Abnormal tire set up?

[Grewsome]

The car I'm looking at had summer tires. I've always gone all seasons, but for an EV with more tire wear, summer/winter seems like a good option living in Chicago.

My question is... the weather here is nuts in the fall and spring. One day it's 30 degrees and snowing, the next its 75 and sunny. How do people account for that? I was thinking of getting all weather tires (not all season or winter) for the winter and keeping the summer tires for the summer. Is that pointless? Should I just get all season or all weather year round if I'm gong to do that? Or am I over thinking it and just get the winter/summer combo?

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[AKgrampy]

I drive all year with all season and have no issues. If you are a car enthusiast I would suggest summer and winter tires and swap them out as appropriate. But if just normal driving all seasons would probably work best. There are some Chicago members so maybe they will share their experience.

 

[ReverendPete]

I've only had the MME through one Colorado winter so far, and it was very surefooted in snow with all season tires. I had summer and winter tires for my Evo years ago, and found myself so annoyed with doing the switch twice a year. So I am pretty comfortable with all season tires going forward. (I also have a Highlander for days where the snow gets deeper, but didn't need it even in our biggest storms last winter).

 

[GreaseMonkey]

Chicago Mme driver here. I’ve had my car for 2.5 years and have gone through two winters. I have a premium with all seasons and a secondary OEM set of wheels with Michelin x-ice winters on them. I make the change in mid November, the weekend before thanksgiving and then back to all seasons in late March.

The trigger should be sustained temps above or below 45 degrees. I typically monitor the weather and bias towards winters more (meaning, I don’t switch to all seasons until I see the low temps stay above 45 for 10 days). It works very well for me.

I would highly recommend having two sets, especially that you have summers on. Driving in cold temps on winter tires is a physics-defying experience. And you already invested in a great driving vehicle. Why not take it to the next level?

 

[RickMachE]

The summer tires have strict temperature restrictions. No use below 45 degrees, no storage below 20 degrees.

 

[Bruboy]

The car I'm looking at had summer tires. I've always gone all seasons, but for an EV with more tire wear, summer/winter seems like a good option living in Chicago.

My question is... the weather here is nuts in the fall and spring. One day it's 30 degrees and snowing, the next its 75 and sunny. How do people account for that? I was thinking of getting all weather tires (not all season or winter) for the winter and keeping the summer tires for the summer. Is that pointless? Should I just get all season or all weather year round if I'm gong to do that? Or am I over thinking it and just get the winter/summer combo?

Thanks

A good all-season should work find especially with the weight and weight distribution in the car. It also depends some on what trim your looking at. For example an AWD will be more advantageous especially in the winter. Remember you can always put sand/salt bags in the frunk if needed.

 

[Grewsome]

Chicago Mme driver here. I’ve had my car for 2.5 years and have gone through two winters. I have a premium with all seasons and a secondary OEM set of wheels with Michelin x-ice winters on them. I make the change in mid November, the weekend before thanksgiving and then back to all seasons in late March.

So for those random 80 degree early March days that tease spring is coming, you are still on winter tires and no issues?

Also, do all 4 tires fit in the back to take to the shop for swapping or?

 

[GreaseMonkey]

I mean I wouldn’t recommend doing donuts on winters in 80 deg weather. But if you drive normally you’ll be fine. You will likely experience a rubbery feel when coming to a stop and they wont be the most accurate steering tires. But it’s not unsafe to drive on them for a few days.

You can fit all four in the back with the seats down, no problem. I have my own 3-ton floor jack, lifting pads, impact wrench, etc. It takes me less than 45 min to do it myself and don’t want anyone touching my car and messing it up, including dealers. There are a lot of horror stories out there with improper lifting of mach-es.

 

[HuntingPudel]

If the car has Summer UHP tires I assume it’s a GT-PE. The factory tires will crack and possibly chunk if operated for any period of time outside of their authorized temperature window. When mine were toast at ~16.5K miles, I replaced them with much wider all-season UHP tires. The weather where I live rarely gets really cold but it does venture into the 30s with modest frequency and occasionally into the 20s. I probably could have stayed with Summer tires but they wear much faster (some of our forum members got less than one quarter of the mileage I got out of mine) so I went with something that would last a few years. ?‍?

 

[Grewsome]

The summer tires have strict temperature restrictions. No use below 45 degrees, no storage below 20 degrees.

I get that. The question is, because of the temp fluctuations, would all weather be better than winter tires. They seem better than all seasons for the snow but don't have the temperature restrictions of winter tires.

 

[HuntingPudel]

I get that. The question is, because of the temp fluctuations, would all weather be better than winter tires. They seem better than all seasons for the snow but don't have the temperature restrictions of winter tires.

If I lived where I thought I might run into issues with snow/ice I think I would opt for a set of all-seasons and a set of Winters. Anywhere near where I live that is overkill and all-seasons or all-weathers would work just fine. ??

 

[tbrumleve]

Also, do all 4 tires fit in the back to take to the shop for swapping or?

Yes, with the back seats down, all 4 fit. I do winter / a/s swaps twice a year.

 

[RockinVs]

I would get winter tires for the winter. When the summer tires wear out, get performance all seasons for them instead. They can handle some cold and snow. That is what I've done for 11 years with my mazda 3. It is much lighter and smaller than the mach e though. Winter tires can handle some warm weather, just like they said, don't do burnouts with them. Take it easy and they will be fine. Summer tires under 45 degrees can be dangerous though.

 

[CameraCarl]

I've been shopping for all season tires for my 2018 Edge for our wildly varying Minnesota seasons. I came across a designation on some tires called "Three Peak Mountain Snowflake" which appears to provide a higher level of winter capability than other all season tires. I believe some makers offer these in MME sizes. You might want to research them before springing for two different sets of tires (unless you really have an unusual situation, such as living at the top of a hill or driving in the boonies where they never plow).

See:
https://www.tirerack.com/upgrade-ga...u2nIov3QO8nfVGj7_MYKzZELeUn_X9oMD11j7yE8JudfU

 

[Mach-Lee]

Yeah you may want to go for a 3-peak mountain snow rated tire if you don't want to run two sets.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResults.jsp?tireIndex=1&autoMake=Ford&autoYear=2022&autoModel=Mustang Mach-E AWD&autoModClar=&width=225/&ratio=55&diameter=19&sortCode=57265&skipOver=true&minSpeedRating=H&minLoadRating=XL&performance=ALL

Select All-Weather w/Severe Snow Service Rating

in the filter options.

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