Apparently, for some reason, he can only do this when his truck remains in a straight line.Quote:
Originally Posted by tenB
I have no idea how he makes it around a corner in dry pavement. Deserves an olympic medal.
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Apparently, for some reason, he can only do this when his truck remains in a straight line.Quote:
Originally Posted by tenB
I have no idea how he makes it around a corner in dry pavement. Deserves an olympic medal.
Were they siped? I have the STTs from before they had a pro version siped on my FZJ80 and they crush all types of cold weather roads. I'm on my second set and had to search far and wide to find a pre-Pro version. I do think the FZJ80 would do pretty well on the snow with many different kinds of tires though.Quote:
Originally Posted by NW_SKIER
Putting four new Bilstiens and four new Cooper AT3s on my F150 on Friday. Have the AT3s on my van and they do really well there too.
Neither of these will be as good as winter specific tires but I don't change seasonal tires out. I would like to maybe but we have four cars and it would be a pain whether is paying to store tires, storing tires, using snow wheels, paying to get them changed...
Not siped, no. I never felt like I had any grip on wet or snow covered roadways. Forget about driving in 2wd on slightly slick roads. I hated them. Couldn't relax.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conundrum
For reference. 2016 taco with small suspension lift. 285/70 r17
Feathering the throttle to control a powerslide with ski boots on is more challenge then I want to deal with on a public road. If the ass end isn't breaking loose under moderate throttle, that becomes a non-issue, I'm not trying to drive like Ken Block. If you can drive gymkhana-style in ski boots, please share the video. Leather tele boots don't count.Quote:
Originally Posted by MakersTeleMark
More on-topic, A/T tires + packed snow = a very skittish back end in 2WD. Nokians (or snow tires in general) + packed snow = consistent grip, better feedback before breaking loose, and a more controllable switch from static to kinetic friction.
Lots of talk about the duratrac... I'll say I just got a set and I am so far impressed. They're quieter than the general grabbers I used to have
I've owned 3 sets and won't buy anything else for a mantruckmobile. Although I will admit I got some studded Hankook for my wife's fzj80 because she wanted an ice tire. I said, okay.Quote:
Originally Posted by kwilder
That's crazy as my grabbers were waaaay quieter than the duratracs I have on my work truck. We have been running the duratracs on most of our work trucks only to be moving away from them to a different tire due to noise, steering wheel buzz as well as lack of longevity, winter traction and difficulty in getting them balanced.Quote:
Originally Posted by kwilder
I am running the KO2 in my personal rig now and they blow the duratracs out of the water. Super quiet, zero buzz and way better winter performance, I have 15k on them and they still look new. They have about 98% of the duratracs performance in mud, the only place the duratracs are just a touch better but that can be handled by driver ability.
Here comes the bfg apologist.
LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Leavenworth Skier
You know my story on the bfg. I wish they had worked for me, I think they look cool.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2FUNKY
Yep, sounded like you had a bad build. We have had several duratracs completely throw lugs and chunk as well as a few had the steel belts come apart. More reasons why our company is moving away from them. I was able to do a head to head and the KO2 is a better tire. The duratracs were installed the same time as my KO2's, granted the duratracs now have 35k on them but are right at 3/32 tread left and will be coming off next week. Many co workers have diesel trucks running the KO2 down gravel roads and such and have not had the issue you did. Again, I believe you received a bad build as can happen with any tire.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leavenworth Skier
Pssst... ATW is the same pattern, rated a bit less tread life, but softer compound that does better in winter. Not noticeably different than a standard AT tire in the summer when it was a hundred in Northern CA. But really really good in the winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conundrum
2011 Infiniti QX, same as new Armada. Stock Dueler HT is meh and pricy. Minimal off road but I need decent snow traction on hills. I’ve been happy with the Geolandars I have on an old 80 series cruiser, but what about Hancock Dynapro ATM? That looks like a solid option
They are loud for hwy/city driving. Look at the Michelin LTX MS/2 or the AT/2. I was looking at this time last year for my Landcuiser and went with AT tires; but would have gone with LTX's if I wanted more HWY/City performance. They usually go one sale now too.
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Originally Posted by ThreeRidges
Hankook Dynapro ATM are quieter than Duratracs and better in/on most everything but deep mud or snow in my experience. Great on wet, snow and ice covered roads. Quiet on dry pavement for an aggressive AT tire. Durability is good. The price is quite attractive compared to similar options. I like them better than the different Coopers I had on my truck before. Those Koreans can make good tires.
Winter only or year-round compromise tires? If you're doing minimal warm-weather driving or can swap for the summer and don't need a rugged AT tire, I'd seriously think about the Cooper Discoverer M+S. I had them on my XTerra and was quite happy with them both in snow and on FS roads in the dry and (moderately) wet.Quote:
Originally Posted by ThreeRidges
Thanks, trying to go year round. Most heavy snow would be in eastern Blue Ridge, which does get a dump a few times each year.
