Stock Wranglers and snow...

So I have had the truck now for 2 weeks, and driven it in a variety of snow and ice conditions. I would call them acceptable. Better than standard all seasons for sure, not as good as dedicated snow tires. I’m happy with them.

 

Yea they will be fine for our winters, just put it in 4hi and slow down. I think the worst part of our winter driving is idiots driving FWD cars with worn all seasons and wondering why they can’t contril their car.

 

Stock Wranglers and snow........are two things that should not go together. I did not find them very good in the mud so I don't think they would be much better in the snow. The cheapest set of winter tires would perform much better than the stock tires and you will be prolonging the life of those stock tires which are not cheap to replace. But if you your happy.........

 

I live in Minneapolis so it snows a good amount but also gets cleared very quickly. Even so, nothing beats snow tires, no matter how good your all-terrains are. I'd rather deal with a bit of an upfront payment and tire storage than get into an accident.

Everyone's quick to mod their trucks to add armor, performance, etc.. but seem to brush off winter tires which baffles me. Who doesn't want better handling, acceleration, and braking all in one?

 

Did you read my original post? It’s all been discussed already. Unless you have driven with these tires on snow or ice, your opinion is worthless.

 

I mean I hate to sound like a dick, but I was looking for opinions about the stock Goodyear Wranglers that come on a TRD Off Road, and you have an SR5. Which comes with crappy all season tires. If I were buying an SR5 I would have gotten snow tires as well. But I didn’t.

That’s why I wanted actual real world reviews. I got some, and have driven them on snow myself. And I deemed them acceptable. They might even be better than my 3 year old Firestone Winterforce snows I had on my van, but not as good as my wife’s General Altima’s Arctics.

 

No worries, I was just a bit too focused on your part that asked for opinions on people that have driven on snow tires. I realize you mean people who have driven both the stock wranglers AND snow tires. Glad you got it figured out

 

I ran the wranglers for a year in the Cascades in WA. They're certainly acceptable, and in my experience, acceptable tires in snow just means they'll fail you when you really need them.

Really depends on what kind of snow you get in your area as well. From my experience growing up and driving for years in nasty snow country (VT mountains), I'd say something like:

wranglers are much worse than duratracs which are much worse than hakkapeliittas

Duratracs are excellent due to siping but not great in compound. Any winter tires (hakks in my experience are a winner) will be best for both compound and siping.

 

Having grown up Erie PA, still have my place in Ohio and brave the northeast winters, I probably spent more time in snow than on dry pavement lol.

I have used the stock TRD OR tires and drove them last year from Virginia twice in snowstorms. They are adequate with 4 HI and patience. I didn’t have any trouble even in the few areas where I had to negotiate around accidents in 2 feet of snow. Likewise, they did ok in ice in 4 HI. Useless out of 4. Go with studs if that is your drive.

They are ok out of 4 wheel. I don’t put any weight to speak of in the rear. Just a MX4 cover and small toolbox for what that is worth. With that said I didn’t feel like I would have to go with a dedicated tire. Maybe if I spent more time in Ohio I would but otherwise given that most roads are clear in half a day.

Long winded. Sorry to bend the ear.

 

Kevlar's are horrible with any Ice, like the ice under the snow...

I went with 265/75/16 Wrangler Duratrac's, and they've been awesome so far.

 

If your running goodyear wranglers w/kevlar burn them they suck in the snow if you plan on doing any off roading.Get some Bfg,Duratracs etc. if you want any decent off road/snow tires.I'm currently running kuhmo at51's and they are so much better than the stock wranglers were.

 

They are better than K02 in snow and ice, but then again, most tires are.

 

I have experience with Kevlar on the snow with ice underneat it and it's not a good experience. I stretched far enough on the stock tires and it almost cost me a truck, I put Blizzak shortly after.

 

I live in the mountains of Colorado and the wranglers absolutly suck in the snow. If you check the Goodyear website, it says these tires are not rated for heavy snow. I ditched mine for dedicated snows.