Now that Winter is over... - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

mrdanyo · 03-31-2013, 10:58 PM

How did everybody (no beaters!) do in the snow?
I'm assuming snow tires, so this is more of a handling question than a tire question. :P

Apoc · 03-31-2013, 11:16 PM

Winter may not be over yet in Calgary. I drove daily through the winter on Subaru steel wheels and continental extreme winter contacts. Car handles fine in nearly all conditions. Only time I was a bit concerned was when the snow as deeper than my front lip. I imagined the terror of having it sheared off by a block of ice.

Burrcold · 03-31-2013, 11:20 PM

Never missed a beat. Great car in the snow.

ScottishJedi · 03-31-2013, 11:56 PM

Ran mine all winter didn't even swap the tires out.
There were a few OMG moments but all and all no issues

Steve · 04-01-2013, 12:29 AM

probably will have had more fun in it during the winter than the summer, and felt calm and confident in it with snow tires during commutes in the couple big storms

yay for unlimited, guiltless (for tires sake) drifting during fresh snowfalls

Enemies · 04-01-2013, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ScottishJedi

Ran mine all winter didn't even swap the tires out.
There were a few OMG moments but all and all no issues

Glad I don't live in Guelph. Enough people with all-seasons can't stop in time, never mind summers.

I'm surprised anybody would torture their summer tires by exposing them to cold temperatures for that period of time.

The Weather Network says it's going to get up to 22C here tomorrow... Can't wait! Not that the 20C today was that bad. :P

f0rge · 04-01-2013, 10:29 AM

I made it through the winter on stock rims with Hankook i-pike snow tires. I went too aggressive on the tire and they're straight up terrible in the dry, so much squirm and very little traction in aggressive driving, but they got me through the winter with no problems whatsoever.

Can't wait to get the summer rims/tires on. Thinking April 13th even though I'm pretty sure it's done snowing.

Myv · 04-01-2013, 11:38 AM

More snow today in GTA! Probably won't be much of a build-up though, just flurries

mrdanyo · 04-01-2013, 08:00 PM

Hardly any. Saw a BRZ on the way home from work just now. Man, I gotta resist the temptation until I save up enough money! Haha.

wparsons · 04-01-2013, 08:43 PM

Still waiting on my wheels to be done at the powdercoater, and then warm enough weather consistently for the summers. Can't wait at all, done with snow tires

SupraRon · 04-01-2013, 10:29 PM

Winter was great. Have General Arctic Altimax on stock rims. Keeping them on until its consistently above 7*C. This time of year is way too unpredictable.

Word · 04-02-2013, 09:05 PM

Winter may be over, but...

Winter is Coming.

Game of Thrones

rawbz · 04-04-2013, 11:14 PM

x-ice 3s for me on steelies, drove through the two major snow storms we had in TO this year, first one I went out in the morning no issues on the road cutting through accumulation until I got to the parking lot, couldn't get my car into a spot cuz the pile ups were too high and I didn't feel like turning my front lip into a snow plow.. at least I never got stuck?

Otherwise with the thin layer of snow on the ground, most fun I've ever had

BIGCUMBOY · 04-05-2013, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by rawbz

x-ice 3s for me on steelies, drove through the two major snow storms we had in TO this year, first one I went out in the morning no issues on the road cutting through accumulation until I got to the parking lot, couldn't get my car into a spot cuz the pile ups were too high and I didn't feel like turning my front lip into a snow plow.. at least I never got stuck?

Otherwise with the thin layer of snow on the ground, most fun I've ever had

I totally agree have these and love but the only drawback is they are louder then the FR-S with Hankooks but definitely better

Should I change to summer tires myself or spend the $40?

03-31-2013, 10:58 PM	#1
mrdanyo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2014 BRZ Limited (World Rally Blue) Location: Markham, Ontario Posts: 233 Thanks: 56 Thanked 72 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Now that Winter is over... How did everybody (no beaters!) do in the snow? I'm assuming snow tires, so this is more of a handling question than a tire question. :P

03-31-2013, 11:16 PM	#2
Apoc Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Raven FR-S 6M Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 638 Thanks: 348 Thanked 375 Times in 232 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Winter may not be over yet in Calgary. I drove daily through the winter on Subaru steel wheels and continental extreme winter contacts. Car handles fine in nearly all conditions. Only time I was a bit concerned was when the snow as deeper than my front lip. I imagined the terror of having it sheared off by a block of ice. __________________ “The World is Flat” [\|\|•]=(86)=[•\|\|]

03-31-2013, 11:20 PM	#3
Burrcold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 763 Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Never missed a beat. Great car in the snow. __________________

04-01-2013, 10:29 PM	#11
SupraRon Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: Raven 6AT Location: Mississauga Posts: 95 Thanks: 36 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Winter was great. Have General Arctic Altimax on stock rims. Keeping them on until its consistently above 7*C. This time of year is way too unpredictable. __________________ The fun has returned!! Morimoto Mini H1 HID conversion

04-02-2013, 09:05 PM	#12
Word Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: '99 Maxima ES Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 17 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Winter may be over, but... Winter is Coming. Game of Thrones __________________ Great news about the Dacia Sandero!

03-31-2013, 11:56 PM	#4
ScottishJedi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Raven FR-S Location: Guelph,Ontario Posts: 100 Thanks: 6 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ran mine all winter didn't even swap the tires out. There were a few OMG moments but all and all no issues

04-01-2013, 12:29 AM	#5
Steve Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 6MT Location: Markham, ON Posts: 311 Thanks: 3 Thanked 101 Times in 63 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	probably will have had more fun in it during the winter than the summer, and felt calm and confident in it with snow tires during commutes in the couple big storms yay for unlimited, guiltless (for tires sake) drifting during fresh snowfalls

04-01-2013, 11:38 AM	#8
Myv Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: SWP BRZ Limited MT Location: Thornhill, Ont, Canada Posts: 531 Thanks: 124 Thanked 113 Times in 82 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	More snow today in GTA! Probably won't be much of a build-up though, just flurries

04-01-2013, 08:00 PM	#9
mrdanyo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2014 BRZ Limited (World Rally Blue) Location: Markham, Ontario Posts: 233 Thanks: 56 Thanked 72 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hardly any. Saw a BRZ on the way home from work just now. Man, I gotta resist the temptation until I save up enough money! Haha.

04-04-2013, 11:14 PM	#13
rawbz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 148 Thanks: 37 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	x-ice 3s for me on steelies, drove through the two major snow storms we had in TO this year, first one I went out in the morning no issues on the road cutting through accumulation until I got to the parking lot, couldn't get my car into a spot cuz the pile ups were too high and I didn't feel like turning my front lip into a snow plow.. at least I never got stuck? Otherwise with the thin layer of snow on the ground, most fun I've ever had

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