Winter Tires

[DocRhoads]

HI every one. Winter is comming and I'm looking for views on winter tires. I run 285 75 16 on a first gen. My last set of tires I got at Pep Boys and they are poor winter tires. I had general grabbers in the past on a powerwagon for plowing, great tire but they changed it. Is anyone running the Exployer ProCom AT. Also let me know what you run and If you plow I sure want to know also. I live in the south east of Pa. and snow and ice are seen and it seems im always out in the white stuff plowing and running firecalls. Also I tried the BF Goodrich Muds for a season great in unpacked snow went anywere I wanted but if the roads got plowed once they sucked, I try not to run chains but sometimes I need to.



Comment welcomed and Wanted







93 2500 DCTD 4x4

 

[SBall]

Hey Doc,

Being winter challenged since I sold my 4x4 and bought a 4x2 (dually no less), I settled on the Cooper Discoverer M&S. These came highly recommended by the folks here on the TDR, especially the guys in Alaska. I use the standard size 235/85 16 LT, which I thought was standard on your vintage. I bought mine at Temple Tire in Reading on 5th street as they had the best price locally. Give them a yell and see if they have the size you need. I'm probably only a few miles from you if you want to stop by for a look-see at these tires. Shoot me a PM and I'll give you directions.

Steve

 

[Hoefler]

Hey Doc,

Being winter challenged since I sold my 4x4 and bought a 4x2 (dually no less), I settled on the Cooper Discoverer M&S. These came highly recommended by the folks here on the TDR, especially the guys in Alaska. I use the standard size 235/85 16 LT, which I thought was standard on your vintage.



I used these tires on my 2 wd GMC Sonoma pick up and my 4 wd Suburban. We love them, my wife drove 30 some miles in 4" of snow in 2 wd drive in the Suburban. I asked her why she didn't use the 4 wd, she said she didn't need to, she did not spin once. If you want a little more aggressive tire, use the Cooper LT. Big open block design that self clean very well, has a little tire sing on the highway. I use them on my old truck on and off road. My CTD will get them shortly.

 

[JApol]

when i was shopping for new tires on my 02 ram gas i settles on the bridgestone AT Revo. They are rated as one of the top tires for on and off road wet/winter whatever. After I put them on I had a hard time getting them to break loose. The only thing stock for the air system on that truck was the cat. At 40,000 I melted the stock ones off

The tires that I melted were not AT revo's

 

[DennyDay]

I used to be totally sold on the Bridgestone ATs but since the Revo came out, I'm very unhappy. Previously had 4 sets of ATs and they were great. The revos with 15,000 miles, and rotated every 5,000 are very noisy. Will be buying something else for the first time in over 250k miles on two trucks.



Denny

 

[TboneMan]

I live in the SNOW BELT of upstate NY. I've been running a set of BFG TA-KO's for the past 4 winters. I really like how they work for me. I've been in everthing from 3 inches of loose slush to 2 feet of powder to solid hard packed. They have pulled me through it all. 37,000 mile on them at this point, I'll probably get another 2 or 3 winters on them.

 

[DWitcher]

I just bought a set of 285-75-16 trxus mt's. . They are a very aggressive mud tire with sipes cut in the treads. The sipes help with tire noise and wear. It is supposed to really help in the ice to. These sure are some nice looking tires. $155 per tire. .

 

[MBreyer]

Since you're in the area, I'd juggest calling Bruce Jr. @ Adams tire, it's on rt. 12, near rt 183. I too have been shopping for tires, before and after purchasing a 900$$ set of Bridgetone Revo's, supposed to be the best. I had been looking at BFG MT's for the summer & was calling around for prices.

Bruce told me strait out where (not his shop) to buy them, if I wanted them, but then proceded to tell me why I should look at other tires.

All said & done, he spent over an hour with me (I drove up) explaining different tires, what you need, & how it all works.

Oh, and he didn't sell me any tires. Mine were fine for summer, and I'll be buying a set sometime before November, & the snow.



This dude set me straight.



~Matt

 

[nickleinonen]

nokian makes some good winter tires. not a very large selection of sizes, but maybe something will fit your application...



http://www.nokiantires.com/newsite/tires_popup.cfm?id=12&w=1

or

http://www.nokiantires.com/newsite/tires_popup.cfm?id=16&w=1

 

[Mundgyver]

If you do not use studded tires, you might consider having what ever tire you settle on, siped. I can tell you that this will increase your wet / snow / ice traction by a huge factor and will allow the tires to last allot longer.

 

[JRMora]

I lived in Colorado Springs for 7 years and several blizzards. If you want maximum traction from a studless tire, use a winter specific tire like a Bridgestone Blizzak. They make them in an E rated 245 now. Too wide a tire and you'll float. My trucks were both 4x4's, but I could almost always run in 2wd in the snow and ice.



You'll want to change back when the weather warms up, though, as these things will wear fast on hot dry raods.

 

[nunya]

Bridgestone Blizzak 245`s have done a great job for me, and living in Steamboat Springs, Co. I need all the winter tire I can get! I agree with JR, get em off when spring hits, this will be the 4th winter I will get out of these tires.