Looking for better wet traction/ snow-ice tires

[AKaiser]

I had success with Cooper ATR's on a previous truck.

Got ATRs on mine, and they are good on both heavy rain and snow.

 

[dresslered]

Clarification

Actually BTowler, the way the rotation works on a dually is that the rim faces one way when installed up front (white lettering one way), but when it eventually makes it to the back outside rim position, the rim gets reversed facing the opposite way (now the lettering facing the other way). The only way to correct the lettering would be to remount the tire.

 

[MCrossley]

Trust me I am well aware of tire rating but thanks for the input...

 

[BTowler]

Actually BTowler, the way the rotation works on a dually is that the rim faces one way when installed up front (white lettering one way), but when it eventually makes it to the back outside rim position, the rim gets reversed facing the opposite way (now the lettering facing the other way). The only way to correct the lettering would be to remount the tire.

Thats just wrong!:-laf

 

[dresslered]

Thats just wrong!



If you think that is bad, Ford at least use to put three different rims on their duallies: Two had chrome on one side (fronts), two had chrome on the other side (outside rears), and two had no chrome at all (inside rears). Try rotating those puppies.

 

[Ramzilla]

The Consumer Reports Website rates tires for various conditions categories, but I don' think that ice traction = wet traction... ie, you'll prolly havta choose one hi score or the other... reasonably good coverage at CR of specialty brands, but spot-on?--I dunno...

 

[vssman]

I found any tire that doesn't have the side lug recesses go down to the bottom of the tread will eventually be awfull in rain & snow.

 

[opjohnny]

Bridgestone makes a snow/ice tire for our trucks now in a load range E. I saw them on The Tire Rack - Your performance experts for tires and wheels. I have used them on a car and they worked great. Winter only not for summer use.



John

 

[JohnCarr]

another vote for revo's. The only complaint is that they pick up and hold small stones, but that is a minor concern.

 

[MChessick]

I have these and think they are great. Made by Cooper. I live in the Northeast so the tires see everything in the winter.



Mastercraft - Light Truck Tires



Pitcru

 

[steved]

I have these and think they are great. Made by Cooper. I live in the Northeast so the tires see everything in the winter.



Mastercraft - Light Truck Tires



Pitcru

My dad has these as well... he says they have been the best winter tire he's ever had... and living in the snow belt, driving what was 150 miles/day, he should know!



I've got a set of Pirelli STRa's that perform well in anything but really deep snow... but since I run two sets of tires (one winter, one summer), it doesn't make a difference to me...



I'll be watching this thread, need a new set of tires for the winter...



steved

 

[SBall]

After listening to the advice from our Canadian and northern-states members, I bought 4 Cooper Discoverer M&S tires for the rear of my 2wd dually. While I still have to load up with bed with 600lbs or so of weight, these tires have exceeded my expectations in the snow, and my chains haven't been mounted in a few seasons. I have them mounted on spare rims and take them off when the snow stops flying.

 

[icman95]

Love my Cooper Discovery ATR's. Tried them on my Jeep first for plowing and they bit the snow great! Then put a truck rated set on the dually and couldn't be happier. They bite the snow much better than the stock Goodyears. Have a set on my wife's Durango, too. All told, we were so happy with them we bought 14 of them for all of our vehicles. Won't buy anything else again.

 

[steved]

Another set of tires that worked great in snow for me wasn't really rated heavy enough at a "D" load range, but I rarely needed 4wd... and it was probably a combination of tread and overall width...



I ran a set of 255x85R16 Cooper Radial LTs... pizza cutters.



And that brings up another good point... for snow, you want a narrow tire that will give you more PSI on the contact patch. A wide tire will float... and if you run a lot of highway, a wide tire will float in the slush where a narrow tire will cut through it...



I ran 285x75s and 255x85s on that truck (99 2500), and I prefer the capabilities of the 255s over the wider 285s in snow.



steved

 

[tony597fitter]

I'm curious to see how the new NITTO duragrapplers work. Their 285/75/16 is rated at #3750 for an E tire. They have a 60,000 mile warranty.

If anyone has them report on them.

 

[Matt400]

I'm curious to see how the new NITTO duragrapplers work.

Based on the closed in shoulder they don't look like they would carry an m/s rating to me.

 

[2-ND TIME]

tires

Snow and ice tires are the opposite of each other. As for snow and wet roads up here I use Michelin M/S tires. I have used them in 3' of mud up a very steep incline and found them to be good. The other thing that is important is weight in the back. Find scales some where and weigh your truck when there closed even measure side to side. I believe that there should be about as much weight in the back as the front to prevent truck wanting to do donuts on you.