Snow tires - any consensus of good ones? (1 Viewer)

[pawwright]

I need to get a set of new tires on the 100 - and considering a separate set of snow tires as I will be dealing with a good amount of snow for the season. Ran across these - Kumho Road Venture AT51 - has anyone seen these in action? I am open to any tire, just looking for something that will be good in the snow. I presently have Goodyear Duratracs, but doubt it they have enough tread to make it through the winter, and I have never really been that happy with them in the snow, though others have said they are amazing in the snow. TIA.

 

[SlowBuild]

Nokian.

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Hankook DynaPro ATM (RT8 or 10) or Cooper ST Maxx for us. Ran 4 sets of Hankooks on the wife's 2 Armadas over the past 260K miles in WY, MT, UT, CO, PA, MI, TX and CA.

Just my .02

 

[yukon]

Snowflake rated, and actual snow tires are different. Dedicated snow tires have so much more traction on snow than a snowflake rated tire that it almost isn't a fair comparison.

I have Blizzak DMV-2's on my pickup and they're very good.

 

[yukon]

As far as the AT51's I had a set, they worked adequatly, got 93k miles out of them, but they were pretty done by the end of their life. Not super inspiring traction wise. I would get Michillin LTX M/S 2's if you want a regular tire with good snow traction.

 

[mitchclem]

Nokian hakkas get a lot of love on this forum, and they seem to be a fantastic tire. I took a gamble on Firestone Winterforce 2 UV as they are very well reviewed and bonkers cheap. I've had them on for a about 1500 miles of real winter driving so far and haven't been disappointed. Too early to have an opinion on wear, but they balanced well, are quiet, and grip on ice and snow far better than the KO2's I've ran the last couple winters. I know comparing a dedicated winter to a snowflake rated A/T is unfair, but all I'm saying is I've been happy with them.

 

[Armed in Utah]

Waiting to try these out.....if it ever snows.....LT 265-70x17

Goodyear Ultra Terrains....have em on the 'Taco truck too

 

[pawwright]

As far as the AT51's I had a set, they worked adequatly, got 93k miles out of them, but they were pretty done by the end of their life. Not super inspiring traction wise. I would get Michillin LTX M/S 2's if you want a regular tire with good snow traction.

Thanks @yukon - glad to know someone had a set - probably will get something else but nice to know.

 

[pawwright]

Nokian.

I've had the Nokians on the prius for the last couple of years and am happy with them - thx.

 

[coleAK]

Nokians are the best. I’m in Alaska and have run them on all our vehicles for well over 10 years. Currently have vehicles running Hakka 5, 7 and now two with Hakka 9’s. On my 6th winter on Hakka 7’s on my ‘13 LX570.

 

[David*BJ70]

Here in Canada we have the APA (Automobile Protection Association)

They reviewed winter tires in a very detailed way making the evaluation very easy ---> Automobile Protection Association | Automobile Protection Association | 2019-2020 Winter Tire Ratings - Pickups and Midsize and Large SUVs

The top rated are Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 and Bridgestone Blizzak DM V2.

Take time to read this objetive review. You will found it very helpfull.

HTH

 

[bcsteel]

Laramie trail cutters, Nokian Hakkapelita, Cooper M+S. These are winter specific tires.

All studded

 

[greenbeast]

I use Cooper Discovery AT3 on my daily drive truck and get great traction throughout the winter. That being said we put Blizzak's on rest of vehicles. they are strictly winter tires but their traction is amazing when compared to anything else I have tried.

 

[69LC]

I just saw these on a jeep yesterday. They look like they might be quite good in snow and ice conditions.

Bridgestone dueler at revo?

 

[fre1809]

I have using Bridgestone Blizzak the last 4 winters awesome. You will not be disappointed