Hey everyone I'm looking for some 30 in tires to fit on a set of 15x8 steelies. I'm not lifted but I have replaced the suspension with all rancho parts including new leaf springs. I live in the mountains and will get lots of snow should I go mud or all terrain? What brand is the best bang for my buck?
Thanks

 

Dont know how they do in snow, but i love my federal M/T's and theyre not too loud either. havent had them out playing in anything too sloppy yet but from what ive heard they stick like super glue.

If you're wanting a major brand i would get the goodyear wrangler duratracs, ive heard they do really well in the snow

 

General Grabber AT2 is a pretty good tire for the price and models the BFG All Terrain. I know many people that have had them and love them. I'm probably putting a set on my rig within the month because I am in dyer need of a new set. I will tell you what tire not to get and those are the ones I have on now. Cooper Discoverer ATR. They are terrible. Their main purpose is for road driving not four wheeling. They are terrible in the rain and slip in snow like no other. Not worth the price for such a bad product. If you go with one of their other models of the Discoverer, it's a different story. The ST and STT are a much better set of tires. Of course you'll pay for them. I like the Generals mainly because of their great capabilities for an AT. I have buddies that run them through everything. Plus they have a 60,000 mile warranty if I'm not mistaken. Happy hunting

 

I love my hankook dynapro mt's. I haven't had them in the snow yet but will this winter.

These are the best tires I have ever had for mud though. No complaints with this tire so far and the road noise is not bad if you are used to mud terrain's. I would buy them again in a heartbeat.

I have seen some reviews for them online for snow that say they do pretty good but personally I have never used them in snow yet.

 

HANCOOK? Yea I have the same tires on my xterra but i have not ran them through the snow. I can get them at a great price too, but I was looking for a more agressive look. Do you think I am overthinking the tires?

 

I'm having a set of General Grabber AT/2's put on tomorrow. I found them in 235/75-15 for $99 each. If I had a bigger budget I would go with the Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs but they are about $100 more a set. I had a set of Grabbers in a smaller size on a 2X4 truck. I want some snow to see how they work with four wheel drive.

 

Treadwright or Generals for low price, very good tires.

 

i had my bfg all terrains in some pretty hairy snow quite a few times on my s10 blazer they were 31x10.50x15s i was very pleased with them and would buy them again in a second
im not so sure how there priced but i spent less than 600 on just tires all brand new and I had them on my rig for 50+k miles with regular rotations and when sold it they still had about 30%
If you ask me that is bang for your buck

 

+1 with all saying BFG All terrain KO's. I would suggest staying away from mud terrain tires as they aren't great on snowy roads. They do better off road where the snow is thick and deep. You will just slide all over the place with the mud terrains on road.

This coming from someone who has spent many, many, many winters in Wisconsin. We get snow.

 

Siping and grooving help alot.

 

To a certain extent, yes. But there is a reason one of the best snow tires out there isn't a mud terrain tire. Mud terrain tires are made for mud, as their name states. They do best in mud.

All terrain tires will do you better on roads in snow. Esp if we're sticking with the 30" tires the OP is asking about.

 

x2 on the general grabber at2

 

All terrains with swastica tread are some of the worst in snow cause they pack, M/t's throw out all the debris in the tread blocks.

If you want to dig to the road surface for better traction you want bigger wider lugs than what AT tires have. Floating on small amounts of snow(lets say anything under 12"), is hazardous and will cause more fishtailing and sliding. MT scores better in light and deep snow traction than AT's in any brand, on any site.

AT-http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=All-Terrain+T%2FA+KO

MT-http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=Mud-Terrain+T%2FA+KM2

 

Bigger, wider lugs float. You have more surface area to pack that snow. Have you ever used your mud terrains in snow? I have, they suck. Thats why I suggest all terrain. They are designed for all terrains, not just mud. You want thinner rubber that cuts strait to the pavement.

And FYI, the links you posted were to the same tire.

 

Fixed the links, sorry.

And yes and no. Bigger wider lugs with more space inbetween dig, the AT's have very close, very long, very flat lugs which dont want to dig and are very big in Montana, ND, etc where I wheel annually and when the snow gets to a point where you can drive through it, you float, with very wide and flat tires. AT tires float very well in deep snow that is too deep to drive in. MT's dig, they are made to dig. Thats why simex trekker 9.5" wide tires are rated one of the best in snow, the bigger knobbier lugs cut through the snow better.

Biased opinions dont make facts, surveys and proof make facts.