Pictured is me currently needing to switch my Tires out on both my Cars! Which do you folks use?

  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    This is a great method because your new set will be correctly aligned along that 5 point star! No need to get your tires aligned at the shop. :)

  • Addition1291@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Get Michelin Cross-Climate tires. They’ve got a really different tread design that makes them true All-Weather tires that aren’t dogshit in the snow and rain.

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      7 months ago

      My cross climates are so quiet and worked so much better in the rain than the factory tires.

  • BallShapedMan@lemmy.worldM
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    7 months ago

    This is the way to get tires changed!

    And we use summer/winter. My wife drives an EV and the low role resistance tires are crap on snow and ice. And I drive a sports car and I want the extra traction in nice weather.

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        7 months ago

        All weather tires suck in all weather.

        Sure they’re better than winter tires in summer, and summer tires in winter (if barely in both cases), but in reality they just suck.

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          Disagree, strongly. Modern high performance all seasons fucking rip. Michelin Pilot Sport A/S or Continental Extreme Contact are very good tires. They’re not as good as dedicated summer/winter tires but they’re very far from sucking. If you don’t deal with snow (inches of accumulation) then good all seasons are more than adequate.

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            7 months ago

            This is pretty spot on. And in order to get the summer tire rated performance, you’ll need to have the tire properly warmed up. You get close to advertised with UHP All seasons from cold or hot and everything in between. Once it gets below freezing it’s not such a high performing category, but unless you’re dealing with ice and snowfall it’ll outperform winter tires on asphalt or any paved surface really. Not to mention they’ll generally wear much better and be way quieter.

          • AlexisFR
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            7 months ago

            Don’t forget the Michelin CrossClimate 2 too!

      • BallShapedMan@lemmy.worldM
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        7 months ago

        There are all weather’s that a great in all conditions but none of those have low roll resistance or great on a performance car.

        It depends on your use. Until these two cars I rocked great all weather’s that were fantastic for those cars. But my Corvette doesn’t get so weather’s and my wife’s Ioniq 5 loses a ton of range with winter tires but needs winter tires in the winter.

      • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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        7 months ago

        Depends on the tire and the winter.

        Places where winters are icy and long (NorthEast Coast/Mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes, etc), you want proper winter tires if you do any regular driving.

        If you live somewhere winter has snow, but isn’t icy (plains, the non-mountain areas of WY, CO) you can get by on Winter-rated All-season tires, especially if you’re in a city where speeds are lower and roads are kept well-cleared.

        It all depends on the usual conditions and where/when you drive. I work from home when it snows because it would waste a lot of time to drive in the snow. We only get a little at a time, and it clears quickly, so it’s not worth having full winter-only tires, winter-rated all-season are fine.

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    7 months ago

    All weathers are untrustworthy. I simply can’t trust anything that claims to have equal effectiveness to specialist versions in such a wide swing as I deal with in my area. If your tires work well in 30°c they won’t work well at -40°c.

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      7 months ago

      I’ve never seen any claim that winter-rated all-seasons work as well as winter tires (but there’s certainly a lack of making it clear how they’re different and when to use each).

      Each manufacturer lists both, and lists the differences (including things like temperature ratings, traction ratings, etc).

      It’s pretty clear from the traction ratings alone that a given brand of winter-rated all-seasons are quite different than their winter tire.

  • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Winter/snow tires are really helpful. Get some cheap rims from a junkyard. The switch over of full wheels is much easier and tire shops will do it for free. And both sets of tires will last a longer period of time.

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    7 months ago

    Summers and winters for the SUV. Summers and barn for the nice car. Salt kills and all seasons are a compromise.

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    I’m lucky enough to not have to drive my fun car in inclimate weather which for sure includes winter.

    My truck has all seasons but is 4wd so it’s ok. We do not live where the roads get/stayed covered in snow so there’s not a huge need for seasonal tires unless your using high performance tires that suck below 50°f

    But 100% if you live where snow/ice is on the road for a large portion of winter, winter ties make a difference.

  • Mac@mander.xyz
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    7 months ago

    depends on what “winter” means in your area. if you expect snow then separate summer and winter tires. if you don’t expect snow then all-season tires.

    where i live we only get a couple days of snow each year it seems like and the toads are cleared quickly so i just run all-seasons on my secondary vehicle with summer tires on my primary vehicle.

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        7 months ago

        it’s not random humans—its the Department of Transportation for my area. i would assume they are trained properly and have an agreement with the toads but tbh… you never know.

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      I did this with my first car and got 50,000km off a pair (on a VW Up). Frankly, if you don’t drive a lot like I did and need winter tires where you live, it’s a solid option.

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    7 months ago

    For extra traction during winter I just leave the tires and outer part of the rim off, and it works extremely well.

  • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    After switching to winter tires I can never go back. I got some summer tires to replace the all seasons I was using in summer time and they’re also amazing, but not as amazing as the winters in winter time.

      • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Well I drive like a dingus and owning a Subaru I love driving out in the snow so to me it’s worth it. If you drive like a normal person and don’t purposefully go out in the snow then (good) all seasons are fine.

        The ride is softer on both the summers (Pilot sport 4s) and sooo much softer on the winters (blizzaks) it also probably helps that my winters are on 17s when my summers are 18s. Grip in the snow is unreal with the winters too.

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        7 months ago

        Depends on the winter weather.

        If there is a lot of snow, winter tires are far superior to all weather when driving in snow both for starting and stopping. Like being able to stop in half the distancenor move without spinning wheels.

        I don’t think there is a huge difference for icy conditions.

        I live in Kansas and we don’t get snow that lasts long enough to make winter tires worthwhile in my opinion, but if I lived in Colorado I would definitely get them.