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Does it snow anywhere in CA in the summer?

Snow Tires OK in the Summer?

  • My car needs new tires, and a friend of mine's car was totalled in an accident, so they gave me their snow tires--he said they probably have about 5,000 miles on them. But it's spring here in NJ, and I'll be driving down to FL in August. Is it OK to put these snow tires on my car and drive to FL with them?

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    Very nice of them. They will work fine, and will probably last longer than regular tires. They are also more expensive, and have more tread for traction in snow. Since you are using them on the road, the added tread may make them slightly noisier than regular tires, but don't worry. They will do the job just fine.

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Snow tires are normally "softer" and give more cushion than regular tires, and they will wear faster when driven on hot pavement. It won't do any harm to drive with them, you'll just wear them out faster and have to get new snow tires. Unless ofcourse you got the snow tires that have studs in them. If so you may not be allowed by state law to have them on during the spring/summer months. Check with your state for the official law.

Hazy Daisy

NO! The heat will ruin the tread of the snow tire and your fuel economy will suffer.

Just a nice guy

Not good for gas mileage

idontdokarate

Absolutely not. The tires will wear very fast because the rubber compound on snow tire is much softer the regular tires and the heat will eat them up. This will make for an unsafe drive and chances are you'll be pulled over for having them on your car. Your fuel economy will be reduced from 20-50% and with the price of gas, you don't want to do that. Save them for winter and get a set of all seasons. It will help you save money and yourself in the long run.

Hi , I am also inquiring on the same thing , I have put in 2 snow tires at the back . 1. It might consume more gas. 2. It bight blow off in summer 3. It will wear faster. Please let me know your feed back aswell. if you happen to know

Rohit M

yeah it'd be ok--- i know this becuz my ex b/f is a mechanic and we did that to my vehicle

girl_3d_2005

i recently attended drivers ed class, and, at least in missouri, driving with snow tires is illegal except during the winter, due to the fact that they are louder than normal tires due to the studs. i would check out the laws in new jersey and florida.

cardsfanbj

if you accept more noise and the fact that they will wear 3 times as fast as all season, use them. But don't try to beat speed records.

phil R

Actually, you can use your winter tire in the summer. THe problem is that your winter tires are softer than summer tires. So if you use them in warm weather, they will wear much more quickly. I would then suggest you change your tires for the summer unless you want to wear down your winter tires if you plan to change them.

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