No snow on Hwy 5, at least to Merritt, no snow on 97C. The danger today was hydroplaning, saw a couple of cars in the ditches, wind was nasty. I was in Lili pulling a 16' tandem axle enclosed trailer, wind shear sucks.
Dedicated winter tires
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This is what you need Glenn for winter wheeling way above Kelowna. 
http://www.arctictrucks.com/pages/1406
http://www.arctictrucks.com/pages/1406
This is what you need Glenn for winter wheeling way above Kelowna.
http://www.arctictrucks.com/pages/1406
Are those the tires the Top Gear guys had on there rigs when they drove to the North Pole? Aren't they like $5K / corner?? LOL Yeah I need a set of those for my 40 too...
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Anyone know of any places in BC that sell a tall skinny Snow? Like a 255 85 r16?
On a side note, the place I usually deal with in Kamloops here has 255 85 r16 in toyo mud t.
They have also quoted me 1,500 for winter tires... 5 Cooper m+s snowflake rated 285/75/r16, mounted and balanced, and studded, taxes etc in. Seem like a good deal?
On a side note, the place I usually deal with in Kamloops here has 255 85 r16 in toyo mud t.
They have also quoted me 1,500 for winter tires... 5 Cooper m+s snowflake rated 285/75/r16, mounted and balanced, and studded, taxes etc in. Seem like a good deal?
If you are heading down to the coast you might consider Discount tire in a slightly smaller tire for a lot of savings ...
Cooper Discoverer M+S Studded (27563)
4 In Stock
265/70R-16 112S BSW
A set of 4 tires qualifies for: $50 Visa Prepaid Card Mail-in Rebate when purchased with your CarCareONE Card (Details)
$136.00 $544.00 Remove
Environmental Fee (State Required) $1.00 $4.00
Tire Disposal Fee $2.50 $10.00
Valve Stems, Lifetime Rotations
FREE
Installation & Lifetime Spin Balancing $16.00 $64.00
Subtotal $622.00 WA 8.70% Sales Tax $53.77 Total "Out the Door" Price $675.77
Cooper Discoverer M+S Studded (27563) 4 In Stock
265/70R-16 112S BSW
A set of 4 tires qualifies for: $50 Visa Prepaid Card Mail-in Rebate when purchased with your CarCareONE Card (Details)
$136.00 $544.00 Remove
Environmental Fee (State Required) $1.00 $4.00
Tire Disposal Fee $2.50 $10.00
Valve Stems, Lifetime Rotations
FREE
Installation & Lifetime Spin Balancing $16.00 $64.00
Subtotal $622.00 WA 8.70% Sales Tax $53.77 Total "Out the Door" Price $675.77
Or the E rated tire in the same size...
Cooper Discoverer M+S Studded (27545)
6 In Stock
LT265/75R-16/E1 123Q
A set of 4 tires qualifies for: $50 Visa Prepaid Card Mail-in Rebate when purchased with your CarCareONE Card (Details)
$196.00 $784.00 Remove
Environmental Fee (State Required) $1.00 $4.00
Tire Disposal Fee $2.50 $10.00
Valve Stems, Lifetime Rotations
FREE
Installation & Lifetime Spin Balancing $16.00 $64.00
Subtotal $862.00 WA 8.70% Sales Tax $74.65 Total "Out the Door" Price $936.65
Cooper Discoverer M+S Studded (27545) 6 In Stock
LT265/75R-16/E1 123Q
A set of 4 tires qualifies for: $50 Visa Prepaid Card Mail-in Rebate when purchased with your CarCareONE Card (Details)
$196.00 $784.00 Remove
Environmental Fee (State Required) $1.00 $4.00
Tire Disposal Fee $2.50 $10.00
Valve Stems, Lifetime Rotations
FREE
Installation & Lifetime Spin Balancing $16.00 $64.00
Subtotal $862.00 WA 8.70% Sales Tax $74.65 Total "Out the Door" Price $936.65
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I think 265's would look silly with a 4 inch lift, no? If you update their quoting tool to 5 tires, their price for 265's is $1,179.
Not as silly as some of the full size lifted truck i often see around Abby with 245s on it. Are the 285s E rated?
I only have a 2" lift, so I really do not visually notice the difference much. I do like how the 265s work with my stock gearing for mountain driving. I notice that 4th gear doesn't go as far with the 285 MTs. But that is really specific to my Safari.
Is there a reason why you want to buy 5 tires? I think 5 tires for a non-winter tire can be argued for. But your winter tires are likely only going to be used from first snow to spring melt: Nov-Mar. All I do is carry a spare of the same or close size. It does not have to be the same winter tire for a spare tire.
Did you check the sizes and prices on Nokians?
I only have a 2" lift, so I really do not visually notice the difference much. I do like how the 265s work with my stock gearing for mountain driving. I notice that 4th gear doesn't go as far with the 285 MTs. But that is really specific to my Safari.
