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    Default Re: Just wondering if Im good with just front winter tires?

    I have seen a lot of people driving cars with all season tires all the time and don't think is safe. My colleague used to do it up to two years back when he couldn't stop in traffic, was no snow on the road , just a small portion with ice , he locked the wheels , brakes zero , he totaled the car .Not sure if winters would have saved him that time, but now he is using winter tires on cold season. Anyway , my first reply was to use two in the back IF YOU CAN NOT AFFORD FOUR , because the thread is asking for this answer . There are many articles about this, here is another one :
    At the and of the day he/she decides what to do , one , two four , just provide the correct answer to the question.



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    Default Re: Just wondering if Im good with just front winter tires?

    The correct answer to the original question....is no

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    Default Re: Just wondering if Im good with just front winter tires?

    Quote Originally Posted by Default User View Post
    The correct answer to the original question....is no

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    Default Re: Just wondering if Im good with just front winter tires?

    Agreed four or none. All I have to say when it comes to two on the front is that the speed that rear end comes around on an unexpected slippery surface is uncontrollable. I don't care how skilled of a driver you are. I would rather a small amount of control with under steer over spinning around in circles in an emergency situation.

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    Default Re: Just wondering if Im good with just front winter tires?

    He would probably just get all season how he said, regardless of what advice we provide.A LOT better,

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    Default Re: Just wondering if Im good with just front winter tires?

    Bauld winter tires ( 50% thread ) are the worst , better get all season good ones

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    Default Re: Just wondering if Im good with just front winter tires?

    Problem with new all-seasons, is the tread patterns are not designed or wide enough to expel the snow and slush. Also, the rubber compound on an all-season may be too brittle come -20* weather.

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    Default Re: Just wondering if Im good with just front winter tires?

    And @LiviuTincu... there’s no such thing as All-Season tires anymore. They are unofficially called 3-season.

    The tread patterns are designed for longer wear time, noise levels, and road comfort.

    Yes, new 3-seasons will have deeper tread than 1/2 used winters, but the channels are typically only wide enough to get rain water out of the way. Snow and slush will simply clog the channels on an “all-season” tire.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Default User View Post
    Problem with new all-seasons, is the tread patterns are not designed or wide enough to expel the snow and slush. Also, the rubber compound on an all-season may be too brittle come -20* weather.
    With this climate change, soon will be no more need for winter tires. All season are not the best when cold, won't grab as good as winter tires, but are better than gone winter's .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Default User View Post
    And @LiviuTincu... there’s no such thing as All-Season tires anymore. They are unofficially called 3-season.

    The tread patterns are designed for longer wear time, noise levels, and road comfort.

    Yes, new 3-seasons will have deeper tread than 1/2 used winters, but the channels are typically only wide enough to get rain water out of the way. Snow and slush will simply clog the channels on an “all-season” tire.
    All season, 3 seasons it's a marketing s### , tires are probably same as before

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    Default Re: Just wondering if Im good with just front winter tires?

    Exactly the same - no doubt. But calling it “All Seasons” gives a misconception that they still perform well in the snow. Which they don’t.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LiviuTincu View Post
    With this climate change, soon will be no more need for winter tires. All season are not the best when cold, won't grab as good as winter tires, but are better than gone winter's .

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    You still think tread depth is the answer though.

    It has to do with the rubber compound and the design pattern of the tread.

    If you think rubber compound has no play - google why using winters during summer is also a no-go.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Default User View Post
    You still think tread depth is the answer though.

    It has to do with the rubber compound and the design pattern of the tread.

    If you think rubber compound has no play - google why using winters during summer is also a no-go.
    No, I have never thought that, I know it's the composition of rubber, more flexible in cold weather,sipes, depth, shape of thread. But soon as the tires is loosing sipes and thread is not performing well anymore. Anyway, good luck with any tire they get. More important than the tires is how you drive and understand what car does or is going to do.

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    Default Re: Just wondering if Im good with just front winter tires?

    Again, no

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kiewan View Post
    Again, no

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    This dude rolling summers in winter.

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    Default Re: Just wondering if Im good with just front winter tires?

