Winter tires on a Mirage G4 - what are you using?

[MirageRally]

Ohio Regulations below -

5589.081 Studded tires - prohibited acts.
(A) For purposes of this section, "studded tire" means any tire designed for use on a vehicle and equipped with metal studs or studs of wear-resisting material that project beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire; and "motor vehicle," "street or highway," "public safety vehicle," and "school bus" have the same meanings as given those terms in section 4511.01 of the Revised Code.

(B)

(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, no person shall operate any motor vehicle, other than a public safety vehicle or school bus, that is equipped with studded tires on any street or highway in this state, except during the period extending from the first day of November of each year through the fifteenth day of April of the succeeding year.

(2) A person may operate a motor vehicle that is equipped with retractable studded tires with the studs retracted at any time of the year, but shall operate the motor vehicle with the studs extended only as provided in division (B)(1) of this section.

(C) This section does not apply to the use of tire chains when there is snow or ice on the streets or highways where such chains are being used, or the immediate vicinity thereof.


Effective Date: 03-12-1975; 2008 SB44 08-22-2008

Studded tires are legal from November 1st to April 15th in Ohio.

I stand corrected, thanks Mark!

[Eggman]

I stand corrected, thanks Mark!

You're not wrong, MirageRally. For most of the year, studs are banned.

[mrsray]

i know this is an old post, but wanted to share what I used this year
165/65r14 is what came on my mirage ...

Vredestein Snow Trac 5 175/65R14 is what I put on and they were great ... will be going back to my originals in a few weeks

[Mark]

i know this is an old post, but wanted to share what I used this year
165/65r14 is what came on my mirage ...

Vredestein Snow Trac 5 175/65R14 is what I put on and they were great ... will be going back to my originals in a few weeks

I appreciate you sharing this, because 165/65r14 snow tires have become harder to find recently. I've been sort of watching 165/65r14 snow tires since I bought my Mirage in 2017. Nokian Nordman 7 snow tires (both studded & non-studded) were pretty much always available in the States. My pair were made in Russia, and this option has disappeared since the start of the war in Europe. Nokian Nordman 7 & Dunlop Winter Maxx II have been the main 165/65r14 snow tires options for us. Both are hard to find today!

One may need to jump to 175/65r14 if they desire a snow tire these days. Given our lack of snow this winter in Wisconsin, I'm sort of glad I'm running my older Nokian snow tires (7th winter season for them & still holding up quite well).