snow tires

Purchased four... balanced and on.

Now where's the friggin snow? :p
 
Never have and do not plan to start.

M+S (Mud plus Snow) all season radials is all that I have ever used. Yes I have had some sliding but if you maintain a proper speed and distance as well as know how to control your car / slide this is not an issue.
 
calloway said:
Purchased four... balanced and on.

Now where's the friggin snow? :p
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Where do you store your all-seasons during the winter? If the answer is "at home", how do you get them home if you have a small car?
 
Bud Plug said:
Where do you store your all-seasons during the winter? If the answer is "at home", how do you get them home if you have a small car?
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Purchase 4 extra rims... 2 in the trunk and 2 in the back seat (covered of course)
 
skiierman said:
Who is buying snow tires this season?
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I know I'm not, it's a sham. Snowtires work when the snow is only 1-3cm deep, in a 10-20cm snowfall they are useless and are as good as a melon tire. The same goes for ice surfaces.
 
I had a set of Hakkapeliita winter tires and really good grip on snow. I always put winter tires as my car is rear wheel drive.
 
skiierman said:
you say tomato and I say tomatoe...Most of the better ones on the market are winter ice. Old bastards like me still call them sow tires
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Sow tires thats for the pigs on ice?
 
Bud Plug said:
Where do you store your all-seasons during the winter? If the answer is "at home", how do you get them home if you have a small car?
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At home

No need to transport them I change them myself. Easy enough with just four lugs per wheel. Having a free rolling jack to lift front or back or one side or the other at a time and a small compressor with an impact gun. Wheels are torqued to correct tightness instead of a flunkie screwing up the threads or putting them on too tight.

Checking the weather and it looks like this weekend will be changeover weekend. White stuff on the way shortly and I hate surprises.
 
Dodger said:
At home

No need to transport them I change them myself. Easy enough with just four lugs per wheel. Having a free rolling jack to lift front or back or one side or the other at a time and a small compressor with an impact gun. Wheels are torqued to correct tightness instead of a flunkie screwing up the threads or putting them on too tight.

Checking the weather and it looks like this weekend will be changeover weekend. White stuff on the way shortly and I hate surprises.
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I store mine at my local tire dealer. Not exactly cheap but I just have to show up twice a year and they take care of the switch. I also have my winter tires on an extra set of rims so I only pay for a bolt-on instead of having them remove & remount the tires on the same set of rims. Storage cost is somewhere around $100 per year but it only costs about $38 to change the tires if they're already on rims.
 
slowpoke said:
I store mine at my local tire dealer. Not exactly cheap but I just have to show up twice a year and they take care of the switch. I also have my winter tires on an extra set of rims so I only pay for a bolt-on instead of having them remove & remount the tires on the same set of rims. Storage cost is somewhere around $100 per year but it only costs about $38 to change the tires if they're already on rims.
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Cost to store $0.00
Cost to install $0.00
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Savings = (roughly) 1 hour of playtime :D
 
Dodger said:
Cost to store $0.00
Cost to install $0.00
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Savings = (roughly) 1 hour of playtime :D
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I used to do it your way. But I'm getting too old for that and we have 2 cars now so I'd be storing 8 tires all the time. We have a 1200 sq ft house with a small shed in the back yard. Shed is full of bikes, lawn mower etc etc. So the tires would have to be stored in the basement and hauled up the stairs. Not going to happen!
 
I'm on my 5th all wheel drive vehicle (Jeeps and Subarus) - got snow tires for the first time last year - absolutely loved them - big difference in stopping and steering ability - so there.

Timbit
 
I've got 4 Blizzaks mounted on steel rims. Haven't put them on yet, though I might this weekend. I store my summer tires in the garage.
 
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