Driving to Colorado from Houston in a 4 door sedan. Are my Houston tires good enough for snow?
Planning a trip late January to Colorado. I have a front wheel drive sedan in houston and it’s got normal Yokohama tires on them with only 20K miles on them. Is the trip safe with my normal tires for this time of year? Any additional suggestions would be helpful, Thanks!
I just made the trip myself. Except from Colorado to San Antonio. I live in Colorado and the weather is supposed to be good for the next week with temps in the 40’s. The roads should be fine. As for your tires, they will work good in the snow should you encounter any. Just remember to drive slow, mind your surroundings, and brake with a soft foot. No sudden corrections. To get the best performance over the 1000 or so miles you are going to drive, make sure the tires are inflated to the proper air pressure. Tires should be checked at least once a month anyway. Have a good drive and enjoy Colorado!
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January 15th, 2010 at 6:59 am
absolutely safe and i think its only a mm 20 hours trip so its of no trouble at all sir. happy journey
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January 15th, 2010 at 7:23 am
Your tires will be good for your trip.
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January 15th, 2010 at 7:43 am
Dear sir or ma’am, based on trips I have taken over 150 miles in ANY condition where rain or snow is a possibility, the BEST thing to do is ask someone at a tire store or pick up some real facts on your tires and what they are to be capable of. I have two good tires in the front of my front wheel peal, but two lesser of the new in the rear. If I corner to fast, the tail will still come away from the original track. ALSO!!!! The main component is YOU and making sure that you are ready and alert, since some weather travel will take more than enough energy than normal to drive in. Speed is a hot key as you well know, a moderate slow speed for a long period of time in a blizzard perhaps is tiring, but so is walking at 2.5 MPH in sub’zero weather or terrain because of a drift you didn’t expect. These are spontaneous answers, but hopefully when you safely return home as well as to your destination, they may humor you along the way….Have a safe trip.
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Motor Vehicle Handbook, Federal Safety Guidelines, and Driver Manuals of the State Dept. of Transportation. Personal experience whether good or bad.
January 15th, 2010 at 8:20 am
depends on ur tires kind
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January 15th, 2010 at 8:26 am
IF you have a good amount of tread and if there is less than 8" of snow, youll be good.
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January 15th, 2010 at 9:09 am
It’s a front wheel drive car and if your tires have a decent amount of tread left you’ll be fine.
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January 15th, 2010 at 9:16 am
You will be fine but it would be a good idea to buy a set of tire chains just in case, you can always return them if you don’t use them…………
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January 15th, 2010 at 9:27 am
You should be OK if you don’t run into snow and you stay on the main highways but if you want to be totally safe you could put 4 allseason radials on and keep your other tires for spares if you do a lot of driving.
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Proffesional driver
January 15th, 2010 at 10:06 am
I just made the trip myself. Except from Colorado to San Antonio. I live in Colorado and the weather is supposed to be good for the next week with temps in the 40’s. The roads should be fine. As for your tires, they will work good in the snow should you encounter any. Just remember to drive slow, mind your surroundings, and brake with a soft foot. No sudden corrections. To get the best performance over the 1000 or so miles you are going to drive, make sure the tires are inflated to the proper air pressure. Tires should be checked at least once a month anyway. Have a good drive and enjoy Colorado!
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January 15th, 2010 at 10:47 am
As long as you have some tread, you should be fin in the snow. It’s the ice, and black ice in particular, that you need to be mindful of. Assume that your vehicle will respond differently than it does on TX roads and you’ll act accordingly—safely.
No matter how good your tires are, the ice is the riskiest aspect of Colorado Driving, and at the moment roads in most areas aren’t bad. Let common sense prevail.
JMK
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I live in Grand Junction, CO.