Summer tires

[qomn]

Hi NE members!

Around what time of year do you usually throw on your summer tires? Today is definitely an outlier but it's definitely starting to get at least a bit warmer. I'm just excited to get my car new shoes!

 

[aaronc7]

below 40 degrees is where i really notice summer tires sucking. so average lows above that is probably a safe bet. Mid-late april maybe?

 

[qomn]

Cool. Seems like sometime in April is the time:

http://imgur.com/me96lUN

I can't wait!

 

[sloopercat]

Mine went on yesterday. I don’t expect low temperatures, I have other vehicles.

 

[jmblur]

Those who have been around a bit know it can still snow significantly in early April. I tend to wait until April 10th, check the forecast, and if it looks like it won't drop below freezing in the foreseeable future I put em on.

 

[bfury5]

I usually throw mine on mid-march but it always depends on the weather. It's been warm enough and I've been doing suspension work so it was easier for me to make the switch to summers now

 

[tonipepperoni77]

i wait till mid april. wait till all the salt is off the road

 

[PowerDemon]

I put mine on last week because I just got a new set of wheels and they offered to put them on for free and I couldn’t resist. Bad choice. Hopefully it gets warmer soon.

 

[sloopercat]

The PS4S are very good. And I have even worked the mold release off. Wet grip exceeds the dry grip of the OEM tire.

 

[GTI#2]

I always did mine first weekend of May. I ran Michelin Alpine in winter so I wasn’t compromising on performance much anyways

 

[Strange Mud]

in CT I normally did mine after Tax day.

 

[CT GTI]

Safe bet anytime after April 1st

 

[golfare]

Honestly liked the stock tires when I had them last summer with the car. My highway miles chewed through them but the backroads are fun

 

[Strange Mud]

and mine went on early April....much quieter/better mpg/better speed traction.

the OEM Hancook Ventus vs no name snows

 

[jmblur]

Don't look now, but central mass is getting a couple inches of snow tomorrow night!