Got the first snowfall of the year the other day. How are the mud tires for everyone in light snow? Im thinking about getting mud tires, but I dont know if I should wait until after the winter if AT's are better in the light snow or just get mud tires.

 

It all depends on how heavily the pattern of the tires are siped or grooved. I would stay away from running mud tires in snow... that is just my opinion though. Most mud tires that I have seen don't have enough siping in the tread pattern to make it safe to drive in the winter or heavy rain.

 

stick with the A/Ts. my KM2s dont do nearly as good as my old BFG A/Ts.

the KM2s still do a hell of alot better than other mud tires i have run, i can still confidently go out in snow storms when no one else will go out but A/Ts would be more ideal.

 

I would say that if you have the option ($) for a second set of wheels / tire combo you could opt out for a set of ATs. As said above the more the tire is siped the better it will be for traction in the slick stuff.

Another thing would be the pressure you run in your tires. I live in Va. and the last years snow wouldn't stop. I was running a set of 29" TSL and didn't have a problem one in the fluffy stuff. When it turned into ice.... it was a different story. It wasn't all terribly bad though. I just was a little more cautious and prepared for stops, signs and lights. I kept my pressure at 20psi and when it got slick I ran it as low as 16. This was also with my stock 01 Cherokee.

 

I've got 31" Mickey Thompson Baja Claws, and they are flat out frightening in the cold. When the temperature gets into the 40s and lower, they get hard as a rock and slide everywhere. This paired up with the open rear diff and turning corners under throttle equal out to going nowhere......unless there's at least 3" of loose snow on the ground. I can tear through something like that as if it weren't even there to begin with. It's ridiculous how easy it is for me to lock the tires up under what I would barely call 'moderate' braking. Not smashing the pedal by any means.

If you're looking for decent snow traction, I'd suggest something geared more towards the sand. Something like this:

 

I dont know what this "light snow" is you speak of as I'm from Ottawa. lol. But I've been told by the semi-americans down in Toronto that muds suck in the snow.

I run muds all year round but I've been driving low traction, low weight, rwd vehicles my entire life, maybe I'm just used to it.

 

Drive my Hankook MT's all season only time a loose traction is in heavy water rain.

Have always worked great in the snow.

 

I run bfg km2's all year round, but given the choice a set of all terrains would be better for the snow. If it wasn't 4wd it wouldn't move! lol

 

I like that blue mustang in the background.
I have a pretty new set of toyo mt's on my rig and they do great in the snow. I was driving around like it was any old rainy day. Dunno if your local news channels showed what the icy snow did to Seattle here a couple weeks ago. It was a decent amount, lotta dumbass drivers though, lol.

 

I have found that for where I live in ohio were we get quite a bit of snow a year A/T tires work alot better.

 

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well mud tires are a lot harder rubber than street tires and from personal exp. my dayton timberlines are awful in light snow i think just because theyre a harder compound. i still have to wait til the annual blizzard to really test them in the snow. i have to say tho, i don't have high expectations.

 

speaking of, how was the first downpour for you? cincy got it good

 

I used to do 12psi when i had my beadlocks, a little too wobbly for a slippery slope

 

I use Cooper s/t's all year. Love them.