Is there a reason why you want to buy 5 tires? I think 5 tires for a non-winter tire can be argued for. But your winter tires are likely only going to be used from first snow to spring melt: Nov-Mar. All I do is carry a spare of the same or close size. It does not have to be the same winter tire for a spare tire.
Did you check the sizes and prices on Nokians?
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The 285's are load range E, yes. My summers are 315's so I can't use one of them as the spare for the winter. 4wd full time and off sized tire = not good. I suppose I could find a random 33 as spare... But meh.
Who sells the Nokians again?
Who sells the Nokians again?
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Kal Tire has the exclusive rights for Nokian in Western Canada so they tend not to care too much about competitive pricing. If you look at the dealer locator on the Nokian web site, you will find their are various sources in the Washington. But that is not very useful to you in Kamloops.
Single used tires are easier to find than you think. If you only have a spare 15" rim, then I would go with 33s. If you got a 16" rim, then get a 285. Call your local tire shops that sell used tires or your local wreckers.
Last winter I put on DM-V1's from Costco; 255/70 R17 out the door for just under $1K.
I wasn't going to run winters on the Tacoma but I found my AT revo2s would wheelspin up Hillside when there was snow on the ground. The Blizzaks stopped any of that.
I find that around here most of the time you are on bare roads. It will snow and the roads get a bit of fresh, then slush, then ice and then they clear quickly. Even the connector stays pretty clear unless you are on it in the middle of a snowstorm.
Compared to PG where you are driving around in half a foot of snow on residential streets. or Edmonton where the roads are a sheet of ice from Oct to Mar..
I wasn't going to run winters on the Tacoma but I found my AT revo2s would wheelspin up Hillside when there was snow on the ground. The Blizzaks stopped any of that.
I find that around here most of the time you are on bare roads. It will snow and the roads get a bit of fresh, then slush, then ice and then they clear quickly. Even the connector stays pretty clear unless you are on it in the middle of a snowstorm.
Compared to PG where you are driving around in half a foot of snow on residential streets. or Edmonton where the roads are a sheet of ice from Oct to Mar..
Sounds like Fort St. John
I've never really ran winter tires before, but this year I got the duratracs for the work truck (actually outfitted all 4 of our company trucks with them) so I am curious how they do. I like that they have some mud lugs on them so that the will work well in the deep snow on oil field roads that haven't been plowed yet, already impressed with them on the mud roads they work pretty well, not swamper well, but good enough for a work truck
Sounds like Fort St. John
I've never really ran winter tires before, but this year I got the duratracs for the work truck (actually outfitted all 4 of our company trucks with them) so I am curious how they do. I like that they have some mud lugs on them so that the will work well in the deep snow on oil field roads that haven't been plowed yet, already impressed with them on the mud roads they work pretty well, not swamper well, but good enough for a work truck
My Duratrac's have been great in the snow, not quite as good as a dedicated snow tires but a lot better than any other AT or All season I have run.
asutherland will tell you they are s*** so take anything said by anyone with a grain of salt.
PSI (not talking about air pressure) is important for snow and ice on roadways. The other PSI (foot print) is important when you need to float on top. In those conditions, a MT sucks because they dig too much. It is the same reason those that do a lot of sand driving prefer AT treads.
Yeah I have heard the debates, and know about the sidewall issues, but figure it's not a dedicated trail truck, only sees miles of highway and mud roads and winter roads. I just look around and the main tire you see on the trucks in the patch up here are the duratracs, so figure I would give them a try, so far so good, we used to run more of an AT type tire and the crews kept getting stuck this year cause we had so much mud and they kept having to chain up to get out of the areas where they were going, so we figured a more aggressive tire might be nice and so far it has been.
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Yep, I called them and got an official quote for $2,000 and tax.
Hey now, asutherland has a name Jeremy
and yes, you must take everything with a grain of salt. I went through 3 of them in less than 2 years....Absolutely... they'll be fine if that's what you're using them for.
Agreed... my Cooper STT's literally chew through the deep snow. Even better than my Duratracs (of the same size) did. And yes, a pizza cutter tire will be much better than a wide tire on the compact snow/ice... cause the last thing you want to do while doing 90km/h is float on the snow
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So... update... I ended up going for 5 of the 285/75/R16 in the Cooper Discoverer M+S dedicated ice radial, and got all 5 studded. Out the door for ~1k.
I'm glad I ended up with the 285's and not 265's because the Cruiser looks silly big on them!
I'm glad I ended up with the 285's and not 265's because the Cruiser looks silly big on them!
That is an excellent out the door price for those tires with studs.
Sooner or later, Nokia will figure out that they are loosing market share with their monopoly retailer contracts.
Sooner or later, Nokia will figure out that they are loosing market share with their monopoly retailer contracts.