When do you install winter tires? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

LE05 · 11-18-2007, 10:05 AM

well, winter is fast approaching... and i decided to get myself winter tires this year. as this is my first set ever, i'm wondering when most people decide to install them... especially for the tri-state area (PA, NJ, NY).

***Yazovets*** · 11-18-2007, 11:33 AM

When the daily highs are no longer above 7 degrees Celsius.

geoff5093 · 11-18-2007, 11:55 AM

I plan on switching to my all-seasons when the weather predicts a snow storm, not just because it gets cold or there are snow showers.

11-18-2007, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Yazovets

When the daily highs are no longer above 7 degrees Celsius.

LOL

that would be everyday from November until March here in Colorado.

But to actually answer the question... I have never used winter tires, ever. I've always had all-season's on my cars, but I might get some winter ones next year... considering that we have snow on the ground about 5-6 months out of the year.

TRD VVTi · 11-18-2007, 12:20 PM

I've never used winter tires.

I'm currently in Minnesota but usually I'm in North/South Carolina, so they aren't needed.

When I lived in Minnesota full time, I would buy a winter car, not winter tires.

***Yazovets*** · 11-18-2007, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Evan215

LOL that would be everyday from November until March here in Colorado.

But to actually answer the question... I have never used winter tires, ever. I've always had all-season's on my cars, but I might get some winter ones next year... considering that we have snow on the ground about 5-6 months out of the year.

What's so funny? Same thing happens here in the province of Ontario. Usually I don't take the tires off until mid-April in fact because there's always some freezing rain in early spring.

LE05 · 11-18-2007, 12:37 PM

i assume those who are using all-seasons are using a different brand/model than the ones that came with the car? my oem all-seasons are PURE CRAP (good year integritys). its amazing i didn't get into an accident last winter! dry performance is ok, but anything else you might as well have bald tires in its place. every time it rains, i spin my tires very easily accelerating from a stop unless i really feather the pedal.

geoff5093 · 11-18-2007, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TRD VVTi

I've never used winter tires.

Neither have I, I live in New England and all-season tires have always been good enough for me. If the roads are really that bad that you would need snow tires, I probably wouldn't be driving anyways.

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Originally Posted by LE05

i assume those who are using all-seasons are using a different brand/model than the ones that came with the car? my oem all-seasons are PURE CRAP (good year integritys). its amazing i didn't get into an accident last winter! dry performance is ok, but anything else you might as well have bald tires in its place. every time it rains, i spin my tires very easily accelerating from a stop unless i really feather the pedal.

I'm using the all-seasons that came with the car, I have summer tires on now so they should still be better then the summer ones.

***Punks_Not_Dead5*** · 11-18-2007, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Yazovets

What's so funny? Same thing happens here in the province of Ontario. Usually I don't take the tires off until mid-April in fact because there's always some freezing rain in early spring.

i'm with you on this one. But this year i'm just watching the weather...but i will have mine on by Dec 1st. My dad just put his on last week.

I won't take them off until mid-april or at the earliest my last visit to the cottage for the last snowmobile trip of the season...lol.

workerant · 11-18-2007, 02:03 PM

Use all season tires. Too lazy and too much work to switch and to store the tires.. o and extra $ that I don't have (gas $ been sucking up my budget). Just be extra careful during snow. And if snow a lot, best to stay home and off the road. U may have good tires but that doesn't stop ppl fron rear end you. LOL

***Yazovets*** · 11-18-2007, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TTM77

Use all season tires. Too lazy and too much work to switch and to store the tires.. o and extra $ that I don't have (gas $ been sucking up my budget). Just be extra careful during snow. And if snow a lot, best to stay home and off the road. U may have good tires but that doesn't stop ppl fron rear end you. LOL

First off, for some people, there is no other way but to drive no matter what the weather is. Secondly, yes you're right that you can always get rear-ended regardless of what tires you are wearing.

However, wearing winter tires will help so that YOU decrease YOUR chances of rear-ending someone.

workerant · 11-19-2007, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Yazovets

First off, for some people, there is no other way but to drive no matter what the weather is. Secondly, yes you're right that you can always get rear-ended regardless of what tires you are wearing.

However, wearing winter tires will help so that YOU decrease YOUR chances of rear-ending someone.

The only ppl that need to drive no matter what the weather are emergency workers/Power company that need to fix power lines/etc. And they have chain for their tires. It works better then snow tires.

Anyway, my point is it is not cost affective to have snow tires.

U can reduce Ur chance of rear end others by slowing down... drive at extremely slow speed until you get home. U can help by staying home and off the road. Safe for U and every1 else.

Here is a good website if U're looking for comparison for type of tires. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...ay.jsp?ttid=64
They star near The traction index didn't get explain what it mean. Anyway, I wish they had the stopping distance for each tires.

And this is for comparing winter tires only http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...sp?type=W&VT=C

LE05 · 11-19-2007, 05:41 PM

^ sometimes you have no choice but to drive in the snow. mother nature is not going to just wait until you get home from work before it dumps a shit load of snow on the ground. how is it not cost effective to have snow tires? you do less wear and tear on your summer/all season tires, and its far safer. plus, if you have separate rims for your winters, you save on mounting/unmounting tires.

Streaker · 11-19-2007, 06:27 PM

Although this year is the exception, I usually have my winter tires on Oct/Mar. The fair weather tires on the other 6 months of the year. The last two winters have been pretty mild here in New Jersey. I'm waiting for the boom to lower and bury us.

sleekaman · 11-19-2007, 06:34 PM

Well, what I do is put my snows on the last week of Oct. just before Halloween. I still have my watering hose connected and disconnect after this whole process.

Here is my annual ritual: so when I take the summer tires off, I take them off on my driveway, one tire at a time for 2 vehicles, with my nice little torque wrench power tool. I do the whole nine yards. I wash the cars (Camry and Corolla), then take the rims off the cars one by one. I carefully wash and clean the summer tires and rims and dry them, inside and out, (yes inside the rims too). Bag them and put them in the garage. Hey, now its Nov. and temperatures getting a bit colder here now, so I"m all set. I maybe putting on my snows too early, but what the hell, thats me.

Harv.