Fyi, 4wheelparts is having a huge tire sale, I'm looking at getting a set of 5 315/75 r16 Duratracs for $1100 delivered. That's basically like getting a free tire
We recently installed LTX MS/2 along with Moto metal wheels and some brake job on brother's truck. Huge difference on handling and noise from previous Continental tires.Quote:
Originally Posted by esseff
Fresh set of Duratracs in the fall, been very impressed so far this winter. I have driven quite a bit in deep snow / slush on logging roads for sledding access and have had no issues.
Think I'm going to pull the trigger on the Falken Wildpeak AT3/W s. Any more thoughts on these? I can get a better price on these than anything else I'm interested in with the peak snowflake emblem. Also, anyone ever gone through point S or discount tire? Same price through both places.
I like my local discount a lot
I used DT to buy my Wildpeak's. I did have to bang on them a little to get price matching, but they were very responsive.
I don't know what "point S" is, but I always buy through Discount Tire. Tips:Quote:
Originally Posted by OregonDead
1) Wait for a Discount Tire rebate sale. They run these regularly - next one will probably be Memorial Day, then July 4. Typically see something like $100 off a set of 4. Rebates are stackable with manufacturer rebates, so if your heart is set on that Falken tire, cross your fingers and hope Falken is running a rebate then.
2) Open a Discount Tire credit card (no annual fee, obviously pay it off as soon as you get the bill). You always get an additional $30 rebate off the set of 4 tires. If you buy during one of their sales, DT doubles the rebate if you use a DT card, to $60. This is in addition to any other rebates available.
3) Consider buying online from discounttiredirect.com, rather than the store. Free shipping. Also may have 0 sales tax, depending on your location. (If you're in Oregon with 0 sales tax anyway, this doesn't matter.) Pricing and rebate sales are similar to the brick-and-mortar stores, but they are a separate corporation. Factor in the local mount-and-balance cost if you do this -- I always go this route, and have tires mounted/balanced at Walmart.
4) Rebates: DT is fast in processing (submit online), and I've never had any fail to get awarded. Typically you get a plastic Visa gift card in the mail. If you don't want to deal with GCs, you can drain them into your Amazon account by buying yourself Amazon gift cards.
I bought these for my Land Cruiser two Decembers ago online a DT. They drop ship to my as local as possible DT and they call when tires arrive. I asked for a price match on another online retailer and DT called me and we negotiated a great deal on the phone. Would def. recco tires and DT.
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Originally Posted by OregonDead
Thanks. Didn't know about discounttiredirect.com and it has a significantly lower price on the tires than the discounttire.com site.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Chupacabra
I think I've only done this once, but if you print out the tire price from DT Direct and bring it into the DT store, they should price match it.Quote:
Originally Posted by OregonDead
Just got of the phone with the local DT and they made me this offer. Probably just going to go with DT for the mounting too.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Chupacabra
They will match it. Also the mounting and balancing can be negotiated at discount. Bought a set of trailer tires and told them I wasn't going to pay their mb price so they halved it.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Chupacabra
Tire rack in the other hand wont match. I can order tires from them at 4 pm and get them the next day though so they still win sometimes.
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Thanks for the advice everyone. I went ahead and ordered the tires through the local DT today. Guy I talked to today came up with a price about $5.50 higher than the guy yesterday and when I mentioned it he dropped down to yesterday's price no question. Makes me think I could have gotten down a bit lower with a little more negotiating but oh well, next time.
I sure wouldn't sweat that. I usually buy from the local shop when they are having a sale because I would rather throw a few extra dollars their way than the online retailers, but understand that's a personal choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by OregonDead
As far as the Falken's, I have been running them for a while now on my F150. Great tires for the price, excellent in mud and snow, ice not so much.
Bump for any new truck tire intel.
2006 Sequoia, and my current tires won't make it through another winter. Probably looking for just another "set it and forget it" tire (ie not snows). What's the new hotness for what is mostly dry roads, but obviously must handle snow well.
The Goodyear trail runners I put on last fall have been great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
See earlier post you and I discussed them and AT2 grabbers.
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Danno,
Check out the Falken Wildpeak AT3W.
Good price point and good on wear after 2 years for me. Great in snow, mud, sand, not the best on ice but acceptable IMO.
Just put these on my Land Crusher a couple of months ago - super happy with them thus far. Looking forward to checking them out this winter, but summer travel and fire roads have had good results - price point is great especially after Discount Tire rebates.
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Originally Posted by 3PinGrin
Not super pleased with cooper at3 on our f150. Don’t handle snow that well and are wearing quickly
They were pretty cheap by having discount tire price match pep boys for the equivalent discoverer tire
Duratracs
BFG AT KO2. Usually a pretty good deal at Costco on these w/ warranty and rotations. On my 6th pair, still can't find anything better.
Do you need offroad capability at all, or just good manners on street + snow?Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
I started a thread awhile back about "all weather" tires, and there are several truck tires available with the 3PMSF rating.
I'd pay attention to the tire load rating you require. I recently bought the BFG AT KO2 for my first gen Tundra, which I could only get in an E rating. Took them off after a couple of months because the ride was too rough and I didn't need the load capacity. I then bought the Falken Wildpeak AT3W in a lower rating and couldn't be happier.