Summer Tires...How Far North to Use All Year?

[breaking badly]

The issue is the summer tires ability to flex in cold weather. As it is designed to handle warmer temps the material become brittle if exposed to temps below 20F and then the tire is flexed. Flexed by driving, inflating, and deflating. The rubber has an increased chance of cracking. Tirerack suggest that if a tire is stored below 20F that the tire be brought up to temp (above 40F) for 48 hours before the tire is mounted, used, or pressure changed in tire.

Well, it's self evident that cold tires need to be warmed up
before mounting. In particular this is essential to any UHP,
run-flat or R-compound. This has virtually nothing to do with
running the tire. Mounting puts extreme stress to the stiffest
area of the tire. Stocking and shipping them at lower temps
doesn't harm anyway.

I can assure you that most European UHP tires like Conti SC5,
Michelin PS4, Pirelli P Zero (not the A/S BS sold in the US) or
Goodyear F1 Asymmetric and Dunlop SportMaxx RT- that's
what very most Europeans run on their GTIs, GTDs and Rs -
grip better than any A/S even slighty below freezing point.
Not in the snow of course. In no way it's dangerous driving
them around freezing point.

I have no idea on these cracks, as we don't really not any-
thing about ciscumstances and conditions. They're probably
even cheap quality.


On a side note, R-compounds are a different matter, since
they're optimized to one single environment - dry and warm.

 

[jayk12]

Nope! No issues in the cold with the performance summer tires. Just when there was any kind of ice or snow, no traction.

And it was most definitely my first post, haha. I'm glad to have shared it in this thread .

We have some get togethers around the area, you should stop by sometime.

Let me know the next time you guys are planning to get together.

 

[jayk12]

Thanks for the help guys. With having kids, I'm thinking of sticking to all seasons for now. Now I just need to find the best performance tire that won't have potential issues with cold temperatures.

 

[breaking badly]

Just if you're interested in what Europeans use to run on a GTI:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/91856/tyre-reviews-best-car-tyres-2016

 

[Kenny kustom]

On my previous Audi and Mercedes awd's I've just run all seasons.
On my fwd. I run studs.

( Manitoba)


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