Too early to take snow tires off?

[dawg]

Here in Toronto I am thinking I should wait another month but I am really getting bored of these bouncy winter tires.

[freakinbox]

how about you should wait until the snow is gone so there is no salt left? and yea it's to early, it's snowing now! LOL

[sbettencourt]

no offence but you got some issues if you need addvice on when to remove your winter tires

[freakinbox]

I am just as excited about the spring so I can swtich my tire too, got those enkei rims to put on, no more driving like a nut on 13" rims with ballon tires

[REN69]

haha.. I was thinking about it this weekend as it was really nice and I took my 90 GTS out of the garage and went for a boot, then I parked it and said to myself.. fook this! I'm waiting at least 2 more weeks.

BTW Anthony, if you come to the East end meet on the 25th, you might get a ride on the 90 GTS.

[canadianae92]

Cant wait for spriiiiiiiiiing I'm starting the body work on my car soon im also anxious to get it on the road!!

[Psycho_rolla]

sorry im from australia never had to deal with winter and summer tyres but whats the difference between the 2??

[Blackstone]

Originally Posted by Psycho_rolla

sorry im from australia never had to deal with winter and summer tyres but whats the difference between the 2??

Snow tires typically have a deeper tread, generate more road noise and wear more quickly. Thus, we only use them when we absolutely need them.

[REN69]

BTW its snowing again, nothing deep but definitely not worth taking them off for a couple of more weeks.

[freakinbox]

the biggest difference is the rubber compounds the tires are made of. Snow tires are much softer so that in the cold they are still soft which gives you your traction. Summer tires are hard to begin with so in the cold they go like rock, but in the heat they give you good traction, where snow tires don't fare as well in the heat

Yea I was going to run down to get the hardware to put my rims on but the place was closed lol. So I am waiting now also. Maybe by the time the meet comes around I will have the rims on... Meh at least I got my driver side wheel bearing fixed, no more front end fish tail next is the alignment

and ooo the 90 gts lol and ooo you remember my name :O

[XxaltezzaxX]

I just put on my summer tires, I just hope it doesn't snow anytime soon I'll be pissed.

[Flashmn]

Its just idiocy to put summer tires on too early, I'm taking my studs off when theres no ice during night time.

[dawg]

It did snow here in Toronto last night but still it was nothing major and melted in an hour or two, overall the weather is starting to look nice.

And I did lower my car recently and handles like a mofoe now so I can't wait to see how it performs with the summer tires.

But it is still kinda cold so I guess I should give it a couple more weeks.

[Psycho_rolla]

Originally Posted by Blackstone

Snow tires typically have a deeper tread, generate more road noise and wear more quickly. Thus, we only use them when we absolutely need them.

Ahh kiez thanx for that, I guess we are lucky here dont have to worry much about that

[freakinbox]

this morning I woke up and everything was ice because it's still to cold at night

It's not just the ice and snow. It's the temperature. Summer tires harden WAY to much in the cold because they are meant for heat! All seasons are the medium between the two but the problem is in extreem cold they harden up, and in extreem heat they get to soft. Stick to winter tires until the temp warms up, don't just shove them on because the snow and ice doesn't stay during the day!

and if you think I am making shit up go to canadian tire or a local tire shop with the tires on display and sqeeze the tread