When are folks planning on removing their winter tires?
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When are folks planning on removing their winter tires?
Thanks to some surprisingly warm weather in Chicagoland, I'm thinking about removing my winter tires early this year (like tonight). I thinking I'm better off with all-seasons even if we got light snow rather than wearing down my winter tires on dry pavement. Still second guessing myself though...so I figured I'd ask what everyone else is thinking.
I've read that 45 F is the warmest you should run winter tires but I know a day or two of warm won't destroy them. Still, I'd hate to change them out and get blasted by a storm in a few weeks just to "save" the tread life.
I know it's only February but, with 60s in the forecast, I'm starting to think spring. Maybe I should pull the R52 out of storage too?
I've read that 45 F is the warmest you should run winter tires but I know a day or two of warm won't destroy them. Still, I'd hate to change them out and get blasted by a storm in a few weeks just to "save" the tread life.
I know it's only February but, with 60s in the forecast, I'm starting to think spring. Maybe I should pull the R52 out of storage too?
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Thanks to some surprisingly warm weather in Chicagoland, I'm thinking about removing my winter tires early this year (like tonight). I thinking I'm better off with all-seasons even if we got light snow rather than wearing down my winter tires on dry pavement. Still second guessing myself though...so I figured I'd ask what everyone else is thinking.
I have a second set of wheels adorned with Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2s, and change to the winter wheel/tire setup only when there's snow on the roads (or forecast), and take them off when the roads are clear, which of the past two winters here in New England, has been most of the time.
The fact is, winter tires aren't particularly responsive (fun) on dry roads, and I see no good reason to run them "just because it's the winter months." Changing them out when there's an actual need for them preserves my winter tire investment, as well as allowing me more "quality time" with my All-Season Conti DWS06s.
With a small car such as the MINI where you can get the car on stands with a few strokes of the jack, it's a 15-minute job to swap all-four tires out. Obviously, having the facility (garage) to do this helps greatly. Not all have this option. YMMV.
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Given the 60+ degree temps in Chicagoland this weekend, I was just thinking about this as well.
Seriously debating swapping back to my summer wheels/tires once I get my new KW V2 coilovers installed (hopefully this weekend, hopefully). Then I can set ride height with my 17" wheels on the car, as opposed to my 16" winter wheels.
Of course, if I do that...I am pretty much guaranteeing Chicago will get a record snowfall.
Seriously debating swapping back to my summer wheels/tires once I get my new KW V2 coilovers installed (hopefully this weekend, hopefully). Then I can set ride height with my 17" wheels on the car, as opposed to my 16" winter wheels.
Of course, if I do that...I am pretty much guaranteeing Chicago will get a record snowfall.
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That said, I look at it differently; especially when Mod MINI can remove the entire engine/gearbox from an R53 in one-hour & 16-minutes...
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