Do winter tyres soften after few 5000 km?

vladmury · 01-23-2017, 11:27 AM

Hi, before winter I bought new winter tires Dunlop Winter Sport 5 and adjusted the tire presure at 2.7 fronrt and 2.9 rear. This was ideal as the ride was a bit harder but it helped to reduce the spongy feel of non runflat tires. Now after 3 months and 5000 km with same pressure the tires feel softer, does it makes sense?

Should I increase the pressure again to counteract this?

Needbmwpartzz · 01-23-2017, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by vladmury

Hi, before winter I bought new winter tires Dunlop Winter Sport 5 and adjusted the tire presure at 2.7 fronrt and 2.9 rear. This was ideal as the ride was a bit harder but it helped to reduce the spongy feel of non runflat tires. Now after 3 months and 5000 km with same pressure the tires feel softer, does it makes sense?

Should I increase the pressure again to counteract this?

I think they will feel softer as the tread sipes open up more and flex more,try to up the pressure to get desired feel.

Antetokounmpo · 01-23-2017, 12:55 PM

Could be slightly warmer temps too. Over 0 deg Celsius, they get really soft.

vladmury · 01-23-2017, 01:41 PM

I raised the pressure by 0.1 bar I normally check every week in cold weather around -2 degrees Celsius. Now feels better

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vladmury First Lieutenant 101 Rep 348 Posts Drives: 325d E90 LCI M-sport Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Denmark iTrader: (0)	I raised the pressure by 0.1 bar I normally check every week in cold weather around -2 degrees Celsius. Now feels better
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