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PotenzaSub · 01-07-2007, 02:15 PM

It's so freagin' warm I have not even switched out my Summer tires for my Winter tires. However I look at weatherchannel.com every couple of days just to make sure I don't get screwed.

Who else has left their Summer tires on?

D Money · 01-07-2007, 02:16 PM

I do.

Silverfc88 · 01-07-2007, 02:27 PM

I have snow tires on.

dt98gsr · 01-07-2007, 02:28 PM

Put my stock wheels back on with all season tires about a month ago. Who would have thunk it was gonna be so warm still. Oh well, my car is daily driven so if it does snow atleast I'll be ready.

drew · 01-07-2007, 02:29 PM

all season pzero nero m+s

jspek · 01-07-2007, 02:29 PM

proxies ftw!

wrx_snobordr · 01-07-2007, 02:41 PM

I have my winter tires on. I put them on about a month ago after I got back from Vermont, they had snow on the ground, and I was planning to go back. Most of the mountains have since closed or just aren't worth going to so now I'm just stuck. I don't want to take them off and have it snow a week later. Worst winter ever!

**TROLL** · 01-07-2007, 02:44 PM

just because its not snowing doesnt mean that summer tires are safe. even with the higher temps this winter the average temp is still too cold for a summer tire to perform safely. i would definitely not recommend running a summer tire through the winter if you like keeping your car in one piece.
snow tires, however, are seeming to be unnecessary as well

. this is performance all-season country.

STI_wagon · 01-07-2007, 03:00 PM

I have all season's on..

Mrjaydeeone · 01-07-2007, 07:57 PM

I haven't my 15s are on my friends car

MPowerKai · 01-07-2007, 08:00 PM

I still have my summer tires on because once I have my winter tires on I am super lazy and I don't switch back to summer till like august lol

ihavebettersound · 01-07-2007, 08:14 PM

< all seasons

<< very lazy

Raven18940 · 01-07-2007, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TROLL

just because its not snowing doesnt mean that summer tires are safe. even with the higher temps this winter the average temp is still too cold for a summer tire to perform safely. i would definitely not recommend running a summer tire through the winter if you like keeping your car in one piece.
snow tires, however, are seeming to be unnecessary as well

. this is performance all-season country.

Sorry, but this is just a bit alarmist. I was driving around on my KDW's when it was in the 30's and they performed completely normally and safely. Maybe it's too cold for them to perform at their absolute best, but they haven't been unsafe in my experience. Unless it's snows, then you're completely f-ed.

Besides snow tires are way less safe in anything but snow and ice. Went to make panic stop the other day and nearly ran into what I was stopping for. My KDW's, even in the freezing cold, gripped way better.

On a side note though, it's nice being on smaller rims, my car rides like a normal car again. :p

Will@TurboTek · 01-07-2007, 08:20 PM

I am putting my snow tires on tomorrow, looks like its gonna get cold soon!

CleanNeon98 · 01-07-2007, 08:20 PM

i had them on for a week..then went back to summer

MPowerKai · 01-07-2007, 08:45 PM

Yea my S2000 has never seen anything but summer tires and they work fine even in the winter, it's just when it snows that it has some problems

Drftpretty · 01-07-2007, 08:57 PM

^
Suckas!

Turbo s60R · 01-07-2007, 09:16 PM

with the great street in my neighborhood and the rate ive been blowing out tires im gonna rock all season tires till next winter

**TROLL** · 01-07-2007, 09:27 PM

I just see a lot of people, here and otherwise, who think snow tires are for snow only, and as long as there's no snow on the ground then you're fine on summer tires. this is FALSE.
Summer tires are made to be soft and grippy in warmer temperatures, but as temperatures drop the compound hardens up and its more like you're driving on bricks. just want to make that clear for the people who didnt know that because they can be very unsafe.
I would guess that at 60 degrees your average summer tire will be fine, at 50 degrees it would be ok, at 40 degrees it would be less than ideal, at 30 degrees and below it is clearly unsafe. Grip levels will plummet as temperatures drop.
Anything but the most hardcore specialty snow tires are designed to grip reasonably well on dry, wet, and snowy/icy conditions in cold temperatures (<50 degrees or so?). I have Dunlop Wintersport M3s and they grip at least as well as my stock all seasons did in the dry since they are a 'high performance' (i.e. mild) snow tire.

