Snow Belt PPL Please Install Winter Tires!

[JohnD1079]

Well anything will be better then my old, balding all seasons. I had absolutely no grip whatsoever. Which is why I kept them on as long as I did, to have some fun .

[owequitit]

You know, it DOES snow in AZ too dumbass. Where he lives is in prescott, elev. of about 5200 ft. so they get their fare share of snow. There's also a place called Flagstaff, oh yeah and the Grand Canyon.....they get snow too.

Actually, it has been snowing/raining on and off here for the last 3 days. Nothing substantial has stuck though.

However, I am sure Flagstaff is a different story. They are probably buried under several feet of snow by now. Not to mention the fact that they aren't just on nice flat land. There is one hill in particular in Flagstaff that is really treacherous during snow season. It is called Cedar Hill and it is like 3 or 4 miles long and it is all a steep grade. LOL! Not to mention the rest of the hills.

Mostly, for around here all seasons are fine, as nothing usually sticks around too long, and if you don't drive like you are retarded you are fine. Unless you live in some of the higher elevations. I used to live in a house up above a main road and I used to watch cars and trucks do circles down the hill.

But in Flagstaff, I would most definitely own a set of winter tires. They are a good investment hands down, if you have the weather to use them.

Sadly, I have to go spring for new all seasons this week.

[nope]

yeah that shit cracks me up how southern states fuckin freak out when it snows.... if there is ANY snow on the ground school gets cancelled...

i had to laugh, when i was in the army i was stationed in Georgia, and one day there was a really pathetic ice storm (compared with what happens here in Indiana) and even the entire army base was shut down for like 3 or 4 days. all the trees broke too, the south just doesn't know what to do for snow and ice haha

[busak87]

picked up my winter tires last night, will be putting them on today sometime...I got Goodyear Nordic Winter tires with really good tread left on them for a good price

[JohnD1079]

Snow storm tomorrow, woot!!!!

[lokuputha]

Snow storm tomorrow, woot!!!!

lol...can't wait I am going to buy a bunch of coffee and some Irish cream...oh and make some smores!

[Maple50175]

i would buy firestone and i would buy bridgestone but i would never ever ever buy bridgestone potenza re92s ! damn things rotted out soo fn fast my friend also had a set that rotted out hella fast

weird I have those tires on my 17's and i love them. rotted out? odd.

[lokuputha]

i would buy firestone and i would buy bridgestone but i would never ever ever buy bridgestone potenza re92s ! damn things rotted out soo fn fast my friend also had a set that rotted out hella fast

weird I have those tires on my 17's and i love them. rotted out? odd.

I am guessing the wear is correlated to driving habits more so than the compound, although Potenza's are pretty gummy; which is probably why many people start driving very hard with the tires and then ware them out earlier than expected.

I have managed to keep my Potenza's in very good condition for the last three years. I don't take right angles turns very fast, as the change in the suspension geometry will cause uneven load on the tires and eventually ware them out. Also make sure to keep the tires properly inflated; I stick to 34psi.


In contrast, the Yokohamas I bought two years ago for my mom's Sentra are almost gone...my mom and my little brother drive that thing like its a go kart. I am going to guess that the stickiness of the tires gives them extra confidence in the right angles turns.

The above should also apply for sticky and gummy winter tires; when the snow goes away, it is important go easy on the tires, especially on bends.

[JoshM]

yeah that shit cracks me up how southern states fuckin freak out when it snows.... if there is ANY snow on the ground school gets cancelled...

I can't deny that.
Actually, the highschool's got out last Friday because it was supposed to rain 2".

[almostJDM]

lol...can't wait I am going to buy a bunch of coffee and some Irish cream...oh and make some smores!

no you gotta make real smores, with grahmcrackers not an all out chacolate fest lol, but that looks good anyways

[JDMchristian991]

dont snow here

[almostJDM]

dont snow here

lucky i wish it didnt snow here either, although it barley has lol mabye 1-2inches total so far

[almostJDM]

it happens here in washington too lol

maybe not as bad, but it still does

lol unless you live on the other side of the cascades and you have a superintendent who lived in alaska his whole life, i never had a snow day when i live in mattawa/desert aire

[quickangel93]

Its like 4-5 inchs here already. started snowing just after 9:30.

Last winter in the bmw 525i, i almost totalled it a cupple times with all-seasons on it.

this winter i installed maxxis ma-w1 wintermax, dude these tires plow through the snow like no tomarrow. best bang for the buck. they cost like 75 a peice, bought them from work for 50 a peice.

[lokuputha]

holy moly storm! Right now there is snow shooting sideways! winds at 60kmh!

time to test out the winter tires