AT M+S or Winter Tires???

[jonnycat]

lol ^

i am trying Venom Power's this year. 4 season rated, $1250 installed for 22"
(285/45R22)
so far they're great , ice is ice and better than stock, but not amazing

[ExtraSlow]

I think slicks give more ground contact.

[SKR]

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I think slicks give more ground contact.

These are the best winter tires but they don't make them in a 50 series sidewall.

[jonnycat]

I had those on my 300 srt, 12,000kms and they were gone

[FraserB]

Not true winters of course, but just ordered up a new set of Duratracs from Bob. After 90,000+km it's time for another set.

Good enough traction for how much I drive in the winter and having two sets of tires is pointless for how many km the truck will get going forward

[JfuckinC]

Stopping at the end of my road with my winters on was outstanding this morning

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

I’m waiting as long as possible to put my new Duratracs on, gotta get as much life out of these disappointing Grabber A/TX as possible.

[suntan]

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Well this will be my second winter on my duratracs so we will see how it goes I guess?

I’m open to winters, but I maintain that my truck and duratracs haven’t given me any reason/desire to upgrade yet. Maybe that’s just dumb luck, maybe it’s not.

Luckily, it’s not like it’s tough to buy some new tires on a whim if my opinion changes.

New duratracs should do fine on everything but sheer ice.

In general I find most new all-season tires do fine for their first winter. It's when they start losing tread that they get scary. OTOH the old Hankooks on my Fiesta did amazingly well last winter - no slipping, no sliding, braking was great, 3/32 tread depth. Like WTF.

[JfuckinC]

Can someone test these haha

[shakalaka]

My ZR2 also has Duratracs on it I believe and so far it has been good. Though it hasn't snowed much in Edmonton either yet. But I am thinking with 4X4 and careful driving that everyone must do regardless of what tires they have, I should be okay.

[SKR]

I went with these on my truck this winter. Maxxis Presa SUV SS-01, 275/55R20. It's my first year with real winter tires and I was driving around yesterday like an absolute dickhead with no problems.

[JohnnyHockey13]

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I went with these on my truck this winter. Maxxis Presa SUV SS-01, 275/55R20. It's my first year with real winter tires and I was driving around yesterday like an absolute dickhead with no problems.

I'm wondering what tirebob thinks of this brand but I can attest that they are AMAZING for this price.

Last winter, I bought an X1 that came with a set of Maxxis Artiktrekker with about 60% tread left, didn't think much of it as I didn't plan to drive the car through any really bad weather (just city driving)...however, I ended up selling it as I wanted to finally get some good winter tires for my 370Z instead.

Long story short, I decided to cheap out since I had the option of working from home all last winter if the roads were bad...so I decided to buy a brand new set of Maxxis Artiktrekker after finding out that they aren't even from China (I just assumed at the entry level price point, it's garbage from China), they're from Taiwan, and they are one of the cheapest you can buy. The first day after I put them on my 370Z, I drove to work the next day from Airdrie to downtown on a snow/ice covered Deerfoot, combined LSD and traction control and a near 50/50 weight distribution on my Z, I couldn't even swing out my back end if I tried, they are awesome winter tires!!

[tirebob]

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I'm wondering what tirebob thinks of this brand but I can attest that they are AMAZING for this price.

Last winter, I bought an X1 that came with a set of Maxxis Artiktrekker with about 60% tread left, didn't think much of it as I didn't plan to drive the car through any really bad weather (just city driving)...however, I ended up selling it as I wanted to finally get some good winter tires for my 370Z instead.

Long story short, I decided to cheap out since I had the option of working from home all last winter if the roads were bad...so I decided to buy a brand new set of Maxxis Artiktrekker after finding out that they aren't even from China (I just assumed at the entry level price point, it's garbage from China), they're from Taiwan, and they are one of the cheapest you can buy. The first day after I put them on my 370Z, I drove to work the next day from Airdrie to downtown on a snow/ice covered Deerfoot, combined LSD and traction control and a near 50/50 weight distribution on my Z, I couldn't even swing out my back end if I tried, they are awesome winter tires!!

I have no issues with the Maxxis line of tires for their price point at all. Again, like anything it comes down to is how decent are they for the money they cost, and they are better than most super entry level stuff for sure. I consider them to be more of a mid level performer at between entry level and mid level price points.

[shakalaka]

My ZR2 stock tires I believe are Duratracs and though they are brand new, I find them pretty good in winter so far. No real problem with them even in deep snow. Of course occasional minor slips and slides that I feel even winter tires would do. Of course have the truck in 4 high at all times lately as the roads are covered.

[mzdspd]

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I took a job up at sun peaks resort by kamloops this winter. My 2016 Sierra 2500 has the stock Michelin LTX AT2 tires.. they have about 20k on them so lots of tread life. I’m not sure how they will handle the conditions up on the mountain. I may swap them out for a set of studded duratracs but I may try them out first.. I drove the coquihalla the other day and there was about 10 cm of snow and they handled it pretty well.

Update.. I ended up swapping tires out.. I decided to get cooper AT3 XLT. I phoned around a few tire shops in kamloops and they all seemed to recommend these tires or the duratracs. Both shops said that the coopers performed better or similar to the duratracs so seemed like they are worth a try. I got these for 930$ in a 275/70/18 size, e rated and then there is a 70$ mail in rebate. Seemed like a great price and tires so far are really quiet and snow and ice traction is much better then the Michelin’s I had before. I’ve had KO2s before in the winter so I’m interested to see how these perform versus the KO2.

[dirtsniffer]

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My ZR2 stock tires I believe are Duratracs and though they are brand new, I find them pretty good in winter so far. No real problem with them even in deep snow. Of course occasional minor slips and slides that I feel even winter tires would do. Of course have the truck in 4 high at all times lately as the roads are covered.

Doesn't the zr2 have auto 4wd? easier on the drivetrain for on pavement activities.

[killramos]

4H at all times is generally a poor idea. It’s not all wheel drive.

[ExtraSlow]

But 4A is fine.

[killramos]

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But 4A is fine.

I would say it’s definitely the lesser evil

[ExtraSlow]

Not that I would know. I've just heard about it from my rich friends.