11-20-2008, 02:26 PM | #1 |
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First Snow Storm in Pittsburgh
Steelers play tonight and it is suppose to snow with estimated 3-6 inches of snow by tomorrow. I still have my original tires on and have done nothing in regards to snow tires. I have been wondering how this beast will react to slippery conditions using the original summer tires. I am tempted to use my other car tomorrow, but a big part of me want to test the beast to see how she does....! It's gonna happen sooner or later.
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11-20-2008, 02:38 PM | #3 |
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Well, You will not have any problem to make it go forward...
But to stop the beast is another story! We got winter here in Sweden and i put new 19" winter tire on and it feels like a safe winter car now! Will put som pics of the set up when i washed the car.
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11-20-2008, 05:42 PM | #5 |
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I put my winter tires on this week (18" Pirelli Scorpions) and the X6 feels waaay more 'planted' with them than the 20" summer tires, which had already started to slip on a few occasions under both acceleration and braking. If you live in the ice and snow belt, do not try and drive through the winter on the summer tires - you'll be sorry....!
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11-21-2008, 08:58 AM | #6 |
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Chicago winters are pretty crappy and Pittsburgh is close behind. I trust your opinion..I just called my dealer and he is working on a package for me. Thanks Anteater...!!!!
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11-21-2008, 10:22 AM | #7 |
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I'm a California kid so I had to Google snow tires to find out what they are..
Seriously those of you switching tires are your normal tires run flats ? I would be curious to get opinions on how you think the car handles going from RF to normal ( ok ST aren't normal) tires. And did you just switch the tires or are you using a second set of wheels and tires. Anyone else done some tire switching ?
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11-21-2008, 10:29 AM | #8 |
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Most of the X6s that have left my dealership have just put tires on the stock 20s, and they will be back in the spring to switch them out with the summer RFTs.
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11-21-2008, 10:48 AM | #9 |
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Park2670, Would you mind if my dealer contact (parts manager at Bobby Rahal) calls you to discuss as he is not sure what to do on my new X6...??
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11-21-2008, 11:00 AM | #10 | |
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My Pirelli Scorpion winter tires are also Run-flats - it's difficult to really compare to the summer RFT's given the size difference. I'm using a separate set of wheels and tires as it reduces risk of rim damage during changing as well as being cheaper on tires - there is more choice for 18" rims than 20" and the narrower tire is also much better for snow driving than the 10/11" on the OEM's.. Cheers, Anteater |
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Just FYI, they are NOT runflat tires.
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