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Originally Posted by Shazam
God, looking at last year's posts, let's hope it doesn't snow next week.
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Last year we got hit with that early one - that was a pain. This is actually the most difficult part of dealing with winter tires: knowing when to switch to them. I'm fortunate to have a mechanic father-in-law, so as soon as the forecast calls for snow, I'll just pull up and do the old switcheroo.
I have been toying the the idea of getting the necessary tools to do them myself in the garage. I already have an air compressor, so basically I'd need a jack (better than the emergency one that comes with the car I'd think), an impact wrench, and a torque wrench. I'm not much of an automotive handyman because I have always taken my car to my father-in-law for pretty much everything, but sooner or later I should be able to do this stuff myself.
So, for those of you who do the changeover yourself, do you have any tips for someone wanting to do learn how to do it themselves?