iyzik

So I moved to Colorado (from California) a year ago to go to college and was completely unable to drive last winter. I have a 2014 Mustang GT that I attempted to drive in the snow 2 or 3 times, I have Cooper RS3 track tires on it which were absolutely horrible, as you would expect. I think the only reason I was even able to move from a stop was the fact that it has a limited slip diff.
Now I have an 05' F150 single cab long bed with the V6. Unfortunately it is still 2wd....and unlike the Mustang, it has an open diff.
My buddy from Jersey says rwd trucks are practically useless in the snow and that's the general consensus I've heard also. My current tires are just some generic street tires with not a lot of tread left so I am trying to decide what kind of tires to get and if there's anything else I can do to increase traction in the snow.
The two tires I've been looking at are BFG T/A KO2's and Toyo M/T's. Toyo M/T's are my favorite truck tire on the market, I used to run them on my 93' F150 in California but I've never experienced them in snow. The BFG's have a better snow rating on tirerack but are there any others I should look into? I've considered Blizzaks but I also want something that is a little offroad capable.

130428

the KO2 are snow-rated but probably still not as good as a dedicated winter. Few people have them around here (09-14 at least), but I dont think any of them have seen much snow yet.

Winter tires + some weight in the back (300-400 lbs) should get you through most of it

Ricktwuhk

https://www.f150forum.com/f2/tire-ra...eports-274900/

screwf1fidy

kO2 all the way

atnolan94

Sure the KO2 isn't the ideal winter-only tire. But If you only have one set of tires, the KO2 does it all. I had them on my super duty and they were amazing in all conditions. That being said they never saw snow.

iyzik

Awesome, thanks for the replies guys!

Mike_p

I live in Denver, born and raised, and 4x4 is an absolute must have if you plan on staying in Colorado and not getting stuck. However, the only time I've ever had to kick into all 4 is on Jobsites while its raining, the back is just too light to push through all that mud.

The tires I'm running are Hankook 265/70R17 A/T they're on the lower end of the price scale but do a great job all year round with everything Colorado has to offer. I also had these same tires on my old 2003 AWD mountaineer, that suv with those tires is unstoppable in any weather.

edit: Don't forget to run over to Home Depot and grab a couple sand bags to throw in the back

jeremyyc

I live in Calgary, which is a lot like Denver geographically. I used 4HI once last year to pull away from an icy intersection, so don't worry about having a 2WD truck. Like the others have said, the KO2 will do everything. Drive safely, get the KO2's and you should be fine.

f1501877

i have ko2s on my f150 fx2 and there are amazing ! better then most full snow rated tires out there.

130428

^ 'cause you drove the same truck on "most full snow rated tires out there" to be able to compare, right?

(full disclosure, I just got a set of Blizzaks and I'm still trying to decide if they are as good as I was hoping they would be...)