Running Summer Tires Year Round in Florida...

"JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!" (jqj213)
09/01/2015 at 18:20 • Filed to: None

It really shouldn’t be an issue, right? The car never leaves Florida and I’m so South in Florida, I rarely see temperatures below 55 degrees. I can get a great deal on a set of Summer tires which would work great with my potential wheels for a lot less than a set of all seasons... And also it rains, a lot, isn’t that better for Summer tires?

DISCUSSION (33)

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 18:24

Don Johnson did it!

Kinja'd!!!

spanfucker retire bitch > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 18:26

Doesn’t it, you know, like, rain a lot in Florida?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 18:28

They aren’t the best in rain, but we had a set on my Mom’s Vibe and they did fine. Just don’t turn off the TC/SC in the rain.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > spanfucker retire bitch
09/01/2015 at 18:28

Some people say that Summer tires are better in the rain... I’m just basing that off a quick Google

whoarder is tellurium > spanfucker retire bitch
09/01/2015 at 18:29

I lived in FL for 10 years. Yes, it rains shit tons. However, if you have a summer tire that does well in the rain = you’re good to go.

Most of the people living in FL drive on bald tires as it is...

Slant6 > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 18:30

They tend to wear faster. Also nothe spectacular in the rain. Get a nice all season with a good treadwear warranty. You’re not racing or anything. Get tires for what you actually do. Which is drive in the rain.

whoarder is tellurium > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 18:32

Nope, non-issue. Especially in South Florida.

Run the best performing tire you want. However, I would advise it having a good wet rating. Heavy afternoon rainstorms and tropical depressions/hurricanes suck.

Source: BTDT

Sam > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 18:32

Some of them do, some of them don’t. Really, rain kind of defeats the purpose of summer tires (hooning) so there is really no point to spend the extra money if it’s just going to rain all the time.

Textured Soy Protein > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 18:33

A more accurate name for all but the most extreme summer tires is 3-season tires.

All but the most extreme summer tires are designed to give good traction in both dry and wet conditions. There are summer tires that are amazing in the rain. They just don’t have any compromises in their design made in the name of snow traction.

All-season tires try to give a good mix of dry, wet and snow traction. The stuff done to help in the snow typically gives less maximum grip in the dry.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Sam
09/01/2015 at 18:39

Thats kind of the joke at this point though: The Summers are a hell of a lot cheaper than the all seasons in my case.

spanfucker retire bitch > whoarder is tellurium
09/01/2015 at 18:41

Most of the people living in FL drive on bald tires as it is...

And here I thought there couldn’t possibly be more reasons for me to avoid Florida.

HammerheadFistpunch > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 18:43

I don’t see a problem here. Its what I would do If I lived outside the snowbelt.

Bytemite > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 18:44

Summers usually are not more expensive than crappy all-seasons anyway. There is no point to getting all-seasons unless you are a complete knob.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > spanfucker retire bitch
09/01/2015 at 18:46

Were you not aware? Oh god the things I’ve seen in parking lots.

whoarder is tellurium > spanfucker retire bitch
09/01/2015 at 18:53

Scariest shit is being on the road during a Florida rainstorm with drivers doing 20-30 below the speed limit and hazard lights flashing away.

They like to form tight groups this way too, so that no one can pass or (even) evade.

desertdog5051 > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 19:09

Rain? What is this thing you speak of?

Actually, I have “summer” tires on my MC. I do get a bit uneasy when it does rain. Never had any problems yet, but the potential shows itself in the tread every time I look at it.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 19:11

If you’re in for a set of general purpose tires that do not have the M+S, you should be fine.

If you’re wanting performance tires with big chunky bricks for tread blocks, they may not give you the wet performance you’re looking for. I would carefully review a performance tire for wet.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 19:42

Just run Blizzaks all year.

CPT Speedbump > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 19:44

‘Rarely see temps below 55’ I’d be on summer’s year round if that were the case, my pilot ss’s only start to suffer from noticeable traction loss at around 45 or so. Unless I’m driving like a hooligan, then I might notice at 50’s. Actually I do keep summers on my car, just it sits there over winter because I have a beater/DD with offroad tires that I use in winter.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
09/01/2015 at 19:45

Is it bad that I know of someone who does that because “The tires were on sale” when she got them...

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 19:59

You’ll be fine as long as you’re not running something that’s barely a street tire, like an AX or track tire with as little rain groove as possible

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
09/01/2015 at 20:00

They’ll hold up surprisingly well. I would put them on at home and drive to rallycross events on them when I lived in Alabama. Loud, but otherwise not too bad

Captain of the Enterprise > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 20:51

Worse for her than you

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
09/01/2015 at 21:45

Yeah, they’re surprisingly good dry weather tires for winters.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/01/2015 at 21:45

Possibly.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
09/01/2015 at 21:46

Grip should be comparable to a normal all season I think. Probably won’t last as long, but if they’re cheap enough it’s worth it

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
09/01/2015 at 21:52

They didn’t feel too much different than our A/S we run from spring to late autumn. Oh snow belt, you so fun to live in.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
09/01/2015 at 21:57

I had winterforces from rallycross when I moved to Michigan a year ago. Snow driving is super fun

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
09/01/2015 at 22:08

So much fun.

pip bip - choose Corrour > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/02/2015 at 07:46

i run summer tyres all year too.

then again might be all season , def not winter tyres.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/05/2015 at 10:10

From experience, the only issue is that they wear faster so will get progressively worse in the rain faster than you’d expect. Temperature is not an issue at all, though you might have to check it more often.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Sam
09/05/2015 at 10:12

It doesn’t rain constantly, you can just expect it at some point on most days. It will rain hard for like twenty minutes then be clear again for the rest of the afternoon.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
09/05/2015 at 10:12

They make decent cheap rally tires.