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s4LEX
10-30-2003, 10:05 AM
What size/make snow tires do you ride if any, and when do you normally mount them (e.g. first snow, sometime in December, first ski day)?
Chrisfast
10-30-2003, 10:10 AM
gragravar
10-30-2003, 10:19 AM
and removed late march.

I really should just buy a torque wrench and mount/dismount them as weather requires... (As I also have dedicated rims for the winter) Doing that would allow more time on the summer tires during the dry times of winter.
CraigB
10-30-2003, 10:44 AM
They're usually on by Thanksgiving (unless it snows significantly in Denver before) and off by mid-April. I've had Blizzak LM-22s and Duplop M2s in the past. I currently run Dunlop WS-50s on the GTI for better ice grip with the FWD.
WagonBoy
10-30-2003, 10:52 AM
didn't want to risk driving around this week with the SportContacts on. They are getting really hard from all the track driving I've been doing! ;)

Rick
Reggie3
10-30-2003, 11:07 AM
DUBITUP
10-30-2003, 11:28 AM
but I ususally put them on end Oct/beg Nov. I have used the Blizzaks on the last vechile and they were great!
chipstar-32
10-30-2003, 11:51 AM
rbella4
10-30-2003, 11:59 AM
HPH
10-30-2003, 12:16 PM
inTTervene
10-30-2003, 12:29 PM
Unless there is snow on the ground before that.
Pat
10-30-2003, 12:32 PM
Next set of non-summer-specific tires will likely be ContiExtremes since it's normally dry in Denver during the winter. For an all-season tire, the Contis are supposed to do very well in the snow, too.
cpayne
10-30-2003, 12:42 PM
jrossaudi
10-30-2003, 12:44 PM
None. The car will probably only come out of the garage two to three times when the snow is flying
randy@5280
10-30-2003, 02:06 PM
What's a snow tire ;)
J4SON
10-30-2003, 02:21 PM
randy@5280
10-30-2003, 03:35 PM
BTW- I'm 100% sold on The Tire Source! They're definitely getting all of my tire business!

Best pricing on mount and balance
Best pricing on 4 wheel alignment
Best pricing on installing new tie rod

and the list will most likely be expanding down the road...

=)
J4SON
10-30-2003, 03:52 PM
I agree, they're awesome. BTW...Pete says he'll do corner balancing too. :-)
GreekDeno
10-30-2003, 04:36 PM
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RS4orce
10-30-2003, 07:20 PM
Vanimaniac
10-30-2003, 07:28 PM
2.7T_RT(toofast)
10-30-2003, 08:03 PM
I have PZerro Nero's on now and hate the thought of putting the AS's back on for winter.
2.7T_RT(toofast)
10-30-2003, 08:06 PM
rbella4
10-30-2003, 08:27 PM
Tirerack can get them to a local shop pretty fast. I ordered my M2s from a local shop in Seattle and they got there in 3 days. Worth every day of waiting and every penny spent.
Pat
10-31-2003, 07:40 AM
MarkFank
10-31-2003, 08:03 AM
scuderia
10-31-2003, 11:37 AM
GreekDeno
10-31-2003, 08:53 PM
I would've rather got some Pilot Alpins or M2's but I'm very happy with these. I was in kind of a pickle so I had to get new tires. I figured why buy new summer/performance tires on stock rims. There is a huge Nokian dealer here in Denver. I forgot who, but I would rather go w/ them, but I needed tires and I needed something in southern Denver.
2.7T_RT(toofast)
10-31-2003, 09:35 PM
So it's H-rated M2's, Pirelli's or I might look into the Nokian WR's.
Tbandido
10-31-2003, 09:40 PM
velo2000
11-04-2003, 01:28 PM