i've had the Hakka CS 185R14s for over a year and LOVE them.

i'm wondering why you haven't mentioned the CS as an option - do they not have the load index that you're looking for?  the CS looks to be the same tread pattern as the CQ.

anyways - i run them year-round in denver.  they have the all-weather symbol on the side, giving you the right to continue in road-conditions that would otherwise require chains.

they're tough and will probably make for a stiffer ride, but well worth the money.

also, one of my favorite things about them is that they're the most enviro-friendly tire (if there could ever be on) because they don't use the highly-aromatic (harmful) oils that are found in conventional tires.

On Tuesday, December 27, 2005, at 01:43AM, Mark C <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM> wrote:

>Hi, are you running these tires year round?? They have studs from what I read.., you do have the C2..,
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>I'm looking at all Nokian stuff.., never really looked into their stuff before..,
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>In WR (worlds fastest friction tire for changing winter conditions) they have
>205 65R15 99H XL, not sure what XL means
>215 65R15 100H
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>In i3 (high performance for cool rainy conditions) they have
>205 65R15 99T XL
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>In NRC2 (a three season tire) they have
>225 70R15 110S
>205 65R15 100S
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>In Hakka RSi (R speed for chaning weather conditions, snow ice wet) they have
>205 70R15 100R XL
>205 65R15 99R XL
>215 65R15 100R XL
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>In Hakka CQ (van tire, studdless, good for ice snow wet dry) they have,
>225 70R15 110Q
>205 65R15 100Q
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>In Hakka C2 (studded) they have
>225 70R15 110Q
>205 65R15 100Q
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>In Hakka 4 they have
>215 65R15 100T XL
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>I've omitted tires that we not of a load index of at least 97, and these are all of tires for a a 15 inch wheel.., also there are some summer tires available which I haven't listed...,
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>So are there any Nokianee's out there using the above tires??
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>And mtbiker62, are you running your C2's year round..,?? Are these quiet enough to do that??
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>I get confused on the speed rating.., I know Z is fast.., and isn't R just standard speed..,
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>So when I see 95T is that T for a speed rating of T, or is it something else??
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>I commonly hit speeds of 80 to 85 miles an hour, sometimes for a duration of time.., and I have no information at this point on how much air these tires each can hold..,
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>BTW, what psi are people running w tires on 15 inch wheels?? I know that on 14 inch wheels, 45 for the front and 55 for the rear is common..,
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>I know some people like Agilis 51's on a 15 inch wheel.., but I don't think they're as good for snow conditions.., and some of these Nok's have a wheel lip protector.., I could really use that for the way I park against curbs sometimes..,
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