    I've never owned snow tires. And I've never had issues. The only reason I'm buying snow tires this year is because it is required for Uber drivers in Toronto. I don't deny they may help but if you know how to drive, and drive for the conditions all seasons work fine. If someone can't afford 4 winters most definitely they should just use 4 all seasons.

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    Quote Originally Posted by geobur View Post
    I've never owned snow tires. And I've never had issues. The only reason I'm buying snow tires this year is because it is required for Uber drivers in Toronto. I don't deny they may help but if you know how to drive, and drive for the conditions all seasons work fine. If someone can't afford 4 winters most definitely they should just use 4 all seasons.

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    I am sorry, but you are nothing but a boat load of bad information on this post. The difference between all season tires and winter tires is HUGE. I'll give you an example, few years back I was running Bridgestone turanza el42, now they claim to be an all season tire. I was hit with early snow and my car slid everywhere. And no matter what I tried, I still destroyed a rim because of it. And this was with just a thin layer of snow on the road. Put winters on (Goodyear ultra grips at the time) and no further issues. You can be the best driver in the world, but your contact patch is that tiny piece of each tire that touches the road. If the compound of the tire isn't right... there is nothing you can do. A good example would be full race slicks in the rain. You are screwed.
    After many years I convinced my parents to get winters for an AWD car and even they were ASTOUNDED, by the difference. I still don't understand why we haven't made winter tires mandatory. So worried about safety, yet they care so little about that. That pisses me right off
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    Quote Originally Posted by McGuyver_3 View Post
    I am sorry, but you are nothing but a boat load of bad information on this post. The difference between all season tires and winter tires is HUGE. I'll give you an example, few years back I was running Bridgestone turanza el42, now they claim to be an all season tire. I was hit with early snow and my car slid everywhere. And no matter what I tried, I still destroyed a rim because of it. And this was with just a thin layer of snow on the road. Put winters on (Goodyear ultra grips at the time) and no further issues. You can be the best driver in the world, but your contact patch is that tiny piece of each tire that touches the road. If the compound of the tire isn't right... there is nothing you can do. A good example would be full race slicks in the rain. You are screwed.
    After many years I convinced my parents to get winters for an AWD car and even they were ASTOUNDED, by the difference. I still don't understand why we haven't made winter tires mandatory. So worried about safety, yet they care so little about that. That pisses me right off
    How exactly is "if you can't afford a full set of winter tires, drive for the conditions with a good set of all seasons" bad information?

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    Default Re: Just wondering if Im good with just front winter tires?

    Snow tires > all season
    Safety benefits > cost of snow tires
    Cant afford snow tires = don't drive when it snows

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    Default Re: Just wondering if Im good with just front winter tires?

    Winter tires is not God of tires, don't think If the car have them you are safe . Definitely an improvement over all seasons/ 3 seasons whatever is, but don't think you can drive same way like in summer time. If it happens to change just two tires, put the new ones at the back , winter time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by geobur View Post
    How exactly is "if you can't afford a full set of winter tires, drive for the conditions with a good set of all seasons" bad information?

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    "But if you know how to drive, and drive for the conditions, all seasons will be fine"

    That's a boat load of bad information.
    And my 2 cents... if you can't afford winter tires, you either shouldn't be driving the car you are in(because you stretched your budget and you didn't plan for anything else) or you probably shouldn't own a car to begin with. I see yo much of this crap working in a shop

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    Quote Originally Posted by LiviuTincu View Post
    Winter tires is not God of tires, don't think If the car have them you are safe . Definitely an improvement over all seasons/ 3 seasons whatever is, but don't think you can drive same way like in summer time. If it happens to change just two tires, put the new ones at the back , winter time.

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    I'm not saying winters are god, but they will drastically improve driving capabilities. And you would be surprised what winter tires are capable of. I also think that people should be encouraged to go on empty parking lots and throw the car around in the snow. This will teach you things that cannot be taught in any driving school

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    Quote Originally Posted by McGuyver_3 View Post
    I also think that people should be encouraged to go on empty parking lots and throw the car around in the snow. This will teach you things that cannot be taught in any driving school
    This is what my driving instructor did x-number of decades ago LOL

    It was 1-hr of Empty parking lots and McD’s and Timmies drive thrus LOL

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