Outdoor temperature and summer tires

Vudoo4u2 · 02-05-2008, 02:40 AM

So my car will arrive in a few weeks and I was just wondering at what temperatures it would be safe to drive around with summer tires. Is it alright to drive around on dry pavement in 35 degree weather?

*never had summer tires...always owned a/s*

remmib · 02-05-2008, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Vudoo4u2

Is it alright to drive around on dry pavement in 35 degree weather?

*never had summer tires...always owned a/s*

Yes.

BMWWhiz · 02-05-2008, 06:31 AM

Here's a chart that can help you decide. If it's dry roads and cold the grip will be less but the car isn't going to go sliding like on snow or ice

HRC · 02-05-2008, 09:06 AM

If you have max, ultra or HP summer tires, I would be very careful around 38 and below.

Danny

Gary@TireRack · 02-05-2008, 11:09 AM

Its not unsafe, but be aware that you'll have much less grip than in warmer temps. We've found that around 40-50 degrees the dry and wet grip of all season tires begin to surpass that of most summer performance tires.

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