First snow, my tires suck!

Those look nice too. Any experience with other tires like Duratrak or KM2? Any reason why you would chose Coopers over others?

 

I'm planning on the coopers simply because I dont need something as aggressive as a km2 and the duratracs are too expensive. And the coopers are available in both 265/70/17 and 275/70/17 which it is down to size is what's holding me back from having them already.

 

I got the Coopers a few months ago. 265/75/r16 and they are worlds better then the old Dunlops that came with them. Went to go play in the snow on Wednesday night and it actually held on too much, not as much fun as the old tires when fooling around. They did however have some trouble up a steep hill in 2wd but didn't need to switch to 4wd, but they were def. slipping. This was all w/ about 3 inches of wet snow.

 

Anybody have any info on Goodyear Wrangler Authority A/T or Bridgestone Dueler RVT?

 

Wow.....those do look bad ass!

 

KM2's are in no way made for snow...

 

Actually they are good if its above freezing and the ground under the snow isn't frozen. The lugs on the KM2's are too big and act like a slick on ice. I drive in snow weekly and I've already had to chain up the rear twice this year. I would look into a the BFG AT's or Durratacs. BFG even says on their web site that KM2's are not for snow.

 

My Duratracs did great in the snow.

 

Those look sweet! They look quite large on your truck, what size are they?

 

I've put about 8,000 miles on my duratracs and I love em. Good dry, mud, rock and fantastic snow traction. The wet traction (rain) is ok.
They have a little hum but with the radio on you wouldn't notice.

 

Sorry no pics, but the best tires I've used in the snow are the studded Nokian Hakkas. I know studded are not allowed in all states, but if you got the $ and they are legal, you are set for almost anything winta will throw at ya.

 

+1

Since 1994 I've only run BGF All Terrains on my Bronco and now Tacoma.

On my third set total. My previous BFGs on my Bronco lasted 90,000 miles and my previous set on the Tacoma lasted 105,000 miles.

I drive from Boulder up to Summit County and Eagle County 30-40 times a winter in some of the most brutal storms and road conditions.

The tires are without a doubt completely bomber in the snow. Since they are the only all terrain tire I've ever run, I can't speak to others, but I will never have another tire on my Tacoma because there's no reason to switch IMO

 

265/75/16

 

when i bought my truck a month ago it came with a set of brand new goodyear silent armor.. Not my choice for a tire but they do great in the snow and ice!!

 

I'm rocking out the studdeds for the first time and wow what a difference. A mud/snow siped tire with studs makes a massive difference on sketchy winter roads. Not necessary but every bit helps.

 

Everyone I've talked to says the KM2s are a death trap in winter. Good in snow, but deadly if there's even a hint of ice or slick asphalt.

I've had good luck with my MTZ's. This is the second winter I've run them.

 

surprised to hear about the Michs

 

I think my Duratracs are the best non-studded snow tire I've run, and I've run everything from the BFG A/T's to agressive (Swamper, BFG) mud tires. The next choice would be the General Grabber AT2's. I went Duratrac for the better off-road tread for the non-snowing season. I think getting the Duratracs studded would be the nuts for serious snowy/icy roads!



Anyhow, the Duratracs I own have 17,000 plus miles on them and will easily be good for another year or so. I would definitely buy another set of them if I get 35,000 - 40,000miles out of them. Otherwise, as I stated before, I would go with Grabber AT2's, they just don't have the aggressive tread for mud running.

Good luck with your choices!

 

Anyone have any experience with the mtr kevlars in the snow? I had my heart set on the KM2's but the winters in jersey have been shit these past years and I have a hour drive on a summer day to work. looks like km2's may be out of the picture.

 

there are different choices all are decent or good but,imo the duratrac is superior to all especially in cold weather regions of the country where snow traction is a concern.

i personally ran a set through a decent amount of snow and all over they did well every where i had them.

so if you want snow traction and an extremely good all around tire they are going to be very hard to beat. the only other tire that i know can compete or excede the duratracs traction abilities is the green diamond icelander the tire has silica granules imbedded in the tread sounds gimicky but, they are no joke!!! both are winter rated i believe and both do very well every where and can be used year round. these two get my vote.

there may very well be some super secret govt. awesome tire that is better but, until they sell them to the public... green diamond or duratrac for the win check the link
http://customlightz.com/?p=p_268&sName=hans


hope this helps.