When are you putting on your snow tires?

Had mine on because my allseasons were so bald they were sliding on dry pavement. Have some nokian hakalapiettas or however you say them. Pretty rediculous tread and studs but so LOUD! they corner horribly on the roundabouts but they really perform awesome in the sand pits!

I actually can't wait for snow this year. I need an alignment after doing balljoints, is there a good setup for better tracking in the snow?

 
had evergreen put snows, balance and alignment last week. did great work like always and even hunted down the tires for me! this will be the first year EVER ive had snow tires, figured id try it this year seeing as i have a 45 minute commute to work now...

 
Vecken said:
Had mine on because my allseasons were so bald they were sliding on dry pavement. Have some nokian hakalapiettas or however you say them. Pretty rediculous tread and studs but so LOUD! they corner horribly on the roundabouts but they really perform awesome in the sand pits!

I actually can't wait for snow this year. I need an alignment after doing balljoints, is there a good setup for better tracking in the snow?
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my tires are so loud too! but they also grip great in the dirt. they pick up rocks a lot easier because of the soft compound im assuming.

 
Snows on both cars. I've driven the Impreza with new all seasons in ONE snow storm. Caught me by surprise on the highway. NEVER again. Had to drive So slow. Any blip of the throttle and all four spun and even worse trying to use the brakes. Have always used snows on every car and truck and the only time it's gone into the snow bank is hooning around in the empty lots.

 
I need to get the whole rocker cover gasket issue resolved, then the snow tires will go on the FXT. I'm trying like hell to get them on before this possible storm coming. My wife drives this car to and from work ( about 45 miles, round trip.) She would feel a lot better with them on, thereby reducing her stress level.

 
I put my winter tires on in October... 2011. They've been on ever since, I never swapped my all seasons on in the spring. Oh well, bring on the snow!

Also, if someone needs a place to swap wheels around, or to work on your car during the winter, I have a heated garage in westbrook that you can use!

 
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Honestly don't think the snow is going to be flying just yet.

 
I didn't bother last year. It was big for me as I am typically one of the most adamant supporters of snow tires. It just didn't snow.

This year I will hold off for as long as possible.

 
Hey guys. This is going to be my first winter with my WRX and i was wondering if i should go with winter tires or all-seasons?

 
iBoost said:
Hey guys. This is going to be my first winter with my WRX and i was wondering if i should go with winter tires or all-seasons?
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You can "get by" with All Seasons; however, to be safer for yourself and the other people you share the road with I would go with winter tires.

 
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If you're really worried about it, a set of good condition snow tires can be had used for under 300$ if you know where to look, just make sure they are evenly worn and have no sidewall damage. You can even widen your search by looking for narrower tires which perform better in the thick stuff.

Winter tires are definitely worth it, and a lot of fun whipping around whereas with all seasons you need to focus on just staying on the road.

 
Winter mode = complete

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And for kicks , I put the stock cat-back exhaust back on the car..it's so quiet now
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And I decided to start building a 2nd WRX in the basement with all my extra parts!

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Matt00RS25 said:
Snow mode is a go and ready to drift.

Why'd you take everything off bill?
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I only took the Q300 cat back off.. I left the Invidia DP and used the Grimmspeed adapter. I can't run the CAI until I get the car tuned as it causes all kinds of problems with the Cobb OTS tune and Process West (to the tune of uncontrollable boost spikes). I need to get a new up pipe before I put the headers on, so that will be a winter project.

 
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