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Studded Nokian Hakkapelitta 8 vs Hakkapelitta 9?
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No doubt, the studded Hakka's are much better in slush than my X-ices, especially in deep slush where the Hakkas dig down and move it away instead of riding on top of it. Deep slush seems to be fairly rare, though, and you know when it's there and can adjust your speed accordingly.
Wet ice is where I think the studded Hakkas shine over the X-ices. Think a road with a couple of inches of packed snow on a day with a daytime high of 45 degrees and a low of 15. We see that fairly often in CO.
The studded Hakkas have fantastic grip on the ice on top of the packed snow, both cold and wet. The X-ice's don't do well with a layer of melted water on top of the ice. I suspect they are much better than all-season's, though I don't have any mounted, so haven't tested any.
Edit to add: With warming temps, it seems even more important to have winter tires, ironically. We've seen layers of ice in Denver due to freezing rain and melt and freeze cycles that we never used to see here, and those are just the conditions were studded tires are superior.
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This is how we use the hakkas 
Ice, and snow drifting/racing/fun every winter. Good for developing right reflexes if anything actually happens when driving on public roads with other cars.
From back when the 997TT was just out and cool.
Ice, and snow drifting/racing/fun every winter. Good for developing right reflexes if anything actually happens when driving on public roads with other cars.
From back when the 997TT was just out and cool.
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I absolutely love my 8's on my SQ5. When I purchased, all indications were that the 9's were a slight evolution, not a revolution.
Yes, the studs probably hindrer dry pavement. And yes, they are noisy on dry pavement, but have quieted down with wear. The biggest dividend.... the security that I've had in driving over passes from SW CO to the I70 corridor this winter - and many of those dtrives have happened when CO was getting pounded.
Yes, the studs probably hindrer dry pavement. And yes, they are noisy on dry pavement, but have quieted down with wear. The biggest dividend.... the security that I've had in driving over passes from SW CO to the I70 corridor this winter - and many of those dtrives have happened when CO was getting pounded.
getting some Hakka 9s to replace some older non-studded Hakka's .. as I was calling tire stores for availability, Discount Tire mentioned Nokian has a huge backorder and availability for sizes/models not in current regional inventory is early Jan. fortunately, I need a non-typical size in non-run flat and they are avail from the regional distributor.
i just picked up 3 sets of Hakka 9 studded last week to replace our worn out tires. I only run them to 1/2depth then sell the old ones. The Nokian shop here said the same thing about availability. Lot of sizes are already out of stock due to reduced manufacturing back in late spring/early summer.
There is 0 shortage here in scandinavia at least, so really should be possible to get
have the 9's coming in a couple days ... replacing some Hakka R2 SUV bought in 2015
I usually get mine via tiresbyweb.com. Then I take them to Howie.
Howie does my tire swaps. ended up getting them at Point S in Kalispell. Bought from them in the past and they have competitive prices and fast service (geez - that sounds like an ad).
tested my new hakkas today, the local car hooligans doing skids/donuts on the resort parkinglot were a bit surprised by the porsche cayenne joining them for a few laps