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After 56 years of winter driving in Canada the BFG Winter Slaloms are by far the best winter tire I've ever used and recommend them to everyone.
Agreed 100%. I love them.
Originally Posted by 11screw50
Wow, the road crews where you guys are must suck. Even when we get 20+ inches of snow, there is NEVER more than a few inches on the road here. I have never run dedicated winter tires (that said, I am buying a set for my son's Sentra this winter). If anything, I'm usually the guy pulling others out of the ditch. To date, the Toyo AT2's were my favorite tire in the snow (followed by the Falken's I have on now). The old BFG ATKO sucked in snow so I never bothered trying the new one. Maybe they are better this time (I think it was the rubber compound, they wore like iron, got 70k out of a set on my Nissan).
Last time I considered Pirellis, I read a lot about them flat-spotting when left sitting overnight in the cold. No thanks.
As for temps, usually we don't see much below -15F here although when we go to my inlaws I have seen -35F a few times (my wife saw the then state record -47F before we met).
Yes they do suck around here. Main freeways and arteries get done first, residential areas can be a day, two or three before they get done. The city also likes to wait until the snow stops to finish the job. It's common for us to get 3-4 or more days of constant snowfall. When that happens, the freeways and highways are done constantly, but everything else is ignored until the snow stops falling. Chalk it up to the city being cheap combined with lack of road crews and equipment.
Yes they do suck around here. Main freeways and arteries get done first, residential areas can be a day, two or three before they get done. The city also likes to wait until the snow stops to finish the job. It's common for us to get 3-4 or more days of constant snowfall. When that happens, the freeways and highways are done constantly, but everything else is ignored until the snow stops falling. Chalk it up to the city being cheap combined with lack of road crews and equipment.
In my area, it's really hit or miss. The city I live in has plows out constantly. We get our residential street plowed about every 6 hours during a storm, and if it's big enough, they bring in heavy equipment to move the snow.
10 minutes away (county crews instead of city), where my mom lives, it can be more than a week before her cul-de-sac gets plowed. When my wife and I were first dating, she drove up to have dinner with me (we lived about 45 mins away from each other), and I suggested she get going or she'd be snowed in for several days. She didn't believe me (came from an area where the crews were on their game), and got snowed in for 4 days
I've been running the new Pirelli tires for about 4 months now in 275/60R20. No harsh winter weather yet, but they handle wet roads without issue, with no noticeable increase in stopping distance or decrease in traction. And they're just as smooth & quiet as the stock 275/65R18 Michelin Primacy XC in my experience. I picked them up for $687 after $145 in Pirelli & Discount Tire rebates.
Curiois if those measure 33" tall mounted? Is your truck leveled?
I gotta be honest here. The stock Goodyear Wrangler Adventure w/Kevlar A/T tires that came on my 2015 were great on wet grass, dirt, gravel, and upwards of 22" of snow. Never got stuck and didn't slip unless I wanted to
If that's what's coming on your ordered truck, you'll be just fine. Like you, I spend the vast majority of driving time on the road, with trips to my in-laws and winter being the off-road and snowy conditions, respectively.
-John
My Goodyear Wrangler Adventure w/Kevlar A/T didn't come with the 3 peaks, so the insurance company doesnt give me my policy rebate....small detail you may say, but the off-the-shelf Wrangler adventure HAVE the 3 peaks....so Ford did cut corners by avoiding paying royalties for the symbol maybe??? In all cases, I keep those wranglers for 3 seasons, and I got a set of black rims and 3 peaks winter tires for the winter piece....
Do those Pirelli tires carry on the Pirelli tradition of becoming square after being parked for a short time? They were oem on my 07 and 09 and totally square feeling for the 1st mile or 2 each and every morning, with proper tire inflation. Just curious as I have zero desire of buying any tire with Pirelli on it.
Do those Pirelli tires carry on the Pirelli tradition of becoming square after being parked for a short time? They were oem on my 07 and 09 and totally square feeling for the 1st mile or 2 each and every morning, with proper tire inflation. Just curious as I have zero desire of buying any tire with Pirelli on it.
These tires aren't remotely similar to their old Scorpion ATR. I've had zero issues with mine so far being parked 12.5 hours a day while I'm working.
08-31-2018, 12:59 PM
