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I have a Pair of Falken Wildpeaks 275/70/17 Mounted on TRD PRO Wheels from my Previous 4Runner. Like to mount on my Tacoma Trail as my Winter/Snow combo. Are these a decent Snow tire or sell the tires and upgrade to something winter specific?

 

What region?

All terrain four seasons aren't great at ice and packed snow, but for mild winters they are a decent choice.

 

Dude, I have Falken AT3s. I live down quite a nasty hill. It snowed last year and I was very impressed on how my truck didn't even flinch in 4hi getting up. I highly recommend.

 

Where are you? Depends on your winter. Regardless of your location, true winter tires will always be better. Here in Minnesota those wouldn’t cut it vs real winter tires. Falkens are apparently great one-and-done tires but they’re not snow tires.

 

They are snow rated. I'm not a tire expert but I'm assuming that means at least something.

 

It does, it means there's usually silica in the compound and extra sipping to help with cold weather traction.

The problem is, snow is easy mode. Ice is the bastard, and a dedicated winter is most ideal.

 

I agree 100%. I used to run Duratracs in the winter....and in deep snow they were quite good. The problem is....deep snow isn't nearly as common as that 3" or 4" of hard pack, slush, ice and cold temps conditions. In those conditions a dedicated snow tire is vastly superior. No comparison.

I made the switch to Firestone WinterForce snow tires and felt much more secure. With a 50 miles round trip commute it made my PreRunner along with the LSD turned on, quite the Snow Cat

 

It doesn’t



https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=125

 

I used to run duratracs as summers and hankook studded for winter haha. The duratracs used to float on cold rain, it was crazy. They are truly meant for large service trucks.

I now run cheap LT Coopers for summer and SL Yokohamas for winters.

Those firestones are highly rated, loads of sipping.

 

I don't know of many all terrain tires that have really good siping and compounds that remain relatively soft in very cold temps....important factors for traction

 

Sipping out the ass.

 

Bridgestone Blizzak DMv2. Unreal in the snow. Lived in Michigan and basically never had to use 4wd even up steep snow packed hills. I could do 50-55 mph in 3" of powder and slush while still feeling perfectly confident and in control while Priuses couldn't get through intersections or up hill at all.

There is nothing like dedicated snow tires. They are designed for a specific application and at that application they excel. Then you can get AT that have a high wear rating and no snowflake and when its a little warmer out that too will be a better/ lower rolling resistance tire because again it is designed for that.

Think of it like this: ATs are like sneakers. One of the most versatile types of shoes, right? They are great for running on the street or in a field/ gravel but its not what's gonna work best to climb a mountain or mud. They work OK in winter but you're gonna slide around a little compared to snow boots.

Tires are basically shoes for you're car. Certain ones will be better at certain things. Snow tires are like snow boots. All seasons like sneakers/ All terrains like cross country sneakers, mud terrains like hiking boots, steet tires like light weight running shoes, ect.