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Originally Posted by ImolaRay
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Originally Posted by jmciver
People really need to stop trying to find a loophole here to try to justify using summer tires in winter/cold conditions - because there isn't one. The laws of physics regarding the rubber compounds in summer tires and cold air temps below 40 deg F can't be broken. You can try, but sooner or later physics will win.
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Not trying to bend the rules of Physics or find a "loophole". As I said, I don't drive the car in cold temps or any snow.
I'm just am looking at it from a problem solving POV. As an example, F1 tires reach temperatures 2 times that of the track surface. They are most concerned about tire temps, more than track or air temps (hence the tire warmers). Or course that's an extreme example, but it may also apply to our driving to a lesser extent. Even when they race in colder temps (relatively) you can see steam coming off the tires when they get wet.
Also, is the law of 40 degrees referring to Air temp, Road temp or the Rubber temp? Or does the "law" assume both are equal?
Just trying to understand the temperature thing more completely. |
Air Temp - as I mentioned at the beginning of my response above....