NYKnick101

I wouldn't use winter tires year round. Once summertime rolls around, the heat from the pavement tends to melt down the smaller groves on the tires to round them out making it less of a winter tire. Winter tires are substantially softer than A/S or summer tires. I made the unfortunate mistake of doing that a few years ago, got winter tires put on the first year it was fine. Sold my rims and had to keep em on longer than I wanted too, the 2nd year, the first moment of Ice and snow, it was the equivalent of having summer tires as one turn i take normally, i ended up sliding 30 feet almost bumper first into a guard rail due to no traction. The $800 i spent on those tires were basically worthless the second winter. A lesson for those who keep their winter tires on longer than necessary

and here I thought I was the only one!! lol

senorsquid

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Gonna wait till the end of the month, always seems to be a big storm right after I take them off.

Sfrt

WTF, it's April and this?!?! Maybe I should have left the snows on ...

WylieKylie

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LOL, it seems to snow every time I take my winter tires off. Fair warning for all 2 of you from my neck of the woods, it will snow within a week of this Thursday when I put my summer tires on. Get ready for the ice skating!

allicedout

I had to turn around and come home this morning and pull my van back out.

Depressing

IS250TW

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Put my good wheels back on this past weekend
Feels good to drive with windows rolled down

Sfrt

Those Volks are looking good!


Yeah, we gotta get out of here and move to Cali or something!

FSportIS

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I put off the Bridgestone Blizzak LM60 high performance snow tires and sold them all to a member in IL who needed them months ago. It is crazy driving snow tires in Southern CA summer road, it is the loud as hell, doesn't steer well, brake doesn't bite, it is literally dangerous. I have my summer tires on now and it is a day and night difference in term of handling.

Btw, beautiful snow picture... lol

Jman8108

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Swapped the OEMs out for my summer wheels this past weekend. Feels great, also FYI to everyone running Blizzaks, they wear down ridiculously fast in weather above 45* so it's better to take them off as soon as possible.

tboo72

Got to love Wisconsin weather. Three inches of snow on the ground this morning.

Jaytea

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Took mine off about 2 weeks now. Richmond hill Ontario. Riding on 20s, with 30 series tires! Come at me winter!

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FSportIS

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JayTea, nice wheels and headlight retrofit with angel eyes yo.

Can you shed some light on the headlight mod? What is needed and about how much to get that done?

Jaytea

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Headlights were a little pricey, but costs much less than the LED headlight. There's a guy that does retrofitting in my area, and he put in two sets of LED angel eyes in because CCFL eyes are highly unreliable. In the high beams I got another set of projectors put in as well so I still have high beam abilities. Housing was just fully blacked out with reflector taken out. Left the amber led in. They are also rewired to be on for DRL and every other light is off. Night time I have 2 sets of projectors and fogs

Hit me up if you want his details and he can quote you... I know people ship him headlights to retrofit too.

Some people hate them on lexus' but I love them cause they pop, even during the sunniest days.

racsos222

took em off about 2 weeks ago here in chicago and what a difference with summer tires. So much quieter and handles wayyyy better

P128sniper

Yea me too and today it snows lol , its not really sticking tho which is good. I went from blizzaks to super sports and love them so far. I dont drive my car hard or anything so cant really speak much about the handling but they are much queiter..