homelessduck
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They are fine in powder, but not very good on ice. The more surface area of the tread, the worse it will be on ice. When I say surface area, I mean the surface area of the tread itself, not how wide the tire is...
winter is coming on...what maintence/mods would you suggest?
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dyoung14
Is getting worn out
These trucks will fit really big tires stock, i had 36 on no problem, but one developed a knot and i had to take them off
f-two-fiddy
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I can tell You right now, Those are a poor choice of tire for any snow!
ghunt
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Bah.
I ran a set of the 285/75R16 MT-R looking tires from Treadwright from the last two winters and I've never had a problem with any snow. My truck won't go anywhere in 2WD anyway (yay one wheel wonder), and I've felt like those aggressive-tread tires work pretty well because they clean out the snow a little better.
That being said I MIGHT try some all-terrains this year because my tires are getting close to the wear bars, but I dunno.
homelessduck
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The Toyo's above are OK in powder, but suck on ice.
Goofyexponent
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The tires I have are strictly winter tread compound....soft!
I hope that they work as well as people say they do.
I hope that they work as well as people say they do.
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homelessduck
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Actually, there are quite a few tires that do really well on ice.. And it's cheap to toss studs in them. lived in wyoming for ayear in a half and i went everywhere in my 2wd f150. had a set of pizza cutters on the front and 33/12.50/15s on the rear. in a total white out bombing through snow drifts and 4ft of straight snow, larger footprint + agreesive MTs..made all the difference. and a some skinny pedal.
that was on 14/16 out side buffalo wyoming (the scenic route to yellow stone) after about 5 miles of 13 %+ grades.
with my truck wieghing in at 6600 lbs i need to distribute my weight a little bit for snow or ice even this southern ice snow crap.
Id do what i did on my f150 with little tires in the front to act liek "skis" and cut through the snow and dig in and turn, with MTs in the back for propulsion. but this truck sits vertiually level so im going with the same all the way around.
on the group 31 mod does it use the existing "wedge" mount from stock? or do i haft to modify it?
thanks
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that was on 14/16 out side buffalo wyoming (the scenic route to yellow stone) after about 5 miles of 13 %+ grades.
with my truck wieghing in at 6600 lbs i need to distribute my weight a little bit for snow or ice even this southern ice snow crap.
Id do what i did on my f150 with little tires in the front to act liek "skis" and cut through the snow and dig in and turn, with MTs in the back for propulsion. but this truck sits vertiually level so im going with the same all the way around.
on the group 31 mod does it use the existing "wedge" mount from stock? or do i haft to modify it?
thanks
f-two-fiddy
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Wider tires trap snow, and compact it under the tire. Perfect for traction.
If driving in 30 northern Mn. winters have taught Me anything, it's that tires are the most important factor to safe winter driving. Narrower tires have more traction than wider tires in snow! 25 years of Ice Fishing on LARGE Mn. Lakes and I've seen it all. I've pulled more than My share of rookies out of trouble.
If driving in 30 northern Mn. winters have taught Me anything, it's that tires are the most important factor to safe winter driving. Narrower tires have more traction than wider tires in snow! 25 years of Ice Fishing on LARGE Mn. Lakes and I've seen it all. I've pulled more than My share of rookies out of trouble.
pennsylvaniabo
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How well do these hold up......really considering them. Havent heard anything but positive things, but ppl still bad mouth them..
FordGuy100
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I agree and disagree with the snow comment. If you have a foot or two of snow, and there is a good base below it, narrow tires are the best. Now if you are in several feet of snow, and have no idea how far down the bottom is, wide tires win.
Regardless, enough skinny pedal makes my truck go through several feet of snow with my 285's
Regardless, enough skinny pedal makes my truck go through several feet of snow with my 285's
homelessduck
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Wider tires trap snow, and compact it under the tire. Perfect for traction.
If driving in 30 northern Mn. winters have taught Me anything, it's that tires are the most important factor to safe winter driving. Narrower tires have more traction than wider tires in snow! 25 years of Ice Fishing on LARGE Mn. Lakes and I've seen it all. I've pulled more than My share of rookies out of trouble.
You have been running the wrong tires.
Typically, when the tires get wider, they get a larger surface area on the tread. If you go out and buy some wide ass boggers, yea... you will be all over the place. Try a set of Iroks.its a mix of wider and deep lug pattern IMO
if you get a wide tire, one of those common toyo open countrys with the lugs close together... nothing is happening for ya. get some wider lug tires...acts similar to a paddle tire in the sand
if you get a wide tire, one of those common toyo open countrys with the lugs close together... nothing is happening for ya. get some wider lug tires...acts similar to a paddle tire in the sand
homelessduck
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Exactly. SOME wide tires DO suck in snow/ice. But you can't just say they all do. The fact that you may have chosen the wrong tread pattern - wide tires and had bad results, doesn't mean they all suck. Also, there are SOO many different types of snow/ice situations. Not all are the same. Some tires will suck in small amounts of snow, but will be amazing in deep powder.
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