[madmax6600]

I am looking for some winter only tires to mount on my stock rims 16". I would like to stick a 268 of 285 on there. I looked at some Noikeans ?? and they come with or with out studs. Just wondering what was out there................thank you all in advance......................Pat

 

[sledog]

My brother is running some bridgestone Blizzak's on his truck. The truck is 100% on road driving and they work awesome. We took his truck to go skiing last weekend and I thought he had the truck in 4wd

 

[Rippem]

245E Blizzaks here also

 

[hduncan]

I am looking for some winter only tires to mount on my stock rims 16". I would like to stick a 268 of 285 on there. I looked at some Noikeans ?? and they come with or with out studs. Just wondering what was out there................thank you all in advance......................Pat

Buckshot maxxis mudder is a radial mud tire that I have run several sets of, and thay are about $115 for 265 And I got 55000 miles out of them on 1500 ext cab. Not to noisy either. For the price thay cant be beat.

 

[ratlover]

cooper discover M+S.....they work GREAT but tire wear sucks as can be expected from a soft winter tire. I have em in 265's and load range E. Plus cooper is american made and owned Deccent price too. Can be studded if thats your bag.

 

[foreman00081]

ive never run them on a truck but ive had several sets of dunlop graspic DS2's on my cars and they are awesome in the winter. they are just like blizzaks, soft ice compound but a lot cheaper than the blizzaks, the only thing id worry about is them wearing out really fast on a truck because the tread is so soft (you can literally bend the tread over with your finger) and the trucks, especially the diesels are so heavy. for winter im running 285 BFG AT's and now that we finally are getting some snow up here in western NY i gotta say im pretty impressed with how they hook up in the snow. i dont even have any extra weight in the bed yet and they hardly slip unless i really get on it, and i havent heard my ABS kick in once yet. even ran them through a snowy/muddy field yesterday and they did great.

 

[runnwo]

BFG AT's Best i have found.

 

[Ben46a]

Another for the cooper discoverer M+S. ive run many snow tires and i will never ever run anything but coopers now.

 

[tysmith]

I've heard great things about Nokian. One of my friends has the Cooper Discoverer M+S studded, and loves them. on another note, I believe Tony (Max Power) hasn't had the greatest of luck with keeping them balanced.

For a dedicated snow tire, I wouldn't go bigger than a 265. I think 235's in the snow are the best.

I've heard real good things about the Blizzak W965... Next time I'm due, I'll probably try the Nokians. For the past couple winters, my Toyo AT's have been fine.

 

[boondokr]

For a dedicated snow tire, I wouldn't go bigger than a 265. I think 235's in the snow are the best.

:exactly: If you understand the laws of physics, you will understand why this is true (especially on ice.)
235/85/16's are the same height as 265/75/16's
255/85/16's are the same height as 285/75/16's for the t-bar crankers

 

[JakeGMCHD]

My vote is for Nokians. Got a set of the Vatiiva. You could always get the Hakkapeliitta LT.

 

[blizzardplowman]

2nd set of Blizzack's on my 01 plow rig....235 85R, work great, trucks a pig loaded, a lot of tires make ice due to the weight, they don't. I have run them on several vehicles, fantastic.

 

[racinmike77]

:exactly: If you understand the laws of physics, you will understand why this is true (especially on ice.)
235/85/16's are the same height as 265/75/16's
255/85/16's are the same height as 285/75/16's for the t-bar crankers

NO, if you understand the laws of physics you will realize they are all the same. More area is less weight per are (psi of ground pressure) while less area is more psi. your ground pressure helps, but so does the size of your contact patch so the true way to add traction and/or increase friction is to add ballast to the truck. just my 2 cents, but Im not saying 285s are better than 235s, i just dont think there is a huge difference as people make it seem.

 

[DEWFPO]

In no particular order,

You want a soft compound (low tread wear rating) tire with plenty of sipes, the more the better.

Nokians are great, if you have to drive on ice or hard packed snow, get them studded. I've used them before and have been pleased.

Blizzaks are very good as well.

I am now trying Green Diamond Icelander 265's right now. They have the silica chips imbedded in the rubber compund and so far I have been VERY, very pleased wth their traction on ice and hard packed snow. They have a Bridgestone Revo tread and they do well in deep snow as well.

DEWFPO

 

[emerson]

I run studded Nokeans. Wide isn't good for snow/ice highway travel. Weight is king; an empty semi tractor will spin out easily when heavily loaded one will not, provided you have the power to move the load. The only change is the greater psi with a similar contact patch. If the patch is smaller, the weight can be less but the psi greater.

 

[gliderrider]

Nokians on my wifes Yukon out performed my Michelin LTX AT's in the same conditions. She never spun a wheel. I was quite surprised.

 

[Max Power]

cooper discover M+S.....they work GREAT but tire wear sucks as can be expected from a soft winter tire. I have em in 265's and load range E. Plus cooper is american made and owned Deccent price too. Can be studded if thats your bag.

Beware of the cooper M+S. I have them mounted on my stock rims and I have had to balance them 5 times. We're now assuming that they are slipping on the rims. I've got lines maked on them so I'll know soon.

 

[ratlover]

Didnt have an issue with my coopers. Quick tread wear especially in the drive wheels with all the weight I run.....I did have 1 that was horribly outa balance.....it was a second though and the tread was a lil fubar but I bought it for my spare.

i agree that many probably wont notice much difference bwteen tire size....BUT snow is like mud. There are tons of different snow conditions and different tires will do better in different situations. A more narrow tire has a tendency to get down to pavement better. Its generaly a better tire to have in most situations most people find themselfs in on pavement. Yeah all that ground pressure and contact patch and all thats wonderfull but you want to get down to pavement if possible. And the wider it is it will tend to sty on top becasue that snow or slush or water has a farthur distance to go to get to from underneath the tire.

Ever been in a car that hydroplanes? You slow down and you give the tire more time to get the water from underneath it and you stop right

 

[big truck big power]

+3 on the cooper tires. i have H/T's on my gasser an they are awesome in the snow.

 

[DEWFPO]

I agree, on the street when driving on snow, packed snow, or ice, the narrower the tire the better. Hands down.

Now off-road thru 36 inches of snow, wider is better. But those are two vastly different conditions.

DEWFPO