Stock Tire in Snow?

I've got the Goodyear Wrangler A/T Kevlar.

 

I've got the stock toyo's and I ran just fine in 4hi up in Tahoe, ca. There was about 4-5inchs of snow when I got back to my truck after skiing and made it through just fine. I was driving cautiously and left room to break. I had been looking at new tires before the trip as well because I had been nervous but I was pleasantly surprised how well they handled. They reOnly thing that sucked about the trip was that I got a rock that chipped my windshield and now I have to replace it.

 

Don't do anything stupid & you'll be fine. I've had zero problems with my stock tires in the snow.

 

The Goodyears on my TRD OR have been great so far in everything including snow.

I have an SR5 loaner right now and the tires are horrible in snow.

 

I'm running the stock Wrangler Adventure on my TRD Off Road and frankly couldn't be more pissed about their performance on snow/ice/slush.

I'm a big Duratrac fan, had them on my 14 Tundra CM 4x4 and thats what I run on my 12 JK Rubicon. Aggressive on the dirt, in the mud and on rocks. Snow rated and siped for winter performance and dog-gonnit they look rough and tough. I've had the BFG KO(prior version) on an 07 Tundra CM 4x4, 04 F-150 FX4 and 92 X-cab Toyota 4x4. I still think the Duratrac is better in the slop and snow than the BFG, but I had better longevity with the BFG. I also ran some Cooper AT3 on a 2011 F-150 FX4, I'd rank them right above the Duratrac and BFG for straight snow/ice performance but sucked in the muck. Wore like iron and good in rain too.

What totally PISSES me off about the Wrangler Adventure is how WELL they do perform in snow/ice/slush. I have not run them in the mud and rocks yet and most likely won't (JK's roll). I was all set to upgrade to OEM stock size Duratrac and it snowed before I did. All I can say is I'm impressed. I have never run a "dedicated snow tire" but the grip these give the truck in 2WD is beyond excellent. These tires just look whimpy IMO, and that pisses me off. I'm getting to that age that function trumps form, and these tires work for what I need them to do.

 

My experience echos yours with both the OEM TRD OR tires and the Duratrac. The Goodyear Wrangler Adventure has been a great tire for me. I've beat the hell out of them in some really tough terrain here in AZ. The only place they lack performance is the slick clay/mud but the KO2s are worse there as well. The KO2 looks great but when I change out my tires I'll likely go to a Duratrac.

 

Haha. Killer crossover move man. You damn near broke my ankles.

 

First snow for my TRD off-road long bed. 4" pictured, 8-10" total snowfall this time, nothing in the bed. I am totally pleased with traction and handling. We were riding down the plow furrow on the road trying to widen the ruts and it never tried to pull me off the road.

 

I removed the factory OEM tires and had them install them on my 2013 Tacoma SR5 that I was trading In.
Since I purchased new over size Tires (BF Goodrich Rugged Terrain) a month prior to my new Tacoma being delivered.








For our Canadian Winter season I have a set of TOYO Observe GSI5 installed on steel rims.

 

Used the stock Toyo tires recently in about 5-7 inches of snow with no issues. Cheated and had a few hundred pounds in the bed, but they got me from A to B.

 

Most tires do ok in the snow as long as there's lots of tread left.

It's cold temps that really test tires. When it hits -30 around here even Blizzaks start to slide around. The stock OEM tires are useless and scary to drive.

I run studded tires in the winter and duratracs in the summer. Duratracs seem to do ok in the winter but I really wanted studded tires this go.


I hate the steel rims so much. ( around october pic )

 

Stock tires have done well for me in 1" of snow.

 

Stock Toyo tires on my Sport have been solid in the snow so far. We've had quite a bit here in Western NY so far. I had Duratrac on my Ram 1500 and they were really great in the snow so I planned on putting them on my Tacoma right away. The Toyos are much better than expected so I'll probably just keep them on for a couple of seasons and move to Duratracs at that point.

 

I thought i would need to buy winter tires, but so far they are proving to work just fine. Especially with 4x4

 

I wouldn't have believed this as much as I do now if I hadn't spend 3 years in Germany. They have some extremely strict tire requirements for seasons. I followed theirs laws to a T but some folks didn't and they suffered in adverse conditions I now invest in multiple sets of tires for seasons depending on where I am living. Especially for my wife's Rav4 since she does most of the children stuff.

Great advice sir. .


Having multiple sets of tires really isn't the most affordable thing, drivers skill and ability to manage risk is pretty important if you are just rocking all season's. As they are the most common way of getting around if you don't want to invest in the sets.

 

I've been driving on snow about 80% of the time since the beginning of December here in CO and I've been very happy with the stock Wranglers. I've been in 2WD from snowpacked up to 1 ft deep snow and the Wranglers handle it very well. And once it switch over to 4WD then I've gone through 2 ft with no problems. So far I think they've been a solid tire. This summer: White Rim Trail.

 

Same here!

 

My duratracs perform flawlessly in the snow. On their 3rd winter and recently had to commute 40 miles on the freeway in the heart of a good storm. Traffic was flowing at 30 mph in the one lane that was plowed and I was able to cruise by everyone at 60. Never once do they feel squirrely or lose touch of the road. Got em because I also do some ice fishing that requires driving thru some farm fields to access the spot. I've driven down these trails with a foot of snow and soft mud underneath and often times don't need 4wd. I could barely make it 10 feet in 2wd with the stock rugged trails....although they are hot garbage.

Have dynapro atms on my work truck...also perform very very well in the snow and are a top notch "bargain" tire in my opinion, but they don't handle the mud quite as well as the D-tracs for obvious reasons.

I'm sure a dedicated snow tire is better but the D-tracs are definitely a much better snow performer than any other AT I've run (BFG KOs, Destination ATs, Open Country AT2s and the Dynapro ATMS)