Tire recommendations for winter conditions
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Tire recommendations for winter conditions
I have an 03 Screw 4x2 with BFGoodrich Long Trail TA's on it. Never driven this truck yet in the snow. Should I stay with the tires I have or go to a snow tire???
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It depends on your neighborhood, do you have a lot of steep hills, do they plow, etc.
But here's what I've noticed:
I ran Long Trail TAs all winter on my 2WD truck last year. As you know, we had the worst winter in ten years. I drove in 2-6 inches of plowed and unplowed snow, slush and rain and never got stuck.
I seem to remember a lot of guys with Long Trails posting here at that time, saying they were surprised how well their comfortable all-season BFGs were handling the white stuff!
This year? I'm still driving a 2WD truck and it's wearing brand new Long Trails. I do live further north than I did last year and I'm on the top of a hill, so I may be considering using snow tires or A/Ts this year. But considering how well the Long Trails did for me last year, I'm gonna give them a try before making any changes. The dry and rain handling is too good to throw away unless it's absolutely neccessary.
They may suprise me again.
But here's what I've noticed:
I ran Long Trail TAs all winter on my 2WD truck last year. As you know, we had the worst winter in ten years. I drove in 2-6 inches of plowed and unplowed snow, slush and rain and never got stuck.
I seem to remember a lot of guys with Long Trails posting here at that time, saying they were surprised how well their comfortable all-season BFGs were handling the white stuff!
This year? I'm still driving a 2WD truck and it's wearing brand new Long Trails. I do live further north than I did last year and I'm on the top of a hill, so I may be considering using snow tires or A/Ts this year. But considering how well the Long Trails did for me last year, I'm gonna give them a try before making any changes. The dry and rain handling is too good to throw away unless it's absolutely neccessary.
They may suprise me again.
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Personally I would not use the Long Trails in the snow. I have a set on my 2001 Tacoma and they were terrible in last winters snow. On the other hand I have an el cheapo set of all season tires on my f150 which i use in the winter, and I have never had a problem. Maybe it is the weight of the Ford, but I never had a problem like the ones I had on the Tacoma, every time I wanted to get going I needed to shift in to 4 wheel drive, but I never had to do that in my big truck.
Overall look at the tire and see if there are good gripping edges on the tire, (If the tires are worn then the lugs won't be at 90 degree angles to the road, and can't cut into the ice/snow very well.) Tires with many sipes (cuts crossing the lugs) are better for wet and icy conditions because they have more of a gripping surface on the road at any one point of time. This is why Bridgestone Blizzacks work so well in the ice (but they wear out quickly)
Overall look at the tire and see if there are good gripping edges on the tire, (If the tires are worn then the lugs won't be at 90 degree angles to the road, and can't cut into the ice/snow very well.) Tires with many sipes (cuts crossing the lugs) are better for wet and icy conditions because they have more of a gripping surface on the road at any one point of time. This is why Bridgestone Blizzacks work so well in the ice (but they wear out quickly)