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Winter Tires.

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by SNOWTRD, Oct 17, 2015.

  1. Oct 24, 2018 at 5:03 PM
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    psmura

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    Duratracs on stock wheels all year for me.
     
  2. Oct 24, 2018 at 6:16 PM
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    redbull9944

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  3. Oct 24, 2018 at 6:28 PM
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    I live in northern Canada (just below the arctic circle) and will be running Cooper M+S with studs. I've done a ton of research on winters and this is what I'm set on. For what that's worth.
     
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  4. Oct 24, 2018 at 6:50 PM
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    redrx8

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    I live in northern ontario, in town we don’t see pavement all winter, I have blizzaks on all my vehicles and they are great.
     
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  5. Oct 24, 2018 at 9:22 PM
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    shakerhood

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    I put Wildpeaks on my truck, curious on how they will do this coming winter, guessing they will perform better than the stock Goodyears did.
     
  6. Oct 24, 2018 at 9:41 PM
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    Mtn Mike

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    I like running the same tire all year round. I've always run all-terrain tires and I always get them sipped. They're probably not quite as good as a dedicated snow tire on packed snow and ice, but get damn close. When my stock tires wear out I'll probably get Toyo AT2's which have worked well for me in the snow on previous trucks.
     
  7. Oct 28, 2018 at 10:38 AM
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    Dishsoap

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    Made my purchase today. Because I didn't want to spend too much money, went with Hankook ipikes. $111 per tire and they look like they have a decent tread on them. Now just have to find someone that can put them on without me waiting in store for 4 hours. That time of year again...
     
  8. Oct 28, 2018 at 12:31 PM
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    I have Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 265/65R17 . Ran them last winter and they were fantastic. I had about 200lbs of tube sand in the bed for weight and aside from one day when it was Icy as :censored: they performed very well. I put mine on 1st week of November and take them off 1st week of April. I live in a snowbelt area and all season tires here are just another word for "stuck again"...
     
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  9. Nov 10, 2018 at 7:44 AM
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    i run yokohama ice guards ig51V 245/70X17 (same diameter as the OEM 265/65X17) on replica toyota rims..

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  10. Nov 10, 2018 at 7:45 AM
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    replica rim

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  11. Nov 10, 2018 at 7:48 AM
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  12. Nov 10, 2018 at 7:51 AM
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  13. Nov 10, 2018 at 7:55 AM
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    I've been running a set of Pirelli Scorpions on my wife's CRVs for years - they're on their last season and will be replaced with Blizzaks next year.

    Last year I ran Destination A/Ts on my Tacoma and they did well.
     
  14. Nov 10, 2018 at 10:34 AM
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  15. Nov 10, 2018 at 10:58 AM
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    Just ordered some General Arctic Altimax Studded tires with 17" steel wheels. Have had the studded Generals on a few vehicles and they have been great.

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  16. Nov 10, 2018 at 11:03 AM
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    I run the Cooper discoverer M+S winter tire, it is a snow rated tire, I run those on designated winter wheels, they are good for truck tires. I have run blizzak and Michelin x-ice and those have both been good. Don't listen to other people saying they don't make a difference, they make a big difference. Are they a necessity? No, but they are very nice to have.
     
  17. Nov 10, 2018 at 12:59 PM
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    Running some nexen winter's this year. Put them to the test today and i am impressed. Was running hankook ipikes on my last Tacoma, they were good, but the nexens seem better.
     
  18. Nov 10, 2018 at 3:42 PM
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    i have a set of Bridgestone Blizzack DM-V2 , I bought custom rims for the truck so i use the stock rims for winter rims and just keep my snow tires mounted on those. I had these tires on all last winter and they were fantastic. As long as you drove properly and didnt drive like an asshole the tires handled everything like a champ.
     
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  19. Nov 10, 2018 at 4:30 PM
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    Falken Wildpeak AT3W. Winter rated tires. I've had them on for awhile and they are the best and pretty cheap. Made it through last North NY (20 miles from Canada) winter without any issue at all.
     
  20. Nov 10, 2018 at 4:46 PM
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    KBOX

    KBOX In a va.. *cough* truck down by the river.

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    Running the same but without studs. Great tire.
     
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