Sunbelters, yak it up, because it's another snow tire thread.
I moved from SoCal to NJ earlier this year in January, and installed the snow tires just prior to putting the car on a northeastern-bound hauler. I didn't pay attention to the typical transition between tire types.
When does everyone make the switch from summer to winter tires? Thanksgiving? When snow is in the forecast? Never, because the car goes into hibernation?
Swapping to snows this weekend. Moving to Connecticut in a week and may not have access to my wheels/tires and tools to do the swap until December if I don't do it now.
It got up to nearly 80 today in KS. I haven't had snow tires for a car in a long time.
Thought about doing it this week, but it's supposed to be 67 tomorrow. Might do it anyway since I have to go back to work next week from paternity leave. Going back to the real world is going to suck.
As soon as I have the money, so end of next week most likely. I need tires regardless, and we've been getting weird temperature swings lately so I might as well get them now before the rush.
My dad never took his off. I think he's doing it wrong.
They're Nokians too.
All year round baby!
I always left them on - either Michelin xIce or Generals - and I was driving ~30kmi/year. Those were hard miles too. The xIce were good for 2-full years, no long-term experience with the Generals though.
Probably 2-3 weeks from now.
On last weekend and we had snow.
winter tires are best at temps below 45*. I'll be waiting till we hit those temps for 5 days. Since I'm lazy, I'll wait until I need an oil change later this month.
The day after I need picked up to go to work because my car won't make it in the snow.
On Sunday. Waiting for a big payday before we order new generals for SWMBO. In the past it was on the days studded tire could go on and had to come off.
The weekend after my wife complains about how bad her car is in the snow.
Wait, is this different from the thread where everyone talks about how they don't need winter tires because they drove their 2wd '86 F-150 through the great blizzard of 1990-whatever on bald, dry-rotted, Hoosier A6s and never even considered getting stuck, even when they had to zigzag around the stuck national guard M113s on the way to work? (Uphill both ways) /s
Anyway, I put them on the first time snow or ice is in the five day forecast. In central Ohio that's usually late November/early December. The tougher call is when to take them off--I usually end up waiting too long.
Pondering myself.im in southern Wisconsin. Depends on weather forecast.
I lived in that area my whole life and never needed snows. But my job allowed me to stay home when it snowed.
Now. I'd switch over when the temps are colder there. "Most" snow storms in that area are later rather than earlier in the season.
Going to be warm in Minnesota here this week, so I'll hold off on buying.
I put mine on last week because a) I had time to do it, and b) I've been trying to track down a rotational noise and I wanted to see if it was the summer tires causing it (it was). Normally I put them on around Thanksgiving, earlier if snow is forecast; I live in quite a hilly area, and with RWD snows are pretty much a must if I actually want to get anywhere.
The wife and I are both essential in the eyes of the state so if it snows we have to get in. I usually put them on around Thanksgiving unless the forecast calls for significant snow before then.
Around Thanksgiving.
I'm near Montréal, Quebec. My girl friend got new generals that will be install next weekend, mine are already on wheels so i'm saving the life of those studed nokian's by waiting until forecast are in the 0 celcius or snow. i have a subaru legacy so i can wait until the last minute
Usually, around Thanksgiving.
I need new tires for my recently acquired Expedition, and I plan on getting A/T type tires that have a good snow rating, so they'll stay on year round. I only drive 6-8k per year, so I'm not too concerned about wearing them out.
We've already had minor snow here, so I put them on the truck last weekend.
I have a set for the Porsche, but I need to get wheel spacers and do something about the stupid TPMS, so they may or may not get put on at all this year.
I'm ordering a set for the Miata today, even though I haven't brought the car home yet.
RevRico wrote: As soon as I have the money, so end of next week most likely. I need tires regardless, and we've been getting weird temperature swings lately so I might as well get them now before the rush.
Threadjack, is this for the P71? I've got a set of takeoffs from a 2006 Interceptor with three decent Hankook Ipikes (fourth one has a hole in the sidewall) if you're interested.
Fueled by Caffeine wrote: I lived in that area my whole life and never needed snows. But my job allowed me to stay home when it snowed. Now. I'd switch over when the temps are colder there. "Most" snow storms in that area are later rather than earlier in the season. Going to be warm in Minnesota here this week, so I'll hold off on buying.
Since I travel so much for work, I probably only needed them for the Miata a few times last season. Good peace of mind though.
RealMiniParker wrote: Usually, around Thanksgiving. I need new tires for my recently acquired Expedition, and I plan on getting A/T type tires that have a good snow rating, so they'll stay on year round. I only drive 6-8k per year, so I'm not too concerned about wearing them out.
I've heard the new-ish BFGoodrich KO2s are very solid for snow wheeling, you might check them out. It doesn't hurt that they look cool.
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