So I am new here, and have a few questions.

I opted for the "all terrain" tires as I live in a town that has a lot of dirt roads (oddly enough several with million dollar homes on them.). My experience with most trucks is that the "all terrain" or "off road" tires are not really great. I've heard that the Lightning will have the Hankook Dynapro AT2 for sneakers. Had these on my '15 F-150 and they're pretty good tires.....until it snows. I currently run Nokian Rotiivas which are "all weather" and are severe weather rated (Mountain/snowflake symbol) and have had pretty good luck with them, this being my second set of them.

Just curious as to what some folks are going to put on their truck in the snowy areas. I currently run Nokian Rotiivas which are "all weather" and are severe weather rated (Mountain/snowflake symbol.)

Most of you guys are far smarter than I am (a low bar) and know much more than I do about this stuff, so I wonder your thoughts on just getting some good truck snow tires and swapping them out. Ideally I'd love a nice aggressive tire like a BFG AT KO but those'll kill the range I suspect.

Just wondering what others are thinking.

 

That is what came on my current 2015 too. Didn't last 2 years. replaced at about 20K miles. Went with Nitto Terra Grappler G2 and they are still good after another 40K miles. Great look and performance.
As for snow....I live in Buffalo. We get a bit.

 

knicehit - I thought the Hankooks did well until a flake fell.

I came across Nokian Outpost tires this past week. I have had good luck with Nokians on 3 different vehicles and across 6 sets of tires. The Outposts are supposed to be made a bit more for EVs with some improved rolling resistance. Reasonably aggressive tread too.

 

the lightening will probably have E rated tires because of the weight.

 

I would say they will get C rated tires at max. My HDPP with a higher gross vehicle weight has C's. Plus C's are lighter than E's which will improve range.

 

It will probably come with the same tire the other F150s have, as I'm sure Ford is getting some type of discount for bulk purchases and wants to limit supply chain complexity. Having said that, the optimal tire for the application will vary based on the needs of the specific users. I run Cooper E tires on my Expedition because I tow a large camper and wanted the increased stiffness and puncture resistance. Someone that isn't towing long distances and is staying on road could probably go with any road oriented tire, like one of the Michelins. If it snows in the area, a three-peak rated tire may be sufficient for an all-season. My Expedition is 4x2 without LSD and it performed well with the Cooper, which is three-peak rated, in light snow and slush. The Lightning is AWD, so going won't be an issue...but it's heavy so stopping and turning might on snow might be. I don't like the Hankook Dynapro. I tried those before the Coopers and found them to be mushy and lacking high-speed stability.