Recently I noticed that my truck tires were like racing slicks and as bald as could be. A buddy of mine owns a tire shop, so I had him sell me 4 new ones.
I could have sworn that I said I wanted all season, but I got home and saw that he gave me winter tires. I don’t want to buy 4 more all season.
What will happen if I drive with snow tires in the summer on dry roads?
They wear out more quickly than All Season. Other than that no real handling issues
true. They wear out fast in warm temps.
not with you on this one. At least with Blizzaks, the tread blocks are tall and very soft, and tread “squirm” is very noticeable. I had Bridgestone G019s on my car, and when I had the Blizzaks put on I could tell the difference right away.
They handle differently true but I didn’t feel like it handles particularly poorly,
Anecdotal: We did this twice over the years (once on a Mustang, once on a minivan), and both times we ended up with uneven tread (from a quick search, I think it was “feathering”). Perhaps the softer material makes them more sensitive to slightly-off-balance wheels.
Regarding your last sentence, why can’t you just go back and have him replace the snows with the all-seasons you asked for?
Well, like I said, he’s a friend who sold it to me at his cost. Even if he fucked up, I’m not going to make a case out of it and give him back 4 tires that he has to eat. Maybe I should (and I already called him and he said he was sorry) but it’s not worth losing a friend over.
I would say in this particular case it would be advisable to terminate the friendship.
I ran on snow tires in the summer when I was in college and couldn’t afford two sets. The main problem for me was they’re much noisier, since they have such deep treads.
Because of tires?
As noted earlier, they will wear faster than an all-weather tire. They will also be noisier.
You must be posting in the wrong thread.
I’ve driven with snow tires in the summer before. No big deal. They might wear faster, but you got a good deal on them.
Sometimes they’re noisier.
A slightly mushier ride, but better traction/stick due to the softer compound. Excellent in the rain due to the siping. Wears out more quickly.
I run snows year round on my Pathfinder. Winter is so long it’s not worth it to take the off. I have no problems.
I replace them every two years or about 30,000 miles. The are usualy a little morer than half worn at that point. I need to keep deep tread on my tires for the snow that I have to deal with.
One thought: what kind of tires are they? There’s a handful of all season truck tires out there that have the little snowflake symbol on them that signifies that they meet the tire industry’s snow and ice standards without actually being dedicated snow tires.
Otherwise, I’d suggest that instead of burning through these tires running them in the summer, try to sell 'em on craigslist or similar now while they’re essentially new and then pick up a set of all seasons that’ll last you longer. If your buddy hooked you up with a deal, you should be able to recoup what you paid for 'em and wind up ahead on the deal, miles per dollar wise.
A lot of all season tires have an M & S (mud and snow) marking on them. They are just rated for a bit of mud and snow driving but are actual all season tires. Is this what you have?
As above; faster wear and mushy turning due to the soft compound and tread dimensions for actual winter tires.
A truck should have off-road tires on it at all times. Heck, I’ve got all-terrain T/A’s on my Subaru. You don’t want to get out-trucked by a station wagon, do ya?
How long do you plan to keep the truck? If it is several years simply go ahead and buy another set of rims and have your buddy put all seasons on them–and then switch just before the snow arrives and after the snow leaves. The snow tires will have better traction in the winter.