It's interesting to read these comments. I have driven on nothing but all season radials on snowy icy roads for 30 years in North Dakota, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, & West Virginia. I have had two sets of truck tires that I thought were not adequate for snow-covered roads in all those years.

 

Never thought of dropping the air pressure.

Anyone else run lower pressure during the winter? I know the air in tires tend to have a lower psi in the cold already.

 

I thought the standard Michelin LTX M/S2 tires on my truck were true "all season". But I've been doing some checking and found Michelin calls them "highway/all-season". After reading reviews it looks like most say they are excellent on wet and dry but only "good" on light snow, and marginal on icy roads. I'll look for better shoes when it comes time to replace them.

 

Great thread! I'm interested to see what my stock 20" Hankook Dynapro's do in the snow/ice. I've driven a few different trucks in the winter, so that will not be new. I'm guessing I will end up putting some sand in the back, but will try without first just to see how it behaves.

Also, this will be the first truck I've had with traction / stability (Advancetrac) control, so that will be interesting to see how that helps performance. Had them on cars / suv's before, just not a truck.

 

We just had our first six inch snow fall in Westarn Pa, read hilly twisty roads, and I was out tooling around before the snow plows and salt trucks were out. The Hankook Dynapros stuck to the road great. I have no idea why people do not like them. I didn't slip at all. We will see if this holds true for the rest of the winter but for now, I see no reason to change them.

 

I put 23k miles on the Hankook on my Ram before I got my F150 and they were fantastic. I am sure the oem ones aren't as good but not sure why they get such a bad rap.

 

My OEM Goodyear tires leave something to be desired. I'm considering either the Michelin Defender LTX M/S or the Michelin LTX A/T 2. I'm really stuck between the two, and I also see that getting the true LT version w/ the higher load rating drops the treadlife warranty. I do mostly highway/normal roads, I tow a 3k pound cargo trailer a few times a year. Nothing serious.

My rear end was swinging out a bunch w/ the Goodyears, even while being tender w/ it.

 

I really like Michelin tires. It's what I go to once the OEMs wear out.

 

What he said minus the 350lbs of salt and I would have it in 4x with 9 inches of snow. I've had BFG KOs on all of the trucks I've owned in the past 25 years. This one has KO2s. I would never even consider another brand after experiencing the KOs. They are just superior in all conditions, especially in the snow. And they're good looking too.

As far as the rear end jumping out - even under normal conditions, that's the crap stock shocks. Replace the stock shocks with quality aftermarkets and that issue will pretty much be history.

 

I'm not a BFGoodrich fan, every set I have owned has worn poorly.