Need advice on good performing tires in the snow

izu_yo · Jan 2, 2010

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In my opinion there is no such thing as a good All Season tire in the winter. There will always be a compromise to be made. I run Mickey Thompson 265/70/17s on the stock rims for the summer. Nice big blockey tire, even has a sipe on each tread. But holy crap they got hard once the temp dropped below 0deg C.

So I installed a set of Nokian Hakkapallita Rs on steel rims (265/65/17s) for the winter. Now this truck is truly unstoppable. Cost was $1600cdn with the rims. Sounds like a lotm but the deductable for an at fault accident is $500 plus the increase in insurance premiums. So the big pictures makes it worth while in my opinion.

BTW I live in Calgary AB Canada, it has been cold as a witches you know what up here as of late and we have tons of snow. But loving the new tires. Almost no fun now since they stick so well.
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Agreed. I live in Calgary too and there is no substitute for a real set of dedicated Winter tires. I'm running Blizzak DM-Z3's on my stock rims and I haven't had any drama during our crazy cold and snowy winter here.

Check our some of the online tire stores for awesome deals. I picked up my set of four in November for less than $700US including taxes and shipping to Canada.

jdkeller · Jan 2, 2010

I hear Goodyear Duratracs are top notch in the snow.

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