Puts on summer tires, snows 4" week after

"E30Joe drives a Subaru" (325joe)
03/22/2015 at 22:47 • Filed to: None

I really don't want to put my snows back on haha...

DISCUSSION (27)

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/22/2015 at 22:51

What wheels are those?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/22/2015 at 22:52

i know how you're feeling...it was in the 60s last week here so i put my summer tires on. Now it's supposed to snow tomorrow and again later in the week

E30Joe drives a Subaru > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
03/22/2015 at 22:55

Varrstoen ES2 18x9.5 et34, yes they are powder coated orange haha.

E30Joe drives a Subaru > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
03/22/2015 at 22:56

I'm thinkin I'll ride it out, my city already plowed and it's supposed to rain and warm up tomorrow.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/22/2015 at 23:10

I like the look. good dish but not over the top

E30Joe drives a Subaru > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
03/22/2015 at 23:12

Yeah they fit with little to no hassle so I enjoy them a lot more than my Work XD9's.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/22/2015 at 23:16

Those works arent bad but i like the Varrstoen better

E30Joe drives a Subaru > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
03/22/2015 at 23:17

They are both heavy. I want to sell the works and get a nice set of RPF1's sometime.

whoarder is tellurium > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/22/2015 at 23:20

Aha. I'm so glad I didnt listen to myself and kept the snows on. My car is useless without em.

I was SO close. I even hand washed my car for the first time this year too.

JGrabowMSt > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/22/2015 at 23:22

I'm not pulling the winters off until a week or two into April. If for nothing other than the resilience to pot holes in the cold mornings.

At a meet today a guy hit a pot hole on his drive in and it tore a 2+ inch gash into his sidewall. Didn't break the bead somehow, but he wasn't going to make it anywhere, and the worst part was being in an area where nearly everything is closed on Sunday...

HammerheadFistpunch > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/22/2015 at 23:22

were we just talking about this, its been like mid 70's for a few weeks and its going to snow tomorrow.

E30Joe drives a Subaru > HammerheadFistpunch
03/22/2015 at 23:24

#YOLO

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/22/2015 at 23:24

I was looking at RPF1's for my Miata but went with Kosei K4R's instead. Lighter by almost 1lb. and cheaper too.

Kinja'd!!!

E30Joe drives a Subaru > whoarder is tellurium
03/22/2015 at 23:24

I needed my traffic cone wheels back.

HammerheadFistpunch > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/22/2015 at 23:25

good news is; it don't matter to my cruiser.

whoarder is tellurium > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/22/2015 at 23:29

High visibility safety wheels... for the childrens.

E30Joe drives a Subaru > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
03/22/2015 at 23:30

I'll have to give them a look. These wheels are noticeably heavier than my stock ones obviously and it's not ideal for going fast.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/22/2015 at 23:35

Looks like tire rack has two choices. Same as mine and another one.

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/results…

icyhot > JGrabowMSt
03/23/2015 at 01:04

This x 1000. I hit a bad pothole last week and had to repair 2 rims. Luckily they held air, but my front tire actually tore on the sidewall at the seam but held up since it was a run flat. I was just going to say screw it and mount my "summer" setup which has all seasons but 19" vs 17" winter setup. The recent storm basically opened up a whole new set of potholes and reversed any that were patched up recently. Based on how long it took them to repair roads in NYC last year, I won't be running my larger setup until May or June.

JGrabowMSt > icyhot
03/23/2015 at 06:34

Im just outside NYC, so we're in the same general area probably. My favorite part about my winters is that theyre 225/60, same as my all seasons, but definitely can take a bump. I dodge potholes whenever I can, but if I miss a couple, for the most part I can get away with it. Those car killer sink holes however, they scare me. Many at least appear to be deeper than my ground clearance...

BKRM3 > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/23/2015 at 07:34

Kinja'd!!!

ryjacobs > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/23/2015 at 09:13

I had to drive home from work in the snow once on those (yes, those) wheels and tires on my WRX. It was awful. Zero traction.

Drive safe dude!

cazzyodo > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/23/2015 at 09:30

I was trying to figure out when to put the summers on as it had been creeping up to the 40s with some 50s.

It's 15 degrees now.

I should know better than to think these things before April.

E30Joe drives a Subaru > ryjacobs
03/23/2015 at 10:22

Yeah man they don't like snow haha. Might be takin it easy today.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/23/2015 at 10:59

I keep waiting for one more snow here in MI, but it hasn't happened yet. But, it is MI, so it could snow again in April. You just never know.....

TotallyThatStupid > E30Joe drives a Subaru
03/23/2015 at 14:02

Through shear laziness, I have neither installed my summer tires nor pulled the 323i Baur out of storage. Feeling pretty good about my lethargy, though. The drive home last night around 8:30 through suburban Minneapolis was beautiful and slow on a coating of whale snot. Thankfully, not too many people out.

E30Joe drives a Subaru > TotallyThatStupid
03/23/2015 at 22:02

I can't help my over powering laziness, but it felt like my snow tires were dying when it was 70 out.