Winter tires

Following. Please keep us posted.

 

2 wheel drive with the Goodyear Duratrac will get you through most snow storms. I don't even add extra weight in my bed and the truck does fine in 2 wheel drive in the snow.

If you want a dedicated snow tire get the Nokian Hakkapeliitta tires, they are beasts in the snow.

 

I grew up in Manitoba where a couple months of +100F eats any tires meant for winter. Used to play hockey in North Dakota and Minnesota. I'd still choose mountain snowflake tires for winter and put summers on every year for longevity sake.

 

The Goodyear Duratrac I run are three-peak mountain snowflake rated. They are great in the snow.

 

Summer temperature will wear them out prematurely.

 

Blizzak or Hakapelitta ... i am a true believer in either of these.

 

Do you have pictures of your kumho tire set up on the truck?

 

I feel like these winter tire discussions focus too much on tire brands at the expensive of tire type, i.e. all-season vs all-terrain vs mud-terrain vs dedicated winter. Comparing type 1 from brand A to type 2 from brand B strikes me as comparing apples to oranges.

 

Not that nexen but Ive owned nexen before. Installed a few sets on customers, but never a truck.

I consider them a good value brand, but it doesn't compare to top tier winter tires at all. Especially with age.

The problem with winspike tires is unless you stud them, they perform like crap because the tread is typically harder to support the stud installation.