How many miles are you getting out of your snow tires?

gos · 05-19-2009, 08:43 PM

My E90 just passed 35k miles, of which ~13k of those miles have been on a set of Dunlop Wintersport M3 DSST tires. Right now they have about 6mm of tread remaining, so I will probably get to about 20k miles on this set before i have to replace them.

Out of curiosity, how many miles are others getting out of their snows before they need replacement? Most of my winter miles are on mixed wet/dry pavement, with the occasional huge dump of snow, plus trips skiing every few weeks.

Gary@TireRack · 05-26-2009, 03:44 PM

An average wear would be about 20,000-25,000 miles before the tires get to a point where they woudn't be very effective in snow. Having somewhere in the range of at least 5/32nds to 6/32nds of an inch remaining when entering a winter season is a good rule of thumb.

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gos Captain 27 Rep 959 Posts Drives: E90 330xi Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	How many miles are you getting out of your snow tires? My E90 just passed 35k miles, of which ~13k of those miles have been on a set of Dunlop Wintersport M3 DSST tires. Right now they have about 6mm of tread remaining, so I will probably get to about 20k miles on this set before i have to replace them. Out of curiosity, how many miles are others getting out of their snows before they need replacement? Most of my winter miles are on mixed wet/dry pavement, with the occasional huge dump of snow, plus trips skiing every few weeks. __________________ -- 330xi SG/Terra/Burl -- ZPP, ZSP, ZCW, CA, Sirius, PDC
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Gary@TireRack Moderator 369 Rep 4,745 Posts Drives: Formerly 1995 M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Bend, IN, Tire Rack HQ iTrader: (2)	An average wear would be about 20,000-25,000 miles before the tires get to a point where they woudn't be very effective in snow. Having somewhere in the range of at least 5/32nds to 6/32nds of an inch remaining when entering a winter season is a good rule of thumb. __________________ Gary. Tire and Wheel Forum Moderator. Tire Rack Sales Rep Gary@Tirerack.com http://www.tirerack.com/a.jsp?a=AH8&url=index.jsp Please refer to 'Gary/E90 Post' as your previous contact when you order online to help support this forum.
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