if i get winter tires on my bmw will it be safe (look at details)?

Question

i have a 745 li 2002 v8 engine

Answer 1

Winter tyres are always safer than standard tyres as soon as the air temp drops below 8 celsius.

Different profiles deal with snow, slush, ice.

Ordinary tyres don't have these profiles.

Answer 2

It will be safe but will affect the handling of the car:
On the dry or the wet and above 8C, all season tires will handle a lot better and have a higher speed rating.
On the snow, winter tires will be the only way to get moving. Rear wheel drive cars are hopeless on the snow.
Whatever you do, NEVER drive at speeds faster than the tire rating.
For your car, summer tires from Michelin are 245/55/17 102 W. W being the speed rating (168mph/270km/h). Winter tyres will be 245/55R17 102 H (130mph/210km/h)

Answer 3

I'm not sure what details you are referring to, other than the model of your car and it's engine size, but the make, model, and engine size is irrelevant. Any vehicle will be able to increase its traction in dirt, mud, snow, etc. with a tire that has a more aggressive tread pattern since the deeper tread will dig in to the loose surface rather than ride on top like a street tire does. As far as the safety issue you mention, you will have more traction and the car will be less prone to sliding with snow tires than with standard street tires during the winter months. Three things to remember are that you will still lose traction faster in the snow than on dry pavement, regardless of what type of tire you install, so don’t develop a false sense of security just because you install them. Second, most people only put snow tires on the drive axle, so with a rear drive car, the front will still tend to slide in a turn or curve, and on a front wheel drive vehicle, the rear end will tend to slide out in the same situation. The third thing is that on dry, warm pavement, the snow tires will have less traction than street tires due to the facts the rubber used in most snow and traction tires are a harder compound than found in a street tire, the tires ‘lugs’ (the depth and cut of the tires tread, not the lug nuts that hold the wheels on) allow more flex on the tires surface, and there is a lower contact patch between the tire and road surface due to the air gaps between the lugs.

Answer 4

Dude, you have to help us here. Where are you from or going to be driving your car. Taihiti? Then no, winter tires are a no go. Alaska? OK, I would definitely get them. Help us out. Where are you driving the 745? How often does it snow/precipitate? How long does snow stick to the ground in your area? What is the average winter temperature?

Give us some details!

Answer 5

Winter tires on a big 745 li BMW may help in certain kinds of cold or inclement weather, but they will be a hinderance in dry weather, at speed, on any autobahn or freeway. The safety of any car is dependant entirely upon the skill of the driver.

Answer 6

Winter tires are fine and usually wear like iron however expect a sharp decrease in performance from them and whatever you do not puts the mph they are rated to handle. What we find works for us is we purchased a Jeep 4 x 4 for the winter its cheap to buy & maintain(compaired to the luxary vehicles we normaly drive), cant be stopped no matter how bad the weather and arent entirely un-attractive.

Answer 7

Snow tires provide a marked improvement over all-season tires in light snow. Especially on rear-wheel drive cars. I would consider it as safe as a front wheel drive with all season tires.

Answer 8

I think it will. And if you want to keep your car in tip-top shape, I would get winter tires.

Answer 9

Yes it would be safe. But I would go with all season radials. That is what we use on our vehicles.