Snow Chains / Tire Chains
03-05-2009, 10:31 PM
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im getting the price from my local shop sorry i guess it would be cheaper there then off the iinternet .. he charges 20 buck on the cost of a tire usually 150 to 300 a tire there 48 bucks for instation thats take the tires off the old rim put the new tire on the rim with new valve stem then balances it and puts in back on the rig. so thats 1,248.00 out the door but its cheaper if you get remolds
03-06-2009, 12:27 AM
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$130 for tires, 30 for studs, $100 each for rims, I checked before I got my last all seasons. According to NHTSA the specification for snow tires do not require any testing in snow, all they need is a certain amount of void space per inch of tire to qualify. The do not need to be pinned for studs either, or have a special tread compound. For the recaps I have never had good luck with them, I always start to separate after around 25% tread wear.
03-06-2009, 08:33 PM
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okay i don't know about other companies but cooper makes the top of the line remolds i have run 2 sets so far and love them they have with stood me burning them loading from 1/4 ton to 2 ton on to my truck for the hole summer and lasted till they were to the wear bar i am about the get another set 31" cooper discoverers STT with green diamonds ... plus remolds have a warrenty on them unlike new tires
03-06-2009, 08:38 PM
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"remolds have a warrenty on them unlike new tires "
this is all well and good but it will do little good if a tire lets go when you are going 65 MPH on the interstate.
Truth be told I have no experience with them on a passenger car.
All the ones I have seen blow out are on large over the road trucks I have first hand experience of what can happen and the damage they can cause when they let go.
this is all well and good but it will do little good if a tire lets go when you are going 65 MPH on the interstate.
Truth be told I have no experience with them on a passenger car.
All the ones I have seen blow out are on large over the road trucks I have first hand experience of what can happen and the damage they can cause when they let go.
03-07-2009, 01:45 AM
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Recaps or Remolds all have the same life on the carcass and that is usually what fails on the tires, big rigs usually separate due to low air pressure. The failures I have had on my own vehicle were due to the steel belts either breaking due to moisture or mechanical failures caused by road hazards.
03-08-2009, 10:39 PM
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Advice from someone who lives in the mountains of idaho, where there is over 3 feet of snow on the ground on average. The roads i drive are dirt roads that are snow and ice covered from december-march. Go with a dedicated snow tire or soft rubber all terrain and always have a chains just in case you get in trouble. Dont buy an all season or a mud terrain yes mud terrains are good in fresh snow they absolutely lick on ice and hard pack. I run the Bridgestone Dueller AT Revo and i would say they have as much snow traction as the Bridgestone winter dueller (yes i have owned them) without having to buy 2 sets of tires.
03-08-2009, 11:05 PM
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My all terrains do as good of a job as the neighbors studded snows in deep snow, on ice I have not been in a position that hers would out pull mine. The biggest problem is that my tires will probably not last as long considering they are softer and I run them year round. In 2-3 foot snow I have not had much problems other than no weight on the back tires. I currently do not have chains so I am careful about travelling solo in deep snow. The tires I ran that worked best on show were Yokohamas on a Toy 4X4 these would float on top of all but the softest powder, and these did work better than the studded tires that came with the truck.
