Is anyone in Atlanta running a winter tire setup? I figure we'll see maybe one or two days of snow/ice here, and I don't think it's worth it to replace my OEM Michelin Pilots. What's everybody else doing? (If I'm wrong, can somebody give me a ride to work?)

 

20's year round. Besides this city shuts down when it snows anyway.

 

Winter in Atlanta?????

Maybe one day of slush each year.....Ride Marta.

 

LOL

 

The major problem is the decline in Summer tire friction when temps go below 50F [some tires are functional down to 40F].

35-40F rain is down right dangerous with Summer tires, as the 0.55-0.6G wet limits may go down to 0.30G depending on exact tire and road contact temperature and inflation psi.

All season [sping and fall tires] shift the friction coefficient lower in temperature while diminishing the absolute peak values at 90F.

Wish tire rack would provide the ambient temperature when they test tires WET that way one would have a clue.

http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/ava...Luo-Thesis.pdf

 

I would think ASR tires would be good enough for Atlanta. Ice is the main problem there I would think.

My house in Atlanta:

 

Good enough is relative as all seasons cover a tremendous range of possibilities that will fit.

In ATL the potential common expressway speeds [80+ mph] make cool wet braking a priority.

Notice that Tirerack has [sells] A/S tires that vary by 24 feet in a 50mph wet brake.....imagine that 40+ feet variance would be norm at higher [colder road] speeds.