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Thanks guys! I'm definitely going with a true winter tire as I prefer to run two sets of tires and wheels for the ultimate results. Little more expensive up front but they both last longer and I can swap the wheels myself so it balances out.
Friend of mine who is into sledding drives in some of the worst Canadian winter mountain roads and raves and Hercules Avalanche studded and Hankook Winter iPike also studded. I'll definitely check them out as well.
The iPikes are also a great tire and I buy those for my wife's car
I ran the Yokohama ig51s in 275/55-20 on qmy 16 lariat for the last 2 winters (and last winter in tahoe was huge!). Excellent tires, I highly recommend and I have used most of the major winter tire brands. Theblizzaks are ok initially but wear quickly. The Yokos have been much better in all aspects in my experience and I runthemon my wife's Macan turbo as well.
I don't know why so many people have hard ons for these duratrac tires. They're a utility truck tire, they look like **** and ride like crap. So unless you work for the power company or some other place that you need a hard as rock tire...keep looking.
Oh ya, the haters will attack now but the duratracs are not the best tire out there and neither are the KO2 tires from BF. 10 ply tires that weigh double a regular tire...no thanks. I like my truck to ride smooth.
Thanks guys! I'm definitely going with a true winter tire as I prefer to run two sets of tires and wheels for the ultimate results. Little more expensive up front but they both last longer and I can swap the wheels myself so it balances out.
Friend of mine who is into sledding drives in some of the worst Canadian winter mountain roads and raves and Hercules Avalanche studded and Hankook Winter iPike also studded. I'll definitely check them out as well.
I am in the Toronto area and have owned many many many brands (both cheap and expensive) snow tires... In my opinion get dedicated snow tires.... No winter approved all season can touch them.
Get the cheapest snow tires for your size. Even the cheapest brands from Nexen, Arctic Claw, Sailun, Triangle will be impressive in the winter... They performed comparatively as good. Believe me, I had Blizzaks on my SUV and then switched to Sailuns and was very impressed... Also impressed with the money I saved.
I ran the Yokohama ig51s in 275/55-20 on qmy 16 lariat for the last 2 winters (and last winter in tahoe was huge!). Excellent tires, I highly recommend and I have used most of the major winter tire brands. Theblizzaks are ok initially but wear quickly. The Yokos have been much better in all aspects in my experience and I runthemon my wife's Macan turbo as well.
I don't know why so many people have hard ons for these duratrac tires. They're a utility truck tire, they look like **** and ride like crap. So unless you work for the power company or some other place that you need a hard as rock tire...keep looking.
Oh ya, the haters will attack now but the duratracs are not the best tire out there and neither are the KO2 tires from BF. 10 ply tires that weigh double a regular tire...no thanks. I like my truck to ride smooth.
My tires are General grabbers for winter.
lol my E rated duratracs ride great, never has been an instance where im like "man these LT tires ride like a wagon"
I mean, theyre obviously no dedicated winter tire, but at the same time nowhere near as "bad" as you make them out to be.
KO2 are not snow tires. While I do have them and they do fairly well in the snow and ice they’re far from a snow tire. My buddy in winter in Tahoe runs Blizzak tires. They’re super soft and squishy but they track on snow like nothing else. My KO2 kick out and those blizzaacks simply don’t. They’re a different breed of tire. A true snow tire. So if you’re in the snow and ice, I’d say get a set of steelies and put those on. They’re really good on snow and ice.
Yea, the stock 18s on my XLT (Michelin somethings) suuuuuck in the snow. We just had our first storm, and I was surprised....for a second I thought I was on ice under the snow, but no, they just suck. My old GMC stock tires ....(M&S) were way better.... Just goes to show how tires matter.
Get the tire for the job. "Good in snow" for a non winter tire isn't "Great in snow", and it's a big difference.
I've always recommended Blizzacks, and all the buyers come back telling my how awesome they are.
I'd buy the skinny wheel and skinniest tire that meets the load requirements.
10-20-2017, 01:10 PM
