Winter Tires

[sollie]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there is a thread to discuss winter tires yet?

Personally, I'm wondering if they're worth getting. Anyone know how the stock tires do in cold and snow, and are the popular winter tires radically better than those?

 

[Tremors]

I had these on a Tundra before. Depends on where you live and what type of driving you do?

Speaking of these tires, you can stud them actually. And they are 3 peak rated for snow. They worked just fine for me in Salt Lake City headed to ski resorts and some off trail driving in fresh snow. But I was never on ice. We don’t get much of that in Utah.

If you are driving on icy roads, I may want to stud these or buy a dedicated winter tire.

 

[FatBoyAl]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there is a thread to discuss winter tires yet?

Personally, I'm wondering if they're worth getting. Anyone know how the stock tires do in cold and snow, and are the popular winter tires radically better than those?

I took delivery of my Tremor January of this year. I was happy with the performance on the stock tires on snow and ice. In my opinion, they seem to be better than the BFG KO/2 that I had on my previous truck (in the snow).

 

[FaKtor34]

I took delivery of my Tremor January of this year. I was happy with the performance on the stock tires on snow and ice. In my opinion, they seem to be better than the BFG KO/2 that I had on my previous truck (in the snow).

I agree with you on being better than bfg, like the other post they are studdable I posted the type of stud it takes somewhere in the beginning of the tire forum.

 

[Eliteforc]

What kind of winters do you get? Lots of ice and hard pack snow?

I'll be purchasing a set of dedicated winters to run this year and then look at just finding a good set of 35s for a year round tire next year.

 

[FaKtor34]

Good set of falken wildpeak at3w or MT Baja boss at. Best all around tires that work well in snow and ice.

 

[FaKtor34]

Stud Specifications

generaltire.custhelp.com

There's the stud type for our factory tires if anyone needs it for winter.

 

[Mjdubs]

Good set of falken wildpeak at3w or MT Baja boss at. Best all around tires that work well in snow and ice.

Have yet to get winter miles on my Baja Boss A/T but can 100% vouch for the AT3W.

Best winter AT tire I’ve had bar none.

 

[FaKtor34]

Have yet to get winter miles on my Baja Boss A/T but can 100% vouch for the AT3W.

Best winter AT tire I’ve had bar none.

I haven't personally ran the Baja Boss but a friend says they are just as good as the wildpeaks are in snow and ice, I've had 2 sets of the wildpeaks and even with 2-3/32 tread left those things work great in snow and ice.

 

[RotorHead695]

I'll take Wrangler Duratracs any day for snow and ice use while still retaining off-road capabilities. I think the only thing that would beat them for performance are a true snow tire on finished roads.

 

[b-real]

I have never gotten a set of different tires for any vehicle for winter, but especially not for my truck, and I drive up canyons to ski resorts weekly in the winter. That said, my '17 had some Toyo AT IIs on it when I got it that were awful in the snow. I ended up replacing them earlier that I would have like to with some Coopers with the 3 peak rating that wouldnt slide all over the place. Also, ever since Ford went to the all aluminum bodies I have been placing 200-300 lbs of sand in the bed and that has helped.

Since I am still waiting for delivery of my Tremor, I cant speak to how well the stock Generals handle in the snow, but I plan to try it for a winter. Do they have the 3 peak rating? I personally dont think that the cost of switching back and forth between winter and summer tires is worth it, especially if you have to get them mounted on the same wheels each time. If the Generals do suck in the snow I will just replace them with something better and run the new tires full time.

 

[Tremors]

I have never gotten a set of different tires for any vehicle for winter, but especially not for my truck, and I drive up canyons to ski resorts weekly in the winter. That said, my '17 had some Toyo AT IIs on it when I got it that were awful in the snow. I ended up replacing them earlier that I would have like to with some Coopers with the 3 peak rating that wouldnt slide all over the place. Also, ever since Ford went to the all aluminum bodies I have been placing 200-300 lbs of sand in the bed and that has helped.

Since I am still waiting for delivery of my Tremor, I cant speak to how well the stock Generals handle in the snow, but I plan to try it for a winter. Do they have the 3 peak rating? I personally dont think that the cost of switching back and forth between winter and summer tires is worth it, especially if you have to get them mounted on the same wheels each time. If the Generals do suck in the snow I will just replace them with something better and run the new tires full time.

Generals are 3-Peak rated and I think they do great in the snow.

I do run summer performance tires and winter snows on our Tesla. But that’s an entirely different animal. And we do have 2 sets of wheels / TPMS sensors, etc. so it’s easy and free to swap out each spring and fall.

 

[RotorHead695]

I have never gotten a set of different tires for any vehicle for winter, but especially not for my truck, and I drive up canyons to ski resorts weekly in the winter. That said, my '17 had some Toyo AT IIs on it when I got it that were awful in the snow. I ended up replacing them earlier that I would have like to with some Coopers with the 3 peak rating that wouldnt slide all over the place. Also, ever since Ford went to the all aluminum bodies I have been placing 200-300 lbs of sand in the bed and that has helped.

Since I am still waiting for delivery of my Tremor, I cant speak to how well the stock Generals handle in the snow, but I plan to try it for a winter. Do they have the 3 peak rating? I personally dont think that the cost of switching back and forth between winter and summer tires is worth it, especially if you have to get them mounted on the same wheels each time. If the Generals do suck in the snow I will just replace them with something better and run the new tires full time.

I run the Duratracs I mentioned above year round. They have a 50k warranty just like most AT's out there. They are about the best AT/MT hybrid out there in my opinion and handle all sorts of terrain and environments better than most ATs while not being as loud as MTs.

 

[Fozzy]

My truck came with four wheel drive and lockers.

I would agree, Duratracs are a good all around tire. My favorite all around is the Toyo MT and they are quieter than the Duratracs. BFG’s are great when new, but loose slick road performance as the tread wears. Toyo AT3’s are awesome. Haven’t ran the rest, but I do know Toyo RT’s are the absolute worst slick road tire ever made.

 

[Djdj1000]

Ran my stock tires through the whole of last winter in Colorado and never thought about needing to change them out with the traction modes available.