Snow and sand tires

[ADUBIS]

So my kid works for a local tire shop and has access to some serious deals on tires. What I'm looking for is something that will handle the occasional snow we get here in Va along with some summertime beach driving down in OBX. Not doing any off roading and have no intention of lifting my truck other than leveling the front possibly. I've also read that a MT tire is not good for snow.

Need some input and also if I do this anyone interested in some stock 17" tires with under 1000 miles on em ( will properly post in the for sale section if so )

 

[eljefe]

Subscribed. I also live in the Hampton Roads area and have asked the same question with zero response. I'm thinking of running a 33x12.50 tire just for the bigger footprint.


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[develand]

Could try the BFG KO2. Great in snow and been used for Baja type applications.

 

[Jimmy68]

Could try the BFG KO2. Great in snow and been used for Baja type applications.

Add to that the Duratrac. Looks like a mud tire but is winter rated and digs through anything. Gets plenty of miles, I run mine almost daily especially in the winter. The open tread pattern will move sand and the sipes bite ice and snow. Amazingly quiet on the highway.

 

[bcbouy]

until you run over a rock and they puncture so bad you cant patch the pos.worst tire i've ever owned and i'll recommend anyone avoid them every chance i get.

 

[develand]

until you run over a rock and they puncture so bad you cant patch the pos.worst tire i've ever owned and i'll recommend anyone avoid them every chance i get.

Which ones you talking about?

 

[bcbouy]

duratrac.hated them from the first time i drove my truck off the lot.i tried to get the dealer to swap them but even they didn't want them.they may be ok for a 1500 but they suck hard under an hd.

 

[develand]

Never been a Goodyear fan in general.

 

[Mbarclay]

until you run over a rock and they puncture so bad you cant patch the pos.worst tire i've ever owned and i'll recommend anyone avoid them every chance i get.

Was that with one of the 10 ply duratracs or the 4 ply?

 

[bcbouy]

whatever the m/t is.all i know it was a d rated.i tore a hole so big driving down a hard pack dirt road,i put 3 plugs in it and it still wouldn't hold air.they were almost brand new.i switched them for nittos the next day.had to drive 6oo km's to the tire shop and back.i was 80 km's into the bush and over 200 km's from the nearest city, in the middle of a fishing trip.

 

[Jimmy68]

whatever the m/t is.all i know it was a d rated.i tore a hole so big driving down a hard pack dirt road,i put 3 plugs in it and it still wouldn't hold air.they were almost brand new.i switched them for nittos the next day.had to drive 6oo km's to the tire shop and back.i was 80 km's into the bush and over 200 km's from the nearest city, in the middle of a fishing trip.

And I go hunting in the bush up cut lines and through washouts and mud, sticks, roots, rocks and never once had a problem with my Duratracs.
But anything can happen at any time to any tire. As the saying goes, **** happens.
I'd say Super Swamper bias TSL's are tougher compared to Nittos or Goodyears but suck on the road, more so in winter.
But this is a great tire IMO. https://www.goodyear.com/en-US/tires/wrangler-duratrac

 

[coldfusion73]

Duratracs are the best tire I've ever owned. 60,000 km of highway, dirt, snow, mud, you name it. Never had a flat and never got stuck.


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[bcbouy]

then you're both extremely lucky and your duratracs are living on borrowed time and i have no doubt they will fail you .good luck.

 

[Jimmy68]

then you're both extremely lucky and your duratracs are living on borrowed time and i have no doubt they will fail you .good luck.

Or you've got such bad luck if it was raining women you'd get hit by a *****.

 

[coldfusion73]

then you're both extremely lucky and your duratracs are living on borrowed time and i have no doubt they will fail you .good luck.

I'll let my 3 other friends that have been running Duratracs for the past 4 years problem free that they are living on borrowed time. Thanks for the warning.


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[bcbouy]

i don't give a flying **** what you two think of your duratracs.my opinion was directed at the op.if you guys were stupid enough to drink the duratrac koolaid,thats on you.i hope you both get stranded in the middle of nowhere like i did.WHEN you do,post it so we can all laugh.i'm done.

 

[Jimmy68]

Holy ****.

 

[Jimmy68]

I had a Dodge fuel pump quit on me while hunting. 80 miles from any parts store. Should I ***** about Dodge products and only purchase aftermarket ones?
Probably.
Same as a friend who loves Cooper tires. New, maybe 200 miles on them and a root goes through a sidewall. Does that mean all Cooper tires are now garbage? Suppose so.

OK EVERYBODY. STOP DRIVING UNTIL YOU BUY NITTO TIRES. THERE THE ONLY ONES WORTH BUYING.

 

[SHOOT2KILL]

So my kid works for a local tire shop and has access to some serious deals on tires. What I'm looking for is something that will handle the occasional snow we get here in Va along with some summertime beach driving down in OBX. Not doing any off roading and have no intention of lifting my truck other than leveling the front possibly. I've also read that a MT tire is not good for snow.

Need some input and also if I do this anyone interested in some stock 17" tires with under 1000 miles on em ( will properly post in the for sale section if so )

I bought a set of these...275-70-18...$765.00 shipped to my front door...I will use them for 4-5 months during plow season, then switch back to the TransForce AT oem junk...
Greenball Kanati Mud Hog Tires - 35x12.5x17 - PRODUCT REVIEW

 

[Jimmy68]

I bought a set of these...275-70-18...$765.00 shipped to my front door...I will use them for 4-5 months during plow season, then switch back to the TransForce AT oem junk...
Greenball Kanati Mud Hog Tires - 35x12.5x17 - PRODUCT REVIEW

Heard someone else use those and they liked them. No Nitto but the price is right.