Which are the better winter tire?

Are the Toyo Open Country II or the stock tires better for winter driving?
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Toyo AT2 are not great on snow and ice. The stock good years are better. I have loads of experience with both.

The new Toyo AT3 and Toyo AT2 W are better than the goodyears though.

 

If your looking for a true winter tire. Check out nokian nordman 7's

 

Neither are winter tires.

 

Grab a cup of coffee (or your beverage of choice) and enjoy.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/winter-tires.396277/

 

I can tell you from experience general grabber a/t2 tires work great in snow...deeper the better. Not so much on ice. I think they have the snowflake symbol on them to.

 

True dedicated winter tires are superior for winter street driving over 3peak "snowflake" due to their softer rubber compound and more siping. Full snow bashing off-road trails, an MT aired down is the best. MT tires are the worst for winter street driving.

I have been rolling in Toyo Observe winters for 20+ years in the Colorado Rockies on many different vehicles.

 

The Open Country ATII are just slightly better than the OE Wrangler Kevlar AT in the winter.

 

Wrangler adventure with kevlar a/t tires basically suck in the winter and they suck in mud. They really only work well on dirt roads and their pretty good on wet roads.

 

I use the Hankook studded IPikes on my Tacoma for snow skiing and trips over the mountains and the occasional big snowfall we get about once every 5 years, (about a foot) when I know they'll be on for a week or so. They seem to work great and are pretty highly rated. I bought a set that was like new for 400 on Craigslist and bought some spare wheels. I didnt even have to use them last year. I bought them for my 2nd gen Sport and still have them.

 

Compared to what? I found the stock wranglers on my 2020 OR noticeably better than the stock all-seasons on my 2016 SR5. The difference was great enough that I didn't bother to put my sandbags in the back of the OR. I'm still waiting to get a good comparison of the wranglers to my Dick Capek mud terrains, but based on the one snow storm we've had this season, I think the Dick Capeks might be better.