Winter tires - General Thread

[1100011CS]

When do you put them on? Wait for snow or a specific date?


EDIT: I should have put this in to head off the "just use all-weather tires" people. This is for my daughter's subaru impreza sport. It has low profile tires that suck in snow. I bought her some skinnier, taller snow tires and it is now a machine in snow. Just trying to decide when to put them on.

 

[Dopey]

I just put mine on this weekend. Going to Minneapolis next weekend was the trigger.

 

[jsb]

I store them at my parents' house, so it depends. I'm contemplating not doing them this year since I'll be teleworking and no basketball games. And I probably won't be seeing my parents at Thanksgiving.

 

[BigBake]

Put mine on my daughter's car earlier this month.

 

[ccruzen]

I debated putting them on this weekend but am going to give it another week or two.

 

[motorcy90]

the newer all weather tires that are out now do amazing enough in snow that they work excellent in the midwest for what we see most winters. have about 15k miles on these so far on our Palisade and they have been great. I would still do winter tires further north though.

 

[NWICY]

Probably this coming wk. Need to get a pair bought for my car. Truck, I need to decide if I put the snows on or just put on new all weather and call it good.

 

[SpokaneCY]

I'll generally watch the long-term local forecast then try to get in 4-5 days before any predicted snow.

 

[Entropy]

I wait until there is continuous weather under 40 F. I usually put them on around Thanksgiving and take them off around mid-March.

 

[cmjh10]

Just use all weather tires

 

[ruflosn]

When do you put them on? Wait for snow or a specific date?

11/15 is the date you need to get them on. Any later and they do not seal correctly.

 

[NWICY]

Just use all weather tires

There is a big step up to regular snows IMO especially if you are doing a lot of winter driving with out 4wd/awd. Getting new all weathers right at the start of snow season and AWD I'll agree with you.

 

[cmjh10]

There is a big step up to regular snows IMO especially if you are doing a lot of winter driving with out 4wd/awd. Getting new all weathers right at the start of snow season and AWD I'll agree with you.

Well, there is your problem now. Even FWD is usually good enough.

 

[isufbcurt]

Seems like a lot of work for little use. I live in BFE and my all weathers work just fine on my explorer.

 

[LeaningCy]

I wait until there is continuous weather under 40 F. I usually put them on around Thanksgiving and take them off around mid-March.

Same here, we usually put them on when temps are below 40. We're in MN and have them for our FWD and AWD cars, but it's really about significantly improved cornering/braking, not acceleration.

 

[Cdiedrick]

Depends on what you drive. If you have a truck buy an all season tire. If it’s a car, don’t worry about it. I’d suggest putting them on now vs procrastinating if you are going to.

 

[BCClone]

Leave the studs on all year. They make nice clicking sounds as I drive down that July 140 degree blacktop.

 

[1100011CS]

I should have put this in the OP to head off the "just use all-weather tires" people. This is for my daughter's subaru impreza sport. It has low profile tires that suck in snow. I bought her some skinnier, taller snow tires and it is now a machine in snow. Just trying to decide when to put them on.

 

[1100011CS]

11/15 is the date you need to get them on. Any later and they do not seal correctly.

Not sure if serious but these tires are on different rims so maybe should have said 'winter wheels'

 

[ISU_phoria]

Lived in Minnesota nearly my whole life and have never used winter tires. I'm surprised at how many people actually buy and store a 2nd set of tires, especially considering that snow is usually plowed so quickly and completely off the roads within 1-2 days after 95% of snowfalls.