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The Tire Rack's Tire & Wheel Forum
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11-02-2009, 11:32 PM
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too early for winter setup in NJ??
I just bought a winter setup and i was wondering if its too early to put on. The weather in NJ is anywhere from 45-55 degrees during the day and 33-45 during the night. My current tires are a little low and I figured i would just put the winter setup on, but i dont wanna ruin the tires. Any help is much appreciated!!
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11-02-2009, 11:41 PM
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winter tires shouldn't be driven in weather above 50 degrees.. if you have all season tires, i would suggest using them until you actually get some snow, or until it is consistently < 50 degrees....
if you have a summer setup, i'd say put them on soon since the colder weather isn't good for your tires, and also you might run the risk of running them on a cold wet night, also not good for summer tires
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11-03-2009, 12:06 AM
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yea im thinkin maybe ill just wait a couple of weeks till the temperature drops a little bit
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11-03-2009, 12:11 AM
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11-03-2009, 01:09 AM
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Look at your local almanac to see a historically date that the temperature stays consistantly in the 40s or lower. For my state/city it is typically closer to Thanksgiving, so that is when I am planning on putting on my winter tires.
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11-03-2009, 11:09 AM
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I would wait if you can, but it wouldn't be crazy to install them now if you need to.
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11-03-2009, 12:13 PM
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I usually wait until thanksgiving weekend.
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11-03-2009, 12:22 PM
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after looking at my stock tires they are really low. How much tread would i really be risking by putting them on 2-3 week early
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11-03-2009, 12:26 PM
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if you are gonna freak out over a couple weeks and maybe 1000 miles of driving, then just put them on...
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11-03-2009, 02:52 PM
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i ended up putting them on because after looking at the stock tires i noticed they were dry rotted and at the wear bars.
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11-03-2009, 02:57 PM
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What kind of winter setup do you have? do you have any pics of what they look like on your car?
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11-03-2009, 02:58 PM
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winter setups FTW! put mine on last weekend in hopes of snow this week as predicted! (upstate ny)
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11-03-2009, 03:48 PM
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i actually got an insane deal on my setup through craigslist. The guy selling them was in the air-force stationed in germany and bought the setup there. I got 16x7 Rial wheels with fulda kristall supremo tires both which are made in germany for $200 including a full set of BMW lugnuts. The tires have about 80%+ tread left. I like these wheels better than my stock 16's for the winter. The tires feel great and are extremely quiet!! I will post pics soon.
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11-03-2009, 04:19 PM
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11-03-2009, 04:30 PM
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Nice setup.
I can't wait to put my winter wheels / tires on. I actually like those (looks wise) better than my summer setup. 
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11-03-2009, 04:40 PM
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I just bought some BBS rims a few month ago, and want to wait as long as possible to enjoy them. I have 17" BMW steelies for winter. They actually look pretty cool with the car lowered. I'll Probably wait until the beginning of December to put those on.
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11-03-2009, 04:50 PM
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yo i really like your setup man! you made those 16's work very nicely.
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