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Originally Posted by CT ZL1
If u have the goodyear eagle 1 supercar G tires that I have I dont know how u are keeping that car on the road at temps of 30 cause It was 42 yesterday and my tires stayed cold and slick plus the sand on the roads.
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I have been doing this for years. I always keep my performance cars on summer/track tires, and any good (no rain/snow) day I take them out. You can get heat into the tires very very quickly. For the rears, right out my uphill driveway they will be getting some spin to move up. Right turn out of driveway to 50MPH, hard on the brakes for next stop sign. Pull out with a bit of wheel spin, up to 50MPH again up curvy rd for 1 mile. Hard brake to stop light. Totally fine after.
I bought my car in MD and had to drive 200 miles at night, cold rain (36F) up the mountains and down. No problem at all. The secret with those tires is to force heat into them. Always brake hard. If you are on a highway, have some fun - 80MPH, hard brake to 50MPH, hard acceleration to 80MPH every now and then, keeps them nice and warm.
Once your tire pressure (check instrument cluster gauge) goes up by 2PSI from cold pressure you are golden. Doesn't matter the temps.
And when they are cold, it just means the car has less grip, which equals more fun on the street at low speeds.
Since I bought my 1LE (3 weeks ago) I put it in the garage for the first time yesterday, because of the 8" of snow we are getting today. Been driving it exclusively ever since.
But that is just me. I'm like to enjoy what I buy. My other vehicle is a lifted Rubicon with mud tires which also suck in the packed snow/cold.
In summary - force heat into the tires. In 2 min, 1 mile you are good to go.