[s-cars] Winter tires - minimum tread depth

[LL - NY]

Doesn't Rossato just use a spare bedroom for that?

On 12/12/05, Ingo Rautenberg <i.rautenberg at waratap.com> wrote:
>
> He, he.  You'd be surprised how many of us nuts do exactly this.  I have
> "normal" snow tires, "ice driving event dedicated tires", performance
> all-season, and performance summer only.  Yeah, I need another garage just
> for tires and wheels ;-)  Oh, wait, that's what the basement is for -- I
> feel for those of you who don't have a basement.
>
> -Ingo
> '91 v8 pearl quattro 5-Speed (not exactly stock) :-)
> '84 Tornado Red Urquattro
> '91 200q20v...gone
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Strangways" <Strangconst at rogers.com>
> To: <mlped at qwest.net>; "'S-Car-List at Audifans.Com'" <
> s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 9:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Winter tires - minimum tread depth
>
>
> > Mike,
> >
> > You could of course have 2 sets of winters...
> > Some nice expensive snow and ice trashing skinnies for the "Ice Events",
> and
> > a set of last years "Ice Event" tires or  somewhat cheaper yet safe tire
> > mounted on separate rims. Somewhat like we do for track tires.
> > It could be a new trend, summer high performance tires, summer track "R"
> > compound tires, winter performance tires, and winter "Track" tires. Most
> > people thing we are already crazy for running Ice Events and the such,
> this
> > should just drive the nail home.
> >
> > The next problem is finding a house with more Sq.Ft in the garage then
> the
> > actual house to store all those tires and rims and misc over bits and
> > pieces.
> >
> > Mark
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "mlp" <mlped at qwest.net>
> > To: "'Tony Curran'" <tony.curran at sympatico.ca>;
> "'S-Car-List at Audifans.Com'"
> > <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 9:58 PM
> > Subject: RE: [s-cars] Winter tires - minimum tread depth
> >
> >
> > Two, maybe three things at least t consider.  According to our local
> Nokia
> > supplier,
> >
> > 1.  There are age factors to consider, as well as tread
> depths.  Depending
> > on what kind of rubber your winter tire is made of, age &/or oxidation
> and
> > the manner in which the tire has been stored, affects the winter tire
> > compound, some more than others.  One of those YMMV things.
> >
> > 2.  Like with water and resistance to hydroplaning, tread depth
> performance
> > isn't a linear function.  A half worn, or more probably a 3/4trs worn
> tire
> > may have a lot less foul weather traction left in it than "3/4ths" when
> it
> > comes to "loose" snow, and my guess is that will also be different for
> > polished ice.  Other than probably no "special" low temperature rubber
> > compound left on well worn tires, my understanding has been the more
> rubber
> > you can put down on a polished piece of ice, the better off you would,
> > generally speaking, be.  No idea if that's universally true, but it
> seems
> to
> > me the ersatz "Zamboni" the University of Denver used way back when on
> the
> > DU hockey arena, ran on what essentially looked like slicks.
> >
> > 3.  I think some tires, i.e. the older Blizzaks for example, were "built
> to
> > wear out."  The "special" rubber ice compound, which was rather soft,
> didn't
> > run all the way through the tread.  I've no idea how many, if any other
> tire
> > manufactures did or still do the same; or even if this is true of the
> newer
> > Blizzaks.  Good luck finding a truly knowledgeable tire sales person who
> > will be able to provide you with reliable information on this.
> >
> > I know my views on snow tires have certainly evolved from the "Can a
> save
> a
> > $buck and squeeze one more season out of these tire" to "Steamboat's
> really
> > a lot of fun, have these tires lost their edge for STOPPING (and
> cornering)
> > on ICE."  For me, while getting stuck is, or would be a pain in the
> butt.
> > Being unable to stop, and sliding into something hard, is a really,
> really,
> > really big pain in the ass.
> >
> > With the Quattro, I find myself not so very worried in most cases about
> > being able to get moving.  But I am a lot more concerned about stopping
> > ability.  Personally, I find myself leaning towards changing tires out,
> > regardless of tread depth, if it looks like the winter tire compound
> layer
> > is compromised.  I wish I knew of a magic objective yardstick for making
> > that determination.  I find myself at the mercy of (1) the seat of my
> pants,
> > and (2) a trusty local winter tire wholesaler who I prefer to believe
> will
> > give me honest advice.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Mike
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: s-car-list On Behalf Of Tony Curran
> > >
> > >Just put on my winter tires which are probably on their last
> > >season. What is the minimum recommended tread depth?
> > >
> > >TIA
> > >
> > >Tony
> > >96 S6
> > >
> >
> >
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