Originally Posted by
r3ccOs
So a season with the Nokian R3's so far on the F150 - significantly better than the Cooper AT/W (AT3 winter) - but due to the nature of a truck being light weight bias'd RWD I get why most people just opt with a Snowflake rated tire
Being that I spend MOST of my time with my F150 on-road these days, a Proper Winter tire for my almost weekly commute on the 93 to the vacation property makes sense. I rarely need to put it in 4x4 other than the absolutely inclimate conditions.
Could I get away with a NEW set of Duratracs, Cooper AT/3 W, BFG A/Ts, Nokia Rotiiva... absolutely, just be more often in 4x4 BUT as per Brent, will add additonal drivetrain strain and worse fuel economy.
IF I was back into Backcounry skiing and Hunting - I would definately go with with a good snowflake rated A/T
I would NEVER put a E ply tire on a half ton for Winter - the sidewall flex of a P rated C-ply tire performs substantially better at confirming for on-road conditons
After all that, I would say that the Cooper Discoverer M/S is the perfect Winter tire compromise as an offroading winter tire.