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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    2 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. :)

  • BallShapedMan@lemmy.worldM
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    2 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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        2 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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        2 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.

  • Addition1291@lemmy.world
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    2 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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      2 months ago

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

  • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.world
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    2 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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      2 months ago

      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.

  • Mac@mander.xyz
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    2 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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        2 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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    2 months ago

    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.

  • espentan@lemmy.world
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    2 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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    2 months ago

    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.

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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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        2 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.

  • Kualk@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    It depends on your location and particularly on how strong the seasons are at your place.

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    2 months ago

    I currently have winter and summer. I think I’m going to go back to all weather (different than all season). They’re really decent enough and I don’t drive all that much (total km). Our weather is also bipolar.

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        2 months ago

        All-Season is the typical one you are thinking of.

        All-Weather is winter rated that you can run all year, it meets the requirements for winter rating (that little snowflake in a mountain). There’s only a couple lines.

        They made a marketing mistake having a name so similar to all season. They should have named it something else.

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        2 months ago

        No no, you have to choose; tires for one type of weather but for every season, or tires for one specific season but all types of weather. /s

        IMO there’s no such thing as all season tires (unless you live in a place where seasons don’t affect driving conditions much), only slightly-terrible-all-year tires.