A/T Tires Skinny vs Wide.

I see a lot of feedback regarding a/t tires sucking in rain & snow.

Also see a lot of people running the incorrect sized A/Ts on the truck for which it was engineered for, for street use.


Who's ran A/t skinny BFGs, ATIIIs in 245/75 size that can say they blow in rain & snow?

 

I'm running WPs size 245/75/16 in rainy Seattle going on 4th year. I have not seen any issues with a wet traction.
Past few years, we had a few snow days and we used the truck to get around. Did not see any issues on the snow covered roads.
The next popular size is 265/75/16 is just 2cm wider (<1"), which is minuscule increase.

 

I also think people have different experiences of snow and rain.

I’ve run many sizes and all terrains do well the first 2 years, the top layers of tread are softer and perform better in The cold.

Nearly all of the 3 peak all terrains suck after a few years. But if you only see snow a few times a year it’s better than most other tires out there.

I run dedicated winters because we see -10c for entire months and highways were scary with my cooper 4s tire I had previously.

I had Duratracs as well, and people swear by them in the winter, but I found them really lacking, wet roads would also have less traction than a standard street tire.

 

Not sure what your'e getting at.
LTs weren't "engineered" for the truck either.
They would also 'require' 43 psi...
No thanks.

 

Lol I like your scooby doo profile.

I'm saying that running a massive tire on a light truck is a bad idea if you drive in snow & rain.

 

1" statically isn't significant but dynamic weight transfer of a 4500LB vehicle going 40 MPH in snow could be a variable if you loose traction or not.

Rally cars use extremely narrow tires for this reason.

I'm als half talking out my ass lol.

 

Let's be honest, peoople want their trucks to look like pseudo trophy trucks.

It has nothing to do with actual performance 99% of the time. Even trophy trucks run narrower studded tires in the snow

or they'd be sliding all over the place just like people with big A/T's in winter lol.

 

If I could have it my way and run a proper snow and ice tire in 255/85R16 I would consider it for in-town driving, however because my winter tires also have to be my winter offroading tire I would prefer something that's geared a bit more towards flotation as someone driving a lighter vehicle than most the people who go.

 

The tire selection is a compromise.

 

I go with the one that looks cooler on my rig