bloc
Veteran Member
Hello all,
I'm in the middle of a 4000 mile road trip from Austin Texas, through Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, and back home, on fairly worn mxv4s with a couple pairs of chains in the back. This trip will happen every year for the forseeable future, and the main goal is snowboarding, which means even if I try and avoid the weather on the interstates, the ski hill can often present a problem.
So far I've had to install my chains 4 times, and probably really should have a handful more. The availability of some free spare rims at home has me thinking about investing in a set of studdable snow tires, then throwing them on for the trip each year. I have a few questions for the guys with more experience though..
Will the ~1000 miles of dry, potentially 60-70 degree weather before I get to the mountains kill these things before I get to use them in snow?
Will the studs even still be there after 20 hours of 70mph freeway driving?
Should I look at studless instead?
How much will they impact mileage?
Any other thoughts?
Thanks for any insight
I'm in the middle of a 4000 mile road trip from Austin Texas, through Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, and back home, on fairly worn mxv4s with a couple pairs of chains in the back. This trip will happen every year for the forseeable future, and the main goal is snowboarding, which means even if I try and avoid the weather on the interstates, the ski hill can often present a problem.
So far I've had to install my chains 4 times, and probably really should have a handful more. The availability of some free spare rims at home has me thinking about investing in a set of studdable snow tires, then throwing them on for the trip each year. I have a few questions for the guys with more experience though..
Will the ~1000 miles of dry, potentially 60-70 degree weather before I get to the mountains kill these things before I get to use them in snow?
Will the studs even still be there after 20 hours of 70mph freeway driving?
Should I look at studless instead?
How much will they impact mileage?
Any other thoughts?
Thanks for any insight