Chicago, when do you put the winter tires on?

I Wanna go Fast! · 10-19-2010, 12:30 PM

Just curious if you wait last minute? Or sooner?

Brosef · 10-19-2010, 12:31 PM

very end of November

dhM3 · 10-25-2010, 08:44 PM

Thanksgiving weekend.

Griz · 10-26-2010, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by I Wanna go Fast!

Just curious if you wait last minute? Or sooner?

Summer tires lose a considerable amount of grip below 50 degrees, and any sort of water will make things much worse (there's several threads where people found out the hard way). I'll probably put the winter tires on in the next couple weeks.

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