turbomelanieb

Hi! So, the tires that came on my Boss 302 are "summer only." The guide suggests not taking these out on the road if the temperature dips below 40 degrees. What is your take on this? Should I heed this advice?

ShaneM

they get hard and lose grip in low temps, i have driven mine below 40 before and they are definitely harder and slick. you have to be careful if you do, im sure the lower the temp the worse things will get for the tires. it's so cool to see women that are into stangs, have you tracked your Boss yet?

FWIW, most of the boss talk goes on in the normal 2005 up section, most people don't use this forum much. there are much more active boss forums out there, send me a pm if you want names.

Entaille

just take it easier - and if there's *any* snow, don't expect to make it very far.

as previously stated, they harden up and don't perform as well. just the nature of summer only compounds. they advise you not to do it at all as more of a way to cover their own butt if anything goes wrong.

Paul@HoweyIndustries.com

Good to see another fellow Illinois resident We got pretty lucky this year with a reasonable winter, very little snow. The temp will definitely have an affect on your tires performance but you will notice the biggest issues once you start driving in the snow.

Jazzer The Cat

Wecome, Paul

I saw a mention of you in the super-secret, all-knowing, for special-people only mod room. Of course, your not allowed to be made aware of such a room, as one really doesn't exist anyway, so let's just keep this on the down low

Jazzer

Paul@HoweyIndustries.com

Thanks! Glad to be here.

I have heard rumors of such a room...

Jazzer The Cat

wut room?

turbomelanieb

Thanks for the responses... I'll play it safe for now and not take it out below 40.

Shane... I haven't. I'm still new to manual transmission... not sure my confidence is there yet. I am doing the Track Attack this fall, though.

REDBOSS1

Where are you at in Illinois? I'm about 20 miles outside St. Louis and I drive mine in sub 40 temps weekly. I have another vehicle for when it's wet or when it looks like it might rain but if it's not gonna rain I'm driven the car. I will say however I stay out of the throttle when I drive it in those temps.

Jazzer The Cat

It is not soo much cold "weather" temps, but cold "tire" temps, that are an issue. I run a set of Michelin PS2's on my Winter wheels and are hard as a freakin' ROCK when they are frist driven on very cold days. They warm up very slow, but after about 20 minutes of driving on the street, they are good to go and offer fantastic grip. Of course, if I park it for a while, they get cold again and need to warm them back up.

Jazzer