Choosing a winter tire suited to your Toyota

No one knows your Toyota vehicle better than the technicians from the team at Spinelli Toyota Pointe-Claire, your Toyota dealer of the West Island, located not far from Montreal and Laval. Our experts will help you with advice on the winter tires that best suit your Toyota vehicle.

When to install winter tires?

In Quebec, winter is unpredictable. If you are wondering when you should install winter tires on your vehicle, tell yourself that it's urgent since, in our province, the deadline by which your Toyota vehicle is required to be fitted with the best possible winter tires is fast approaching!

Hence, if you are asking yourself when to change your winter tires, you should be aware that the deadline is now on December 1!

Tires for wintry conditions, it's important!

Whether it is studded tires or just standard snow tires, they should be quality tires designed to withstand the often extreme winter conditions that are part of our climate’s distinctive “charm”! Let’s emphasize that winter tires in good condition will allow you to reduce your braking distance by up to 25 %.

What size should my winter tires be?

The required size of your winter tires is specified on their sidewall. Here is how you should read the series of letter and numbers indicated, for example, as P145/80R14 Q.

• P = P-metric, for passenger vehicles;
• 145 = tire width (mm);
• 80 = aspect ratio (in %) of the tire’s height to its width;
• R = “radial” tire construction;
• 14 = wheel diameter in inches;
• Q = winter tire. 

Uniform Tire Quality Grading (UQTG)

You will also find another series of letters and numbers on your tires. It is the Uniform Tire Quality Grading (UQTG), a standardized classification system for tires. A tire rated 200 will wear two times slower than a tire rated 100. Traction capacity is rated AA, A, B or C. An “AA” rating offers the best traction quality and “C” the worst. Temperature is also graded in decreasing order of quality, namely A, B or C.

An interactive winter tire purchase guide

You will find our Spinelli Toyota Pointe-Claire interactive purchase guide for winter tires in the Services & Bodyshop section of our website. In that section's menu, select Tire Centre and fill out the form by entering the make, the year and the model of your Toyota vehicle. Next, choose the tire that you want within the proposed selection of winter tires designed for Quebec’s climate. Finally, book an appointment to have the tires installed and then proceed to checkout.

Contact the Spinelli Toyota Pointe-Claire Service directly

You can also contact the Spinelli Toyota Pointe-Claire Service directly, or come meet a technical advisor. We are located in the West Island of Montreal, not far from Laval.

When should you remove your winter tires?

If you’re already asking yourself when to remove your winter tires, you should know that in Quebec, you can do so starting on March 15.