Winter Tires

Winter tires are special tires made for cold weather performance. Manufacturers combine the tread design and the rubber compound used to ensure the tire’s surface gripping ability when driving on ice- and snow-covered road surfaces and in colder temperatures. Winter tires should not be used in warmer weather as their compound and tread design are not suitable for such performance.

All season and summer tires use compounds that stiffen in colder temperatures, making them unsuitable for winter driving. Winter tires, on the other hand, use compound elements that maintain their flexibility in freezing conditions. This allows the compound to optimize the tire’s traction during its cold weather performance, without sacrificing the tire’s controllability or driving safety levels.

Among all the tires, winter tires feature the most detailed tread pattern. Winter tires usually sport a directional or an asymmetric tread pattern to increase the tire’s surface contact and grip. These tread patterns, along with the deeper tread, enhance the tire’s performance on ice and snow, while they also prevent snow packing into the tread area. The tread design is also highly siped. The high-density siping pattern provides additional biting edges, which grip the road surface in winter weather situations. Winter tires come in three types: studless, studdable, and studded. Tires with studs provide better ice and snow traction, but the use of studs is highly regulated by the states.

Tread Pattern

The tread of winter tires is typically directional with a larger tread depth to boost the ice and snow traction and to keep the footprint clean.
Studs

Some winter tires use studs to maintain traction, while the ones without studs optimize their tread design and compound to ensure driving safety.
Compound

Winter compounds utilize rubber elements, which maintain their flexibility in colder temperatures, preventing loss of traction during their performance.

New
Milestar

Milestar Winterguard
205/55R16, 91T, XL

Winter
N/A Tread Depth

Type: Touring

Speed Rated Up to 118 mph

Load Range: XL
$98.75

$73.99

Per Tire
Total for 4 = $295.96

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SKU N1710942-99

Load Index 91

UTQG N/A

Brand Milestar

Speed Rating T

Performance Touring

Sidewall BSW: Black Side Wall

Section Width 205

Model Winterguard

Load Range XL

Season Winter

Tread Depth N/A

Aspect Ratio 55

Size 205/55R16

Run Flat No

Rim Diameter 16

Overall Diameter 24.9

Load Capacity 1356 lbs

Stud Type Studdable
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Milestar

Milestar Winterguard
205/65R15, 94T, SL

Winter
13/32 Tread Depth

Type: Touring

Speed Rated Up to 118 mph

Load Range: SL
$85.75

$63.99

Per Tire
Total for 4 = $255.96

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SKU N1713195-99

Load Index 94

UTQG N/A

Brand Milestar

Speed Rating T

Performance Touring

Sidewall BSW: Black Side Wall

Section Width 205

Model Winterguard

Load Range SL

Season Winter

Tread Depth 13/32

Aspect Ratio 65

Size 205/65R15

Run Flat No

Rim Diameter 15

Overall Diameter 25.5

Load Capacity 1477 lbs

Stud Type Studdable
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Milestar

Milestar Winterguard
215/60R17, 96T, SL

Winter
N/A Tread Depth

Type: Touring

Speed Rated Up to 118 mph

Load Range: SL
$118.75

$88.99

Per Tire
Total for 4 = $355.96

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SKU N1713220-99

Load Index 96

UTQG N/A

Brand Milestar

Speed Rating T

Performance Touring

Sidewall BSW: Black Side Wall

Section Width 215

Model Winterguard

Load Range SL

Season Winter

Tread Depth N/A

Aspect Ratio 60

Size 215/60R17

Run Flat No

Rim Diameter 17

Overall Diameter 27.2

Load Capacity 1565 lbs

Stud Type Studdable
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Milestar

Milestar Winterguard
235/60R18, 103H, SL

Winter
N/A Tread Depth

Type: Touring

Speed Rated Up to 130 mph

Load Range: SL
$170.75

$127.99

Per Tire
Total for 4 = $511.96

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SKU N1712082-99

Load Index 103

UTQG N/A

Brand Milestar

Speed Rating H

Performance Touring

Sidewall BSW: Black Side Wall

Section Width 235

Model Winterguard

Load Range SL

Season Winter

Tread Depth N/A

Aspect Ratio 60

Size 235/60R18

Run Flat No

Rim Diameter 18

Overall Diameter 29.1

Load Capacity 1929 lbs

Stud Type Studdable
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Nexen

Nexen Winguard Sport 2
215/40R18, 89V, XL

Winter
10/32 Tread Depth

Type: Performance

Speed Rated Up to 149 mph

Load Range: XL
$147.75

$110.61

Per Tire
Total for 4 = $442.44

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SKU N1071717-99

Load Index 89

UTQG N/A

Brand Nexen

Speed Rating V

Performance Performance

Sidewall BSW: Black Side Wall

Section Width 215

Model Winguard Sport 2

Load Range XL

Season Winter

Tread Depth 10/32

Aspect Ratio 40

Size 215/40R18

Run Flat No

Rim Diameter 18

Overall Diameter 24.8

Load Capacity 1279 lbs

Stud Type Studless
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Nexen

Nexen Winguard Sport 2
255/45R19, 104V, XL

Winter
10/32 Tread Depth

Type: Performance

Speed Rated Up to 149 mph

Load Range: XL
$253.75

$189.99

Per Tire
Total for 4 = $759.96

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SKU N1499790-99

Load Index 104

UTQG N/A

Brand Nexen

Speed Rating V

Performance Performance

Sidewall BSW: Black Side Wall

Section Width 255

Model Winguard Sport 2

Load Range XL

Season Winter

Tread Depth 10/32

Aspect Ratio 45

Size 255/45R19

Run Flat No

Rim Diameter 19

Overall Diameter 28

Load Capacity 1984 lbs

Stud Type Studless
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