# 2003 350Z winter tires **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [November 27, 2007, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-350z-winter-tires/134874 "2007-11-27T08:48:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 15
**Author:** ![XuperXero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ea5d25/32.png) [@XuperXero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XuperXero)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-350z-winter-tires/134874/15 "2007-11-28T06:35:08Z")
^He is right, I did it solely for grip events as the EBD kept on kicking in and eating away my rear pads, Reality can assure you how badly they ate the rear pads. But disconnecting VDC also disables Back-Up VDC (Yaw sensor), EBD, and TCS. Pushing the switch only disables primary VDC and TCS. You can still drift and whatnot, if you are going to run more than 3% size difference in winter tires, then turn VDC off everytime you get in the car and learn how to control fishtailing/drifting. I’ve been find without VDC and I’m still on summer tires. (Yes i’m crazy for driving summer tires on snow). > [@After six years....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/after-six-years/2587/53): > > what size tires do you run for winter?? so when VDC kicks in is it more like it kicks in more often then it should be so not much of a concern or is it “damaging” in some sort? besides possibly wearing the brakes out to quickly? > > thanks 215/60/16 here IIRC… leaving VDC on when running more than 3% makes the VDC kick in more often than usual… even when you are not slipping especially during corners as tire rotation speeds are different, the computer thinks you’re sliding. It’ll cut engine power by 30% IIRC and brake all 4 wheels individually causing uneven pad wear. Hence why my rear pads got ate away so fast. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-350z-winter-tires/134874)._