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Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Post by Avtar » Sat Nov 26, 2011 3:21 pm

Got the winter wheels on this week, car is riding much softer on the 19's, wife prefers the ride now.
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Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Post by max » Sat Nov 26, 2011 7:59 pm

With temps continuing to be over 7 degs c, should I continue to hold fire before switching over to winter wheels?
Would there be any disadvantages to changing over now?

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Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Post by Sanj » Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:23 pm

Yes wait, will wear quicker and not perform as manufacturer intended (optimal).
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Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Post by CondorX5 » Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:41 pm

TBH,everyone, its not a precise science. We are starting to get ground frosts, slushy,cold roads and temps are not exactly soaring - there will be no harm in fitting winter tyres now, honestly. And they won't wear amazingly badly, either - I drove for most of the year with winter tyres this year as I just didn't have an opportunity to change them, and the wear has honestly been minimal - the tyres still have arounnd 6mm+.

Optimal performance with winter rubber is viewed as being under 7 degrees C, but then most of us are not rallying on the roads (or shouldn't be anyway). I think as the weather becomes colder, wetter and more miserable, the performance of summer tyres like 315 wide Diamaris is likely to be scary on a bad autumn day compared to say Vredies. My 20s are safely tucked away till March / April and I'm loving the better ride that the 18" winter tyres give, again!!!

Its a personal choice really. No harm in fitting them now - I guess rapid wear on softer winter compounds really will only happen when temps are consistently in the mid 20s again,although mine certainly didn't suffer from this.
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Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Post by X5Sport » Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:43 pm

X6 goes to Winter Boots tomorrow and Wilma the Mini gets done on Thursday. I think we're in for a cold blast, and I think I'll get them down know rather than when the mad rush starts. I don't do a lot of miles, but Murphy's Law could mean I either miss the boat (like the beginning of this year), or there's going to be a tropical heatwave.. :tumbleweed:
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Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Post by pvr » Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:04 pm

Mine is a bit of a project ... I have a hoist which I should fit first to lift the wheels of their storage location, but have not found a way to fit the hoist yet.

Hopefully the warm weather lasts a bit longer until I get around to it :D
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Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Post by X5Sport » Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:39 pm

What does it need fitting to? New thread time....?
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Post by pvr » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:01 pm

Do pay attention X5Sport ... :P

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Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Post by X5Sport » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:19 pm

[quote=""pvr""]Do pay attention X5Sport ... :P

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Sorry sir......wasn't keeping up at the back.. :oops:
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Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Post by X5Sport » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:14 pm

Oh well, X6 in to change the wheels and they've managed to shear off one of the wheel bolts so now awaiting a new hub!! Loan car for two days. I'm impressed though as I've never managed to shear a wheel bolt, ever, in more than thirty years of car ownership. I thought they were done up loosely and then torqued up. Ah well, not my problem :D

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Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Post by dirtymonkey29 » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:17 pm

Decent workshops will do them by hand then torque wrench. They usually round out the locking nut with there air ratchets which is what happened to mine.

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Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Post by pvr » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:56 pm

Oops ...
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Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Post by X5Sport » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:36 pm

Um yes, just a slight one! Loaner is a 320 Petrol, Auto (aka a slug) and I'm not even allowed to drive it as tother half took the car in to be done :evil:

Service Team wanted to know whether the bolts had been changed as they had no grease on them.

Now my training said you never put grease on the wheel bolts as you could over-torque them, so I don't use grease of any sort on wheel bolts/studs. It might explain why one sheared off though.

Do any of you folks put copper ease (similar lubricants are available :) ) on your bolts, and have you ever sheared one through over-torqueing as a result? I have in the past used a puff of graphite powder.
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Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Post by pvr » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:58 pm

Only put copper grease on the hubs themselves to avoid the seizing of the wheels against the hub (have wheel mates on the M so no issue there).

No copper grease on bolts, nor in the holes as they should not be greased. I use a torque wrench so no overtightening either.
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Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Post by AW8 » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:32 pm

I put a little copper grease on the threads to avoid the seizure spoken of here.
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