Stock tires winter

[Brett]

Originally Posted by Dang Lad

Interested as well - sounds like it might not be neccesary. Anyone else have thoughts?

It's not just the snow, it's also temperature. Summer tires do not grip when it's cold. They're made of softer rubber or something, and it gets harder when it's cold. You need to read the specs for the tire, and if your climate doesn't meet those specs in the winter, you really need something else in the winter season.

Here's a link from Tire Rack:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...jsp?techid=220

They say don't use them under 40F.

Brett

[neutron256]

Found some used but good Blizzaks this weekend on Craigslist, and I've got a set of wheels that will work nicely. Now I just need to decide if I'm going to throw TPMS sensors in them... and have my BRZ show up.

[315FR-S]

for you southern folks..you can probably get away with all seasons. usually when it snows down there it doesnt stick (going off my aunts experiences in georgia). id just be careful w/freezing rain/black ice conditions. up here (upstate NY) we can get a foot in a couple hours and you might have places to get to so dedicated snow tires are a must

[Moto-P]

Everyone should get in the habit of treating ALL FOUR tires as integral to keeping balance and handling, as well as upper limit characters of the car.

Regardless of FR, FF, AWD, all cars have and need ALL FOUR tires to perform according to the designed balance.
Just because it is a RWD car, does not mean tires should only be upgraded to the rear, because all of the tires do the more important role of STOPPING and TURNING a car.

More often than not, upgrading only ONE end of a car is MORE DANGEROUS than not doing it at all, since the behaviors of the car will change drastically. If you are going for performance or safety, which is synonymous in my head, and should be for anyone, to replace all four tires with appropriate type for ideal levels of safety and handling.

I may be from Southern California, but I did spend 4years in Spokane, Washington and lots of time in other places where winter driving, and racing, was something of a life for me. And I can really attest that improper mix of tires have really dire effects on handling well beyond that of what can be cancelled or tuned by any form of suspension or driver abilities.

[Khyron686]

We really need to know if not having TPMS sensors is just going to set off a light, or if it's going to not let us turn off the Stability/Traction control (seen both)

[MTeator]

My tire guy can get the sensors for $60/ea, so I'm going to buy another set since I can't do the pipe bomb trick with this car.

Though if someone finds the sensors cheaper, let me know