Time to switch back to summer tires?
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This is the first time I went with the Summer tires/Winter tires. I was looking at the weather for the next 10 days and temps seem to be rising. Question for the VA/DC/MD peeps, is this a good time to switch to summer rubber as the temps seem to be in the 50s and 60s constantly.
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This is the first time I went with the Summer tires/Winter tires. I was looking at the weather for the next 10 days and temps seem to be rising. Question for the VA/DC/MD peeps, is this a good time to switch to summer rubber as the temps seem to be in the 50s and 60s constantly.
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If it's your daily then I'd keep the winters on for a tad bit longer otherwise you should be ok.
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IIRC, summer tires start to lose grip below 55 degrees. OTOH, I've been going stir crazy here in OH, and actually took my somewhat worn Pilot Sport Cups out with temps in the teens. Dry grip was actually decent. There was still a thin layer of snow/ice on my driveway though, and had to go slow and work it a bit. You should be fine if there is no snow or ice, temps 50 and up, on summer tires , so long as you don't intend to set speed records..
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I have taken my 911 out whenever the temps hit 40 degrees this winter(on summer tires) and have not had any issues with grip or cornering once. No doubt that snow or ice on the road would be different, but I was able to enjoy spirited driving off and on all winter on summer tires.
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I typically wait until the end of March but, I am quite a bit further north than you .... even though the summer tires do not have as much grip below 50 degrees so, long as there is no precipitation when it is on the chilly side and you exercise some common sense you should be fine
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You might want to give it another 2 or 3 weeks just to be safe. Here in NJ I usually wait until the first week of April before I take off the winter tires. After that the risk of any snow is gone.
I will probably leave my winter tires on a bit longer this year though. Blizzaks are only good for snow down to 6/32" tread. After that they are just average all seasons down to 4/32". Since I started the winter at 7/32" I will run them out and buy a new set for next winter. I probably won't put the summer tires on until June when it really gets hot.
I will probably leave my winter tires on a bit longer this year though. Blizzaks are only good for snow down to 6/32" tread. After that they are just average all seasons down to 4/32". Since I started the winter at 7/32" I will run them out and buy a new set for next winter. I probably won't put the summer tires on until June when it really gets hot.
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I have taken my 911 out whenever the temps hit 40 degrees this winter(on summer tires) and have not had any issues with grip or cornering once. No doubt that snow or ice on the road would be different, but I was able to enjoy spirited driving off and on all winter on summer tires.
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Luck, or you weren't driving very hard. At 40 degrees F, you are right on the margin for fresh summer performance tires, and below it for seasoned ones. Below that temperature (or thereabouts), they become a radically different tire and quite suddenly. Not a matter of opinion, I'm afraid. You can dial back your driving to manage the risk to a certain extent, but it's irresponsible and untrue to say that temperature doesn't matter. It does.