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09-23-2009, 07:27 PM
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Well basicly like the title says... What do you guys think is the best tire for winter and ice? I have never had to buy winter tires before cuz this jeep is the first large non ABS vehicle I have owned...
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09-23-2009, 08:37 PM
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x2. nokian is BEST
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09-24-2009, 08:29 AM
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Cooper also makes a very similar snow tire. The Cooper M+S. Very popular tire in my area here in Maine.
Oh, and when did a TJ become a "large" vehicle? 
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09-24-2009, 12:18 PM
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Quote:
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when the only other vehicles you have owned are a geo metro and a pontiac firefly
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09-25-2009, 02:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rastaangel
when the only other vehicles you have owned are a geo metro and a pontiac firefly
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Going from 50 to 15mpg!
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09-25-2009, 12:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nacho
Going from 50 to 15mpg!
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lol I get closer to 20... and you cant go threw 3 feet of mud with a firefly...
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09-25-2009, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Unlimited04
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+1 for Nokian tires, their Hakkapeliitta line is truly amazing stuff on snow and ice
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09-26-2009, 01:24 PM
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BFG at's are great in the snow.
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09-26-2009, 01:28 PM
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Interco Trxus's are magic in the snow, I live up in the sierra's and from December to March I'm driving in the snow, best tires hands down.
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09-26-2009, 03:45 PM
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AT's suck when compared to a winter tire. I had some Blizzaks on a 2wd Ford Ranger. I dove up I-70 west of Denver during a huge storm, they had the 4wd and chains light flashing and I didn't slip a tire. There were 4wd suv's sliding around and wrecking into rock walls.
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09-27-2009, 12:11 PM
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ordered up some michelin x-ice from tire rack
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09-30-2009, 05:07 AM
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I looked at those, but I went for the Dunlop SJ6. I travel frequently on hard-pack'n'plow roads; 20km/day.
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09-30-2009, 07:18 AM
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I've heard that General Grabber HTS offers great traction in snow.
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09-30-2009, 08:08 AM
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Quote:
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BFG at's are great in the snow.
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no, they're not. studded and heavily siped soft compond tires are great in snow. BFGs are good in the snow, not great. They're too hard a compound and after 1/2 tread they start to hydroplane and slide around on ice/snow. and I've been running them in Colorado for a few years now, and drive through blizzards to get to the ski country. BFG ATs are a great all around tire however, with a sidewall thats hard to bust.
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Best Winter/Ice Tires?
