# Tire delimma **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** impreza, subaru\ **Created:** [April 5, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-delimma/115058 "2018-04-05T20:27:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![subbieVT83](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71e660/32.png) [@subbieVT83](https://community.cartalk.com/u/subbieVT83)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-delimma/115058/1 "2018-04-05T20:27:29Z")
Hello. So I am going to be driving from vermont to Illinois this weekend. Temps still look like winter for the drive but in two weeks time on my way back temps look a lot more spring like. Will my winter tires (x ice) withstand the 1000 mile trek without too much wear? Btw they are only 2 seasons old. ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-delimma/115058/2 "2018-04-05T22:13:47Z")
Keep them on until weather gets warmer. Tread depth should be at least 8/11th for good snow traction.Get a tread depth guage to measure them. ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-delimma/115058/3 "2018-04-06T01:32:16Z")
> [@COROLLAGUY1](#): > > Tread depth should be at least 8/11th for good snow traction Assume you mean 8/32 inch? ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-delimma/115058/4 "2018-04-06T12:29:34Z")
Yep, Sorry! 8/32 inch make more sense. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-delimma/115058/5 "2018-04-06T13:12:01Z")
The number I’ve heard is that 60 degrees is where your winter tires will start to wear too fast, although I have no authoritative source for that and I don’t know if that’s really accurate. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-delimma/115058/6 "2018-04-06T13:21:52Z")
Leave the winters on, you are good ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-delimma/115058/7 "2018-04-06T14:43:50Z")
> [@subbieVT83](#): > > Will my winter tires (x ice) withstand the 1000 mile trek without too much wear? Yes. They’ll wear a wee bit more than summers would, but if you SHOULD run into bad weather you’ll be safer. Safety comes first. ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-delimma/115058/8 "2018-04-06T22:55:45Z")
I totally agree. I’d keep the snows on.