Then buy the Michelin :p

It depends on what sort of winter weather you're going to drive in, I've had experience with the x ice (1 gen back) and the LM-22's (2 gens back from the LM60's).

From my experience the X ice is going feel a lot softer than the LM's. But the Xice is going to give you better traction on icy roads. You're probably not going to drive in super deep snow with the Z but the Xice is also better in the snow.

The best winter tire I've used is the Nokian Hakka this is softer than the X Ice, probably not what you're looking for.

i run blizzaks on my sti. cant imagine it getting better than that..

cool. i too sent an email to alex this am to place my order of LM60's. :p wanted to take advantace of that $50 gift card. :tup:

right! by September, 30, right?

yep! :tup:

just got back from tirerack. yet again they did an awesome scratch-free prefect mounting on my factory wheels :p LM60's are now ready to go in my garage just as soon as average temps hit sub 40F's (my dd G35C that is). :)

Followup post: Blizzaks LM-60s are great.
How did it go for you, Mr. K?

Of course... they didn't see much snow this year, weirdly enough in New England. I was hoping to test them in a Blizzard :) Z stayed indoors during Snowtober '11, but it was useful just for the cold weather, I guess. Wondering when to change back to summers..

Keep the winter tires on until at least mid to late March in New England. I drove the Z the last couple of days on Summer tires and the traction was a bit sketchy. When the mornings are above 40F and the highs above 60F then the Summer tires will be usable.

I've been wearing my Wintersports down this "winter." :shakes head:

You could have a 3rd set of wheels with all-seasons for the in-between days :)

I just bought an S2000 instead. It has some brand new all seasons on it. So basically:

Summer:
5.0 on Michelin PSS
S2000 on Star Specs

Winter:
5.0 on Wintersports
S2000 on Hankook Ventus V4es (yeah, not great, but they are brand new so I might as well use them.)

:tup:

Michelin is offer $70 rebate on them

Yup

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:icon17: haha I agree. They are kinda on the ugly side BUT I only bought them because they were significantly lightweight compared to other winter rims and that's about it. However, I do like the rims spearfish bought. Looks nice with the Z.