Change into summer tires for the summer time
As the weather becomes warmer, with the winter long gone and the snow long melted away, you will be thinking of changing your activities and attire. Just as well you should be thinking of changing your wheels from winter tires to summer tires. If you are wondering what the fuss is all about and whether you really have to change your tires for the warmer spring, summer and fall seasons, read on.
For people who live in regions that have greatly varying weather conditions, it is advisable to change your tires and use the appropriate ones for each season to ensure efficient car performance, cost effectiveness as well as safety on the road. You will therefore need to change your wheels to what are also known as the three-season tires which offer more grip on both wet and dry roads. Keeping your winter tires on during the warmer seasons will also mean more tread wear and road noise while driving.
Summer tires, also known as performance tires, characteristically function well in wet as well as dry weather conditions. They are designed to function better in warmer rather than colder conditions thanks to the rubber compound that they are made of that can aptly withstand high temperatures. Conversely, this characteristic renders them inadequate in cold weather conditions because the rubber compound is hard and inflexible. They are also simply not made to grip as well as winter tires do in the snow and can therefore be highly dangerous on icy roads.
Summer tires are also known for their fantastic handling and cornering traits. They are nicknamed ‘sticky tires’ as they literally stick to the road in high temperature conditions. However, owing to their sticky nature, they wear out comparatively faster than say all season tires and would thus in the long run work out to be more expensive with the need for more frequent changing.
This cost can however be considered to even out if a car owner changes their tires during the cold winter season and again in the warmer seasons. Another option would be to use all season tires if your main concern is cost. In any case, most cars out of the show room come with all season tires as default ones. However, these tires as the name suggests are made to function in all weather conditions and are therefore not specialized for one particular weather condition. They will therefore not handle as well in winter as winter tires do and in summer as summer tires do. They are a jack of all trades but a master in none.
Even if you are trying to lower your expenses, you should not attempt to change the tires yourself unless you have the appropriate equipment and know what it entails to change tires. In fact, the dealer will probably not charge much more than if he was doing a rotation. It is better go to a professional, who will take half an hour at most whereas doing that by yourself can take you up to two hours if not more.
To find better options you may want to read more on the topic for köp vinterdäck and sommardäck priser (buy winter tires and summer tires prices in Swedish). Make your best choice!
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