can someone reply on the psi for the Vredistine Tires that own them....

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