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Mitchell
Mitchell UberDork
11/1/16 10:25 p.m.

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?

pres589
pres589 UberDork
11/1/16 10:30 p.m.

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.

cmcgregor
cmcgregor HalfDork
11/1/16 10:34 p.m.

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.

RevRico
RevRico GRM+ Memberand Dork
11/1/16 10:42 p.m.

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.

Chadeux
Chadeux HalfDork
11/1/16 10:42 p.m.

My dad never took his off. I think he's doing it wrong.

They're Nokians too.

Nick (Bo) Comstock
Nick (Bo) Comstock UltimaDork
11/1/16 10:48 p.m.

All year round baby!

petegossett
petegossett GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
11/1/16 11:12 p.m.

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.

BrokenYugo
BrokenYugo UltimaDork
11/1/16 11:36 p.m.

Probably 2-3 weeks from now.

NGTD
NGTD UberDork
11/1/16 11:59 p.m.

On last weekend and we had snow.

1kris06
1kris06 Reader
11/2/16 12:18 a.m.

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.

Andy Neuman
Andy Neuman HalfDork
11/2/16 5:05 a.m.

The day after I need picked up to go to work because my car won't make it in the snow.

Brian
Brian MegaDork
11/2/16 5:11 a.m.

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.

akylekoz
akylekoz Reader
11/2/16 5:11 a.m.

The weekend after my wife complains about how bad her car is in the snow.

ShadowSix
ShadowSix Dork
11/2/16 5:27 a.m.

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.

turtl631
turtl631 Reader
11/2/16 5:39 a.m.

Pondering myself.im in southern Wisconsin. Depends on weather forecast.

Fueled by Caffeine
Fueled by Caffeine MegaDork
11/2/16 6:07 a.m.

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.

02Pilot
02Pilot Dork
11/2/16 6:24 a.m.

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.

Wall-e
Wall-e GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/2/16 6:33 a.m.

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.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
11/2/16 6:45 a.m.

Around Thanksgiving.

physician
physician Reader
11/2/16 6:45 a.m.

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

RealMiniParker
RealMiniParker UberDork
11/2/16 6:56 a.m.

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.

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/2/16 7:18 a.m.

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.

Tactical Penguin
Tactical Penguin Dork
11/2/16 7:23 a.m.
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.

Mitchell
Mitchell UberDork
11/2/16 7:30 a.m.
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.

ShadowSix
ShadowSix Dork
11/2/16 7:32 a.m.
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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