Can someone explain to me again why Ford thought this combo was a good idea.

We got about 8 inches of snow here in Texas today. I was on my way back home from Amarillo and was about 35 miles from my driveway. There was a toyota celica about 8 car lengths in front of me going about 30 mph. We were on a two lane road and he went into a skid. He went broadside to me, over corrected and went into the ditch. As this whole thing was developing, I had to hit the brakes pretty hard so as not to hit him. Consequently I go into a skid and end up in the ditch. Long story short, 4WD + street radials = me not getting out of the ditch. A couple minutes later a guy came along and pulled me out. Worst part was that it was a Dodge that pulled me out. When the guy pulled up he smirked and said, "Do you need my Dodge to pull that Ford out of the ditch".

The SR-A's will be getting replaced in very short order.

Oh, and the guy in the celica had Colorado plates. So much for people from CO knowing how to drive in the snow.

 

Sr-a?

 

Goodyear SR-A All Season Radials.

 

I was thinking about getting these in a 305 60 20, but you dont like them? Do you think that you could have gotten out with different tires? Any pics? I have goodyear wrangler AT/S's in a 275 65 20 right now and they are getting low and they arnt that bad in the snow even with low tread. And I live in Northern Michigan, plenty of snow here.

 

That is why as soon as I take delivery of my truck, I am having the tires swapped out for something with a little more aggressive tread pattern.

 

Could you have gotten out of the ditch if you had chains on your tires or was it wet? Just a thought....No damage to the ride?

 

Others have said the Wrangler Silent Armor tires are good for snow and dry.

 

Edit: sorry didn't see replies - I'm still gonna leave this giant picture

 

No damage to the truck. A little damage to the pride though.

If I had a set of tires that weren't basically street slicks then I would have been able to do more than just spin the tires in 4 low. I have put my Bronco in much worse situations than this and walked right out. Of course it has M/T's on it. I will most likely be putting some BFG TA KO's or TerraGrapplers on it.

To be fair, while the truck was on the road, the SR-A's did a nice job. Had I not been forced to hit the brakes like that then I would not have been in that position.

 

We have had a significant amount of rain lately. The ground under the snow was pretty soupy. An aggressive tread pattern would have been the best thing. Chains would not have helped in this situation.

 

Yeah, street tires belong on the street, for sure.

 

I know that there is a significant price difference b/t the SR-A's and A/T options in that size, but here are my thoughts.

If you want a tire that will perform well on pavement and you don't care about looks then go for it.

If you want a tire that will get you out of a ditch when it is wet and snowy, then pay the extra for a set of all terrains.

If you want a tire that makes your 4x4 look like a 4x4 then the SR-A is not your tire.

 

Gotcha. That's what I was thinking, but couldn't make the connection.

 

Junk tires

 

You should have stood on the brakes to make that Dodge look foolish and then wait for another Ford to drive by.