[jjschube]

Can anyone tell me what options are available for studded tires on the stock 788m wheels for the M2C? What sizes will work?

[Maynard]

I don't think Nokian makes exactly the right size for you, but you can look for s/t close (or perhaps more for 20" wheels?); the tire calculator comes in handy to figure differences in diameter. I ran R9's on my 228Xdrive and LOVED them - especially for when there was unpredictable black ice or freezing rain. Noisy, but the retractable studs work as advertised - about the same grip as any winter tires I've driven on before, and they did not tear hell out of my garage floor (unpainted). The M2 stays home for winter season so can't directly compare.

https://www.nokiantyres.com/
https://www.tire-size-calculator.info/

[jjschube]

Originally Posted by Maynard

I don't think Nokian makes exactly the right size for you, but you can look for s/t close (or perhaps more for 20" wheels?); the tire calculator comes in handy to figure differences in diameter. I ran R9's on my 228Xdrive and LOVED them - especially for when there was unpredictable black ice or freezing rain. Noisy, but the retractable studs work as advertised - about the same grip as any winter tires I've driven on before, and they did not tear hell out of my garage floor (unpainted). The M2 stays home for winter season so can't directly compare.

https://www.nokiantyres.com/
https://www.tire-size-calculator.info/

Thank you!

[Maynard]

FWIW, I ended up switching back to the top tier non-studded (Michelins) this season (I got 4 winters out of the set of Nokinans and could probably have run them one more). Reasons were twofold - first was that my wife is mainly driving the car and she isn't a huge fan of the noise - this wouldn't have made for a switch but it did set me to looking into it. A review showed that the studded tires are really only superior in direct slick ice conditions, and the nonstudded ones don't do terribly there. Everyplace else the nonstudded are now superior, especially wet braking and cornering. We get more sloppy wet stuff here, not that much straight ice so I went w/ the Michelins. I think the Nokis will also be better in really deep or unplowed snow, just from the more aggressive tread profile; if I was up in the mountains I'd have stuck w/ the studs, but here in the city the Michelins seemed the better choice.