IBLIS · 01-07-2007, 09:38 PM

I still have my summer tires on.. the winter tires stay on our civic

View Poll Results: What season tires do you currently have on your car?
I still have my Summer tires on.	13	40.63%
I'm paranoid that it'll snow any second so I put my Winter tires on.	11	34.38%
Huh? I'm stupid/lazy so I have all-season tires on my car.	8	25.00%
Voters: 32. You may not vote on this poll

01-07-2007, 02:15 PM	#1
PotenzaSub Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Member #2213 iTrader: (0)	Who Has Put Their Winter Tires On? It's so freagin' warm I have not even switched out my Summer tires for my Winter tires. However I look at weatherchannel.com every couple of days just to make sure I don't get screwed. Who else has left their Summer tires on?

01-07-2007, 02:27 PM	#3
Silverfc88 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NorCal Member #126 My Ride: 88 RX7 TII, 2012 WRX hatch iTrader: (5)	I have snow tires on. __________________ formerly 95nracer Instagram @Silverfc88 11.6@123mph Streetport 13bt, Haltech Sprint RE, FIC 1150cc + Delphi 1000cc injectors, Walbro 255, Borg Warner s360 .88, HKS mani, JGS 50mm, Greddy FMIC, HKS Twin Power, AEM water/meth inj

01-07-2007, 02:28 PM	#4
dt98gsr Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Heart of Jersey Member #2949 My Ride: '98 Integra GSR (Gone) '07 Si Coupe (Daily) '08 s2000 (New Project!) iTrader: (1)	Put my stock wheels back on with all season tires about a month ago. Who would have thunk it was gonna be so warm still. Oh well, my car is daily driven so if it does snow atleast I'll be ready. __________________ Dave@Canibeat.com '07 Si Coupe & '08 s2000 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-07-2007, 02:29 PM	#5
drew Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Broomall, PA Member #2617 My Ride: fuzion & exploder iTrader: (8)	all season pzero nero m+s __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-07-2007, 02:41 PM	#7
wrx_snobordr Tri-State Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Member #21 iTrader: (1)	I have my winter tires on. I put them on about a month ago after I got back from Vermont, they had snow on the ground, and I was planning to go back. Most of the mountains have since closed or just aren't worth going to so now I'm just stuck. I don't want to take them off and have it snow a week later. Worst winter ever! __________________ Stock

01-07-2007, 07:57 PM	#10
Mrjaydeeone Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Woodbridge NJ/Staten Island NY Member #1587 iTrader: (1)	I haven't my 15s are on my friends car __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. 2001 Galant ES 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Special Edition

01-07-2007, 08:14 PM	#12
ihavebettersound Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Springfield, PA Member #992 iTrader: (0)	< all seasons << very lazy

01-07-2007, 08:20 PM	#14
Will@TurboTek Former Vendor Join Date: Sep 2006 Member #2536 My Ride: 2004 SRT-4 & 2006 STi iTrader: (0)	I am putting my snow tires on tomorrow, looks like its gonna get cold soon!

01-07-2007, 08:20 PM	#15
CleanNeon98 TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Philadelphia Member #2029 My Ride: "Honey Badger" Turbo Miata iTrader: (8)	i had them on for a week..then went back to summer __________________ 2004 MAZDASPEED MX-5 : 328whp / 308wtq / 2500lbs 2012 Toyota Prius 2 : Daily Driver

01-07-2007, 09:16 PM	#18
Turbo s60R Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: East Nottingham Member #2794 My Ride: 2009 Ford Focus coupe se iTrader: (0)	with the great street in my neighborhood and the rate ive been blowing out tires im gonna rock all season tires till next winter

01-07-2007, 09:38 PM	#20
IBLIS Tri-State Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: West Chester, Pa. Member #1009 My Ride: your mom iTrader: (0)	I still have my summer tires on.. the winter tires stay on our civic __________________ 03 Dodge Neon SRT-4 05 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Ltd

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