Winter tire recommendations?

[DirtDawg]

I see all you guys who get real winters still suggest the BFG ATs -- is it the extra weight of the Land Cruiser + full time 4wd that makes them decent for you?

I never liked them personally because everyone and their brother runs them and what others told me about their experience, so I never joined the club. I'd say 2/5 of the people I know who have them, said they hydroplaned on water and/or slipped on ice at some point in ownership, even when they were at mostluy full tread...and this for CA winters where we don't get real weather. I always thought it was because they were relatively hard compound (to wear like iron) and lacked clear pathways for water to exit the tread. In all other terrain I can see them being great.

Never had any issues with my Duratracs, hope to get the same performance from my Wildpeak AT3Ws, so far so good.

Now in Oklahoma, we don't get "real winters", but Ive experienced plenty of winter driving in both versions of BFG at's (KOs & KO2s) on multiple vehicles. Ran 3 different sets of KOs on my 1999 Toyota 4Runner - the KOs would slip every now and then on the ice/snow, but never to where I was put out of control, and I will say that I did hydroplane once with them, though honestly I shouldn't have been on the road. Then came the KO2s on my 1999 3/4T Dodge Truck-even with the gobs of torque from the diesel engine I could barely make them slip when wet. Tons of winter driving in that truck and the KO2s are amazing. Same here with my LX. I think the compounding and design on the KO2s is way better than the KOs, which shows in the snow/ice/wet conditions.

 

[Hokie LX]

I run KO2's year round here in Buffalo, NY with fairly harsh winters. Never had an issue on my LX or on my old 2011 Tahoe with them. They're awesome in the snow/ice.

EDIT: I have NEVER had KO2's hydroplane on me.

 

[marshcat]

Just got a set of General Grabber Arctic 265/65R-18 for my '03. They ride great so far, and I've had an excellent experience in the past with General winter tires.

 

[azzaLX]

I run Nokian Hakappelitta 8 SUV Sudded on Tundra steel 18" wheels. 275/65/18, just one size up from the original 275/60/18. Nothing fancy, does the job really well up here where I am.

 

[BigBlue99]

Cooper AT3s work for me. WAS better than the Revo 2s I had which sucked in the snow.

 

[rusty_tlc]

Still happy running these tires nearly 4 years later;
Michelin ltx a/t 2
Tough to beat unless you need true snow tire.

 

[landylover21]

For those who are looking for a good all-arounder, the OEM Michelin LTX M/S tires that originally came with my truck did well in the winter, so good that I didn't need a dedicated snow tire. So good I bought a second set after I ran a set of Cooper H/T's which got me stuck in two inches of snow. They also performed better than the Cooper WeatherMaster studded tires I had for those winter years.

 

[NormDuke]

Still happy running these tires nearly 4 years later;
Michelin ltx a/t 2
Tough to beat unless you need true snow tire.

Pretty much what I've got now, and I need true snow tires lol