When do you take off your winter tires?

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It has been a while since I have run dedicated winter tires, but I bit the bullet and got 4 Blizzaks for my wife’s Odyssey and I have to say it transformed the car! Now the question is when to take them off?

Seems like things have started to warm up here in CT and I hope that last week’s snow storm was the last one of the season. I guess the only thing that is holding me back at this point is we have a planned trip up to New Hampshire at the end of the month, so I am torn.
 
I am probably going to take mine off this weekend. If the temp hits 60+ you need to get them off quick or they will wear down fast. I have blizzaks and above 60 they get really squishy and i feel they are going to just melt off.
 
When studded tires are no longer allowed.

But there are M&S tires and true winter compound rubber tires. The M&S can run year round, but the true winter compound rubber will not fare well on hot roads.
 
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Originally Posted By: Picky1
It has been a while since I have run dedicated winter tires, but I bit the bullet and got 4 Blizzaks for my wife’s Odyssey and I have to say it transformed the car!


Too funny. Same exact situation here. Put Blizzaks on my wife's 2008 Odyssey in November. First time ever for me on a FWD vehicle and I've lived in the Buffalo NY area all my life. What a huge difference. I plan to have them swapped out within the next week or three, when I have the time, the van and the $60-80.
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Joel
 
Pickler for me as the worst storms are in December and March!

I have three cars though so I might pull them off the "road trip" car first (and soon) and try to drive that mostly exclusively in nice weather for the next couple weeks.
 
Just pulled them off 2 weeks ago. And of course, as Murphys law, we got a Noreaster in March.

I hate the gummy bears.
I know what it serves, just not a fan of the gummy bears even in mild winter days
 
I usually do it the first convenient weekend in April.

Though, last year the first convenient weekend in April wound up being the first weekend in May. :-O
 
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Depends on temp. It's only getting below freezing overnight up here in Rochester now, and is warming up noticeably. I figure I'll throw my roommate's summers back on for him around the end of the month, by which point the bits of snow we're still getting occasionally should have cleared up.
 
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Originally Posted By: Picky1
It has been a while since I have run dedicated winter tires, but I bit the bullet and got 4 Blizzaks for my wife’s Odyssey and I have to say it transformed the car!


Too funny. Same exact situation here. Put Blizzaks on my wife's 2008 Odyssey in November. First time ever for me on a FWD vehicle and I've lived in the Buffalo NY area all my life. What a huge difference. I plan to have them swapped out within the next week or three, when I have the time, the van and the $60-80.
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Wow that is crazy, as I have a 2012 Subaru Legacy 2.5 CVT as well. What are you running for oil in your cars?

Joel
 
I did mine the weekend before last. Sure enough, we got over 12 inches of snow on Friday. Wheeee!

Next year I'll try to resist the urge till late, late March even though I don't like the ride of the snows.
 
We really didn't get winter this year..again. We had one week closer to Christmas where it was -25C,-30C for a week and I ran winter tires then, but once it was over off they came. Sure it snowed a few times, but then it all melted off the roads a day later so it wasn't worth running them to me. A couple of years ago I ran then from November until March though.
 
I look at the long range forecast and take them off before temps stay above 40F. With the potholes we are seeing this year, they may stay on a little longer to protect the alloys.
 
Whenever.... I pulled mine off already. Part of the reason is because I don't drive as much now, so I figured why not run my regular tires, even if we get a bit of snow still.
They were swapped out this Sunday when it was AWESOME out. (First super nice day of the year)
 
Pulled mine off a couple days ago (blizzak 70"s). The TPMS light went out 30 seconds after my stock rims w/sensors went back on.
 
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