Oh my god the run-flats **** in cold weather

[DocAdam]

The title pretty much says it all. A lot of people have bashed the run flats, and since I had not driven the car in really cold weather until today, I guess I thought they were exagerrating. When hot the tires get pretty sticky and do pretty well, even on the track.

But this morning, with 35 degree temps, they were horrible. It was like driving a completely different car, and not a good one at that.

 

[29OUTLAW]

Yep - I bought my car in the dead of winter last year and didn't wait for warm weather to began driving it around. When summer came around I actually thought my car had lost power since the tires weren't breaking loose all the time. The cold has now returned and so has my loose handling.

 

[Turbo63]

I completely agree and live in PA where it has been getting colder each day. I would never put my car into hybernation for the winter and intend to driving it on nice days. Cold weather driving requires more attentiveness and tempo with the gas pedal and shifting until the tires warm up. Slower launches and careful acceleration during turning are key for the first 20 minutes or so. If one isn't attentive you will be quickly introduced to your "rear end", or telephone poll. Be careful out there folks and dream of warmer weather!

 

[SylvanSRT]

i have found that most high performance tires do not perform well in the cold, and when cold. couple that with the huge amounts of torque the SRT puts out and it is quite understandable that until you get a little heat into the rubber they have poor grip. i dont think the same tire in non runflat would do much better

 

[GR8_ASP]

My experience is that in 40 - 50 degree weather the tires never heat up and grip. Might as well be on ice for how well they grip.

But that will no longer matter after today as the forecast is for snow. That 4 letter word that sends 'em in the garage for hibernation.

 

[Racer Robbie]

well you have the choice of michlin non run flats or michlin cup tires. They are both much better than runflats. the cup tires are the softest compound.

 

[SRTRICKY]

Thats why you do a big smokey burnout in your driveway before you leave j/k

 

[GR8_ASP]

well you have the choice of michlin non run flats or michlin cup tires. They are both much better than runflats. the cup tires are the softest compound.

I did not think there were cup tires in 19". Are they now available?

 

[steve911]

Thats why you do a big smokey burnout in your driveway before you leave j/k

I thought every knew that had to be done first thing out when its cold outside

 

[Racer Robbie]

last time I looked cup tires were availble. check the michelin site.

http://www.michelin-us.com/

 

[GR8_ASP]

No, only in 18". Largest 19" width is 265.

 

[Nader]

I just put HREs on my car with Pirellis - night and day difference.

 

[Racer Robbie]

what size wheels? What diameter and how wide. Do you have the exact part number of the wheel, not just HRE's model number which does not tell us the size.

Alos what size and spec tire did you use?

 

[Nader]

Check out this post. You I responded to your same post there.


http://vca2.viperclub.org/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB21&Number=614243&page=0&view

 

[George Murray]

Concur. Drove mine yesterday in 45 degree sunshine. The car demands extra respect.