dlsmith82

What is the lowest temperature you have driven in with summer only tires. I think they are for above 40 degrees only. It has been sunny but cold with no brine on the roads here. Guess that is going to change this week-end.

bikemiser

25 degrees

CraigStu

One can drive on steel only no rubber tires w/ careful throttle use. The problem comes if you need to avoid something requiring turning or stopping. I agree somewhere in the 40-50deg is minimum temp. And that means when you wake up, not what it hits at 2-3PM.

dlsmith82

What was your impression of their performance?

vader86

You can drive the car on cold mornings, you just better respect the power a lot more and take it easier braking. Its usually around freezing here when I head to work, and gets into the 50s during the day, I am just more careful in the morning.

My garage is on the house so it is usually within 10F of the house AC temp, its never below freezing in the garage.

C5FORFUN2

Good weight balance front to rear helps a lot too when using the summer tires in less than ideal conditions.

car2fast4you

For me, the non-run-flat Continental summer tires have been much more managable in near-freezing temperatures than the Michelin run-flats, which basically turn into rocks below 40 degrees. With that being said, I have a 2nd set of wheels & all-season tires that I run in the late fall & early spring.

dlsmith82

Are you referring to the summer only run flats or does that apply to the all season run flats too?

Dougyfd

Michelin recommends not driving on the pilot super sports and 4s tires if the temp drops below 20 degrees farenheit. Obviously you have to drive conservatively at cold temps. I've driven many times with temps in the 20's with no damage to the tires. Any temps below 40 you should always drive using common sense since these tires are not ideal in those conditions.

fuzzy03cls

Pilot super sports. The last month has been chili for FL. Lows in the low-mid 40's. A few mornings into work it was 37-39. Car seems to drive alright. Ride is a bit hard & I can't be aggressive from a stop. Don't do anything nuts, you should be ok.

Vetteman Jack

Best that I can recall, I drove my car in the summer only tires when the temps were in the mid to high 20s. I did take it a bit easier when driving though.

*89x2*

Somewhere around 4 degrees. Car survived, as did the tires.

rfh928

I've driven below freezing (0C here)...never had any issues although I don't really boot it as I might in the summer.

Once these factory tires wear out I'm going to put all season's on...did that on my C5 and it vastly improved the traction on wet and cold roads. I don't track the car so don't need the extra grip that the summer's offer.

Dougyfd

As long as the all seasons aren't too noisy. I've read reviews on the Michelin pilot 4s vs the all seasons and several reviewers said that the all season were noticably louder than the regular 4s.

dlsmith82

I am with you. I have my new all season zp's sitting in the garage and ready to go!

car2fast4you

I had the Pilot Sport 4S on my C6. They're the best tires that I've ever owned. I wish that they came in the C7 Z06 rear tire size. The 4S is an extremely quiet tire.... Certainly quieter than any high performance all-season tire that I've owned.

car2fast4you

You, the OP, were asking about summer tires. Therefore I was responding in regards to summer tires. If you're going to drive your Vette at near freezing (or below) temperatures on a regular basis, you're much better off switching to an all-season tire during those months, IMO. The rubber on the all-seasons will remain pliable in cold temperatures.

NashvilleGrandSport

My threshold for summer tires is about 25 degrees. I have summer tires on my 2017 GS, 2022 ZL1 Camaro, and 2020 Shelby GT500, which I drove this past Thursday in 30 degree weather to the dealer for a recall. Just have to be cautious.

Anecdotally, the 2 fronts on my Shelby split (cracked) in the tread grooves last winter when it got down to 0-10 degrees or so here for about 2 or 3 days. Not sure if the temperature was the culprit, as the others were all ok. Had to replace them anyway due to an alignment issue.

dlsmith82

How old were the tires on the Shelby. I am concerned with the all summer tires dated 2616 on my 2016 Z51. They appear to be ok but i have purchase a set of all season to go on in the spring.

NashvilleGrandSport

They were probably 2019 or 2020 as they were OEM. About 7k miles.