[Shop-talk] Tire studs

[Thomas Coradeschi]

Yes, they do a number on hard pavement. Here in NJ, they can be used, but only between Nov 15th & Apr 1st (MA appears to restrict them to Nov 1st thru Apr 30th). I don’t really see (OK, hear) many folks using them these days. 

As others have noted, modern, studless winter tires are generally a much better all around solution. We’ve run Blizzaks on many different cars, for many years, and still do where there’s a fitment available. I’m currently running the Pirelli Sottozero on my Boxster and find them to be very good as well.

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Tom Coradeschi
tjcora at icloud.com


> On 20 Dec 2020, at 7:06 AM, Robert Rochlin <rrochlin at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> 	In my father’s repair shop we used to stud tires.  I had a Datson 240Z and studied both front and rear tires (then recommended) It was like perpetually riding on ice the car wandered terribly.  I spent a whole afternoon removing the studs.  I don’t believe that studded tires are allowed in Massachusetts anymore.  They did a tune on the asphalt roads, as unlike chains, people had them on full time during the winter, and many all year.
> 	Best,
> 	bob
> 
>> On Dec 19, 2020, at 10:46 PM, Matt <mbarre at juno.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I had studded tires for a while when I lived in AK but I bought them new, ready to go with the studs installed.  If you can’t find some like that for your application, chains might be an easier solution or even some of the fabric solutions.  Good luck!
>> 
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>> ---------- Original Message ----------
>> From: Eric Russell <ejrussell at mebtel.net>
>> To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Tire studs
>> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:16:28 -0500
>> 
>> 
>> A gazillion years ago (before the invention of dirt) I wanted to put studded snow tires on my daily driver MGA. (I lived in Massachusetts then.) Tire stores were not allowed to sell studded snow tires. But they could sell snow tires and a package of studs for the DIY'er to install. The tires had a series of holes molded into the tread. The package of studs - they looked like solid rivets - came with an installation tool sort of like a screwdriver handle. Put the stud into the end of the tool, press the head of the stud into the holes molded into the tread and push until they were seated. It was a lot of work but I was young and hearty. As I recall, the studs had to be installed before the tires were driven on - I assume that otherwise the holes might get filled with dirt (a new invention) preventing the studs from being fully seated.
>> 
>> Eric Russell
>> Mebane, NC
>> 
>>  
>> On 12/17/2020 12:51 PM, eric at megageek.com wrote:
>> OK, I'm looking to put studs on my zero turn tractor for when I'm plowing snow. �Is there any 'method' to putting them on? �How many per tire? �Patterns? �The tires are a knobby design and work pretty good in the snow already, but once the snow packs a little to ice, they can't get any bite. �So I figured some studs would be perfect.
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