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bcrdukes 02-01-2013 08:33 PM
For the cost of a set of snow tires and cheap wheels, you could have saved yourself from a potential disaster. Have you checked your alignment and suspension components to ensure they're even fine? You never know if there's a big repair bill awaiting to rape you. :) Some people don't care so whatever floats your boat.

Keeping my snow tires on until late March.

bloodmack 02-01-2013 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by dlo (Post 8148813)
survived the winter without snow tires.. had a run in ONCE and i fucking learned my lesson, thankfully it was just me going downhill and locking and hitting the curb :lol, i learned my lesson and will be more prepared next year, must save $$$ to buy snow tires or not drive at all.
I've never bought snow tires.

dlo 02-02-2013 03:03 AM
I've check and everything in my suspension is good to go, only problem is a mini bent on my wheel lip but ill take whatever is minor
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The_AK 02-02-2013 10:37 AM
snow tires? lol

Graeme S 02-02-2013 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by ICE BOY (Post 8148373)
:facepalm: people that swap tires back and forth on the the same rims.

I'm keeping my snows on for at least another 2 weeks to a month. Then switching to spring/fall setup til June, then summer setup.

Even if all seasons are fine for our winter conditions (just regular commuting, within the city), I don't want to fuck up the finish on my good wheels, driving through gravel, salt and shit and I know I'm not going to wash my car much when the weather's shitty.
The cost of mounting and balancing over two years (swapping back and forth) pays for a set of cheap steelies in and of itself pretty much right away. I picked up a set of Lolvo steelies off Craigslist for The Ford, and it's all good.

fliptuner 02-02-2013 11:02 AM
@ $80+tax (avg), 2 times/year, it adds up pretty quick. Storage takes the same amount of space, less wear and tear on your rims (mounting, weights and winter conditions) and one can DIY the swap.

Just the time you save, not having to wait at a shop twice a year is worth it.

Volvo-brickster 02-02-2013 11:44 AM
Keeping my winters on only because Im going up the Coquihalla next month, otherwise id probably be back on all seasons.

Graeme S 02-02-2013 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ICE BOY (Post 8149316)
@ $80+tax (avg), 2 times/year, it adds up pretty quick. Storage takes the same amount of space, less wear and tear on your rims (mounting, weights and winter conditions) and one can DIY the swap.

Just the time you save, not having to wait at a shop twice a year is worth it.
Indeed. Although my mom pays $60 per season to get her tires stored (summers/winters), so that when she goes in for her biannual maintenance (May/Oct) she can just get everything swapped over.

She's 65. Hauling and wrenching isn't exactly her cup of tea, so to speak.

jtrinh 02-17-2013 06:45 PM
So who's got their summer tires back on already? Or when do you think you'll be swapping them?

14 day weather trend is showing 6-7 degrees.. I can't decide if I want to throw on my new summer rims or wait till end of the month.

westopher 02-17-2013 06:50 PM
Summers for the time being. If I leave the city to go shred or the temps dip noticeably again its only like 45 minutes to swap em back over. Loving rolling around on my nice wheels right now.

dared3vil0 02-17-2013 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by westopher (Post 8162564)
Summers for the time being. If I leave the city to go shred or the temps dip noticeably again its only like 45 minutes to swap em back over. Loving rolling around on my nice wheels right now.
Putting my summers on this Saturday. Cannot wait to have traction again! :D

Graeme S 02-17-2013 07:05 PM
My winters are staying on 'til April. Mostly because the car needs biannual maintenance and April/October is a decent cycle.

kunoman1 02-17-2013 07:09 PM
Welp Feb 17th...I intended on putting my winters on 3 months ago..Oh well

Energy 02-17-2013 07:15 PM
I want to put my summers back on too but I'll probably wait until early to mid March.

maxxxboost 02-17-2013 07:24 PM
I'll put my summers on when boarding season is over or close to over :D

Plus i need to polish all my rims. fak.

AVS_Racing 02-17-2013 08:31 PM
its pretty warm these few days + its dry so its just gonna wear out snow tires faster. I'm most likely gonna throw summers back on by the end of next week if it doesn't rain.

fsy82 02-18-2013 08:48 AM
Thought about buying snow tires this year but I didn't. I just didnt drive it the day it snowed.

AVS_Racing 02-18-2013 12:36 PM
I bought snow tires and I didn't drive the day it snowed cuz I didn't need to go out :okay:

hkRicer 02-18-2013 01:21 PM
Only snow once this year dafuq :troll:

GabAlmighty 02-18-2013 01:38 PM
Drove the coquihalla on mud terrains and powned the world.

MindBomber 02-18-2013 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by fsy82 (Post 8163063)
Thought about buying snow tires this year but I didn't. I just didnt drive it the day it snowed.
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Originally Posted by AVS_Racing (Post 8163156)
I bought snow tires and I didn't drive the day it snowed cuz I didn't need to go out :okay:
Winter tires are designed to perform better than all-seasons both in snow and at low temperatures. There may have only been a few days of snow, but there were many cold days where they were the optimal choice for conditions.

Calling winter tires, snow tires, creates a misnomer.

Mr.HappySilp 02-18-2013 02:21 PM
Where is a decent place to change tires from winter back to all season?
Friend's car currently using winter tires and is time to change back to all season but the issue she have is that when she got her snow tires they don't come with rims (Stupid move I know....).
Ask a few Canadian tires and their price is around $100 to $130. However I don't think it includes aligement....

AVS_Racing 02-18-2013 02:38 PM
^^ sounds fair depending on the size of the wheel, why would she need an alignment, obviously its not included.

GabAlmighty 02-18-2013 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr.HappySilp (Post 8163222)
Where is a decent place to change tires from winter back to all season?
Friend's car currently using winter tires and is time to change back to all season but the issue she have is that when she got her snow tires they don't come with rims (Stupid move I know....).
Ask a few Canadian tires and their price is around $100 to $130. However I don't think it includes aligement....
You don't need an alignment when you swap tires... Also, her best bet would be to get the Yellowpages or better yet google (i'll even give you the link); Let me google that for you

If your friend follows my easy to understand intructions she should have a painless tire swapping experience. Or pm me her number and if she's cute we'll go from there...

bcrdukes 02-18-2013 02:45 PM
Alignment is almost always extra.


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