Best Tires for Snow?
10-06-2009, 09:24 PM
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my freind has real wide tires i think they are 11.5 and he slides all over the place....the skinny tires will "cut" thorough the snow real easy
10-07-2009, 09:38 AM
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no way skinny just makes you sink and high center, more surface area, more grip. Dick Cepek 31" X 12.5" is amazing. I worked up at Mt. Hood Meadows ski area for 2 winters and no problem! plus if you get in deep snow with skinny tires and spin them you will high center in no time
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10-10-2009, 06:08 PM
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I got some Interco TrXus M/T's this summer, supposed to be good in snow and ice so I'll have to give them a try. Also have some Yokahama studded winter tires, 31 x 7.0 R15, they may look a little funny being so narrow but they're very good on ice. Haven't tried them out in deep snow yet. I'll try both sets out this winter, check out which is better.
10-10-2009, 06:15 PM
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haha i dont know what youre talking about, skinny tires for snow. wider tires have more surface area, so on ice and compact snow, they accel. on deep snow wide tires are also better simply because they distribute the weight out better, so you dont sink as fast.
most people will think wider tires are worse simply because the widest tires out there are mud tires, which suck on ice and snow. the only time theyre good is in deep snow where you have to paw through it.
most people will think wider tires are worse simply because the widest tires out there are mud tires, which suck on ice and snow. the only time theyre good is in deep snow where you have to paw through it.
10-10-2009, 06:27 PM
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BFG All Terrain. Love em. Swear by em. I had 32x11.5 on my Toyota, never once had to chain up. And I agree, wider is better, whether you're on compact or loose snow. Compact, you'll have more SIPED tread contact (siping is critical), and on loose snow you'll have more flotation, kinda like wearing snow shoes.
10-10-2009, 09:47 PM
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Do it! I had a set of siped BFG MT's, made a big difference. Still not as sticky as an AT or winter tire, but much better than bare tread *****. When I first drove to the mountains with my mudders I was sliding all over. Scary sht when you got a near-vert drop-off and no guard rail. Had 'em siped, handled much better.
10-10-2009, 09:59 PM
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I'm being told that skinny is better, but don't know yet. I'm running my Discoverer ATR 31x10.50x15 as long as I can, when I start to slide, I'll switch to my Wranglers at 225/75/15. Common sense tells me that on compact snow or ice, wide is gonna slip cuz it's harder for all that tread to bite, but I will wait to see cuz there's a guy from NY a few posts up who says his ATR's are good in the snow.