Snow performance for Mud Terrain Tires
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Snow performance for Mud Terrain Tires
SO id like to know what a tire such as GEO MT or BFG MT or Destination MT tire will handle in a Canadian winter.
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Im trying to figure out if i should get new tires and jump up to a 32x11.5 AT tire, and sacrifice mileage and speedo differences... or stick with a 31x10.5 and get a mud tire for the knarly look.
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Im trying to figure out if i should get new tires and jump up to a 32x11.5 AT tire, and sacrifice mileage and speedo differences... or stick with a 31x10.5 and get a mud tire for the knarly look.
Thoughts?
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I think if you get a mud terrain like those, you should have it siped. Siping would help it so much in the winter time. See if someone in your area would do it for you, or you could always do it yourself.
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I'm going back to an BFG AT after a couple of winters with BFG MTs. Lots of pucker on snow packed roads with the MTs, which I even had sniped. In fresh deep (enough that it's still fluffy) snow, the MT is awesome, but packed snow on the roads was for me a white knuckle affair. I'm assuming that you mean by Canadian winter that you mean snowy roads. IMHO, the AT is much better than the MT for that sort of thing.
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what is siping?
I was running BFG M/T's on my Jeep and friends with A/T KO's could run circles around me in the snow. They just arent that stable. Its definately doable and a good driver can easiily handle it. I didnt really have any problems getting around but I prefered my A/T's for the snow.
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Originally Posted by Amir904
what is siping?
If you look at this Michelin LTX M/S tire, you can see all those little squiggly lines in the tread blocks. This is factory siping. If you get them siped it will just be straight cuts in the tread that you can barely see. When the tire flexes however, these cuts will open up and give you more grip on slick surfaces. It also gives the water another place to go so you get better traction on wet surfaces as well.
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Go with the Trxus M/T. They look good, plus they have siping that gives them excelent(sp) traction in the snow and on ICE. I had them on my 93 4Runner and during the winter, even the bad storms, I never had to shift into 4 wheel drive. They grip like mad, and they will do good in any situation.
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Originally Posted by Amir904
what is siping?
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My vote is for BFG ATs. I had em' on my Montero. And I was amazed at it's snow traction. Super quiet on road. Last long! My brothers Destination MTs did well too. Trxus??? Everything I've seen of them has been poor. But they are inexpensive.
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I run from central ohio to northern NY every other weekend during the winters. Lots of snow up I80 through eerie pa, and tons more east of buffalo. Anyhow, I've driven all sorts of tires during my winter trips and none have compared to the Bridgestone Dueler REVO. Best on-snow tire around in my educated opinion.
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Ive herd and read reviews that Destinations are one of the best MT's in snow, even better than BFG AT's.
I havent made a final dicision yet but i'll probably end up getting them.
I havent made a final dicision yet but i'll probably end up getting them.
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I think an old set of MT's had those little holes for studs. I had a spare set of studded tires for my scirocco in hs, that was awesome, front wheel drive and good braking distance. Remember no matter the tire (for the most part) the stopping distance is all the same. If you are on icy/snowy roads a lot, chain up. It is amazing to watch a 4x toyota with all 4 tires chained up in 4x (of course)
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I haven't had my M/Ts in the winter yet so I can't offer any input about snow traction (my BFG A/Ts did well in the snow though).
I wouldn't get them siped unless you don't really wheel it much, enough chunking occurs on mine without siping.
I wouldn't get them siped unless you don't really wheel it much, enough chunking occurs on mine without siping.
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Originally Posted by 4Crawler
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