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the new Goodyear Fortera Triple Tred. Designed specifically with snow and ice in mind.

 

Although I haven't had any snow or ice to test them with yet, I bought a set of Interco TrXus MT's on a recommendation. Will update when the little flakes start falling.

SL

 

As a good all year round tire, I vote for Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor. It does well in snow and icey conditions without bieng a dedicated winter tire. I was at Discount Tire today and they had a good selection of winter tires, didn't notice if they would be for trucks though, seemed too small. I can't wait for the snow, justifies having a 4x4 to me. I actually go faster in the snow........................because it's more fun and I can.

 

The best snow and ice tires are 1.)siped and have studs in them. 2.) Those big goofy fake looking inner tube ones with handles that you can zoom down your favorite sled hill in.
If you don't want to buy tires, an option would be tire chains. In the winter months in Washington state, it was legal to run studded tires and they help out with the black ice. Folks that frequented crossing the passes to go skiing used them lots. Snow, not sure on that. Just about any tire that has a M+S rating will do. Siping of your tires also helps out a lot to get some grip on those slippery surfaces.Highly recommended and this also helps out with wet weather driving.
Just remember, snowy and icy driving skills are aquired and help you understand road conditions. go find yourself a nice ice/snow covered open parkin lot. give yourself a winter defensive driving course, complete with e-brake slides
Hope this helps

 

Blizzaks are the best studless winter tires. Benerally, mud tires are not good in snow/ice. The BFG At KO I have now are not as good as almost every other all-season tire I've owned. A good highway all-season (M&S) will outperform even the best all-terrain in snow. Sipes and soft tread are king. Oh, skinny is better as well.

 

I agree with APT, the Blizzaks are the best true snow and ice tire. I've had several sets on diff. vehicles. They worked awesome on all vehicles. Only complaint was that if you ran them on pavement quite a bit, they would wear down fast. I'm running the Cooper sst on my f-150, they are studded. They're ok in the snow, not too bad on ice.

 

I just put my winter tires on today. They are Goodyear Fortera Tripletreds (265/70R17) on an '06 XLT SuperCab 2wd.

I know they work great in wet and dry conditions and resist hydroplaning like no other but they are supposed to be pretty good in snow, slush, and ice too.

Hope it's true and not all hype. We'll see...

 

The Michelin LTX M/S were good in snow tires and they lasted forever. Kinda pricey, but considering they last and work well, it's money well spent.

 

Yes, happy with mine.

"tires meet the industry's severe snow service requirements and are branded with the mountain/snowflake symbol" link

 

my vote is for the Goodyear silent armors. iv taken them through 3 snow storms this winter. and i only used 4x4 to pull out of ditches i was playing in or towing people out of.

 

Green diamond icelander MT



LT265/75R16 - E
$169.95 each

http://www.greendiamondtire.com/index.html

they embed diamond hard silicum carbide granules all through the tread.

green diamoand blows blizzac out of the water (and the snow and ice too!)

 

now those ^^^ are some fancy tires!

 

I know it sounds bad, but dammit, if it's going to be cold at least let there be snow. I can't wait for the day where 8"+ fall. I don't offroad so snow is what I wait for. I got my tires there last fall and over the winter there wasn't much snow, hopefully this year.

 

with the exception of having to shovel snow, I do agree!