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Originally Posted by tweZ74 Question for winter tire users. What month do most of you in the Chicago area install your winter setup? Getting ready to buy my winter tires,

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Old 09-30-2014, 09:05 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Question for winter tire users. What month do most of you in the Chicago area install your winter setup? Getting ready to buy my winter tires, but wanted to postpone the purchase as long as possible. I have a 2.7 mile daily commute.
You'll be fine on summers until it gets to about 35F. Then summer tires are just dangerous.

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If you're gonna drive in more than just a dusting, I'd recommend a square setup with 18" and winter tires. The difference was night and day when going to a smaller tire. I drove mine with that set up in about 5" with no issues. Keep in mind that when I'm driving in the winter, my driving styled changed to "getting from point A to point B. Once spring hit and I was back to summer tires it was very different.. After about 5" the car just becomes a snow plow
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