Re: No chains! Better rubber!

[John Firestone <john.firestone@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Duane Collie wrote:

> The only corrrect solution is to buy a set of snow tires/wheels for the car.
> One of your primary problems with the MXX3's or any other ultra hi-po tire
> is that they don't work when cold. The temperature drops and they turn into
> ball bearings, even with minimal snow on the road.  These tires are designed
> to work at higher temps....

I keeping seeing 7 deg C (45 deg F) as the crossover point between the
summer and winter rubber formulations. Above that temperature, summer
tires are stickier; below that winter tires supposedly reign, even on
bare asphalt.  This is from reading secondary sources. I assume some
of you guys have already conducted extensive tests.  If not, you
should!

- -John
'96 318is

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