Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - Drove summer tires in 17F weather tonight through 260miles

wdkwang · 02-20-2011, 03:46 AM

I've been rolling in winter rims/tires since I got the car last Tuesday. Been too scared to try summer tires on but the temperature during the daytime has been picking up and I didn't want to continue running down the thread on the winter tires. Drove to Foxwoods (130 miles, 2.5 hours one way) and back just tonight and it surprisingly wasn't too bad. The car doesn't feel as planted but I had no problem crusing 50-90mph. Mostly 70-75mph.
I was reading on a lot of near-miss accidents with the summer tires turning into "hockey pucks" below 25F. Perhaps my tires got a little warmed up after driving for a bit but I'm very hesitant to punch it. It only takes one time...

02-20-2011, 03:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
wdkwang Track Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 899 Drives: slidewayz Rep Power: 21	Drove summer tires in 17F weather tonight through 260miles I've been rolling in winter rims/tires since I got the car last Tuesday. Been too scared to try summer tires on but the temperature during the daytime has been picking up and I didn't want to continue running down the thread on the winter tires. Drove to Foxwoods (130 miles, 2.5 hours one way) and back just tonight and it surprisingly wasn't too bad. The car doesn't feel as planted but I had no problem crusing 50-90mph. Mostly 70-75mph. I was reading on a lot of near-miss accidents with the summer tires turning into "hockey pucks" below 25F. Perhaps my tires got a little warmed up after driving for a bit but I'm very hesitant to punch it. It only takes one time... __________________ Powerhouse Amuse \| K&N Typhoon Intakes \| MotorDyne ART Pipes \| Borla Catback Exhaust \| B&M Short Shifter \| Intake Ducts \| Ichiba 25mm F/R Spacers \| Carbon Fiber Interior Vinyl Wrap \| Tints \| 10000k HIDs \| Vtak, yo!