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Howdy folks.
Well winter is coming and it's time (for me anyway) to start looking at new tires. I live in south eastern Washington where we can see as much as 2 feet of snow at times. What do you all like to wear for the winter?
This is the first time that I'll be in need of a good set of real winter tires. So I'm kind of lost. I've been reading tire reviews the past few evenings. And it seems like a lot of folks (on off road forums) will buy a mud tire and sipe the heck out of them for winter. But then my brother, who has lived in snow all his life, and has worked as a hunting guide and a truck driver, tells me that all I need to look for in a 5 lug tire with soft rubber. I do a fair bit of driving on dirt and gravel roads with some off roading around job sites.
I may just end up buying whatever good year of les schwab has on sale, but I'd like to get some opinions on what folks here are using for winter.
My truck is a 1996 Nissan SE-V6 king cab 4x4. My current tires were used when I got the truck (so I don't know how many miles are on them) and I've put 80,000 miles on them They're wrangler rt/s 's. Should I just go ahead and get another set or should I go and get some real snow tires and switch them out in the spring? Or should I just pick up some all season tires and wear them all year? Mud tires with sipes? What do you all think about studs? Please let me know what you all think. I'd like to spend less than $700 but $1000 isn't out of the question.
My wife drives a little front wheel drive KIA and she'll end up with some studded tires in November. And she'll be back on stock tires in April.
Thanks
-Chris
Well winter is coming and it's time (for me anyway) to start looking at new tires. I live in south eastern Washington where we can see as much as 2 feet of snow at times. What do you all like to wear for the winter?
This is the first time that I'll be in need of a good set of real winter tires. So I'm kind of lost. I've been reading tire reviews the past few evenings. And it seems like a lot of folks (on off road forums) will buy a mud tire and sipe the heck out of them for winter. But then my brother, who has lived in snow all his life, and has worked as a hunting guide and a truck driver, tells me that all I need to look for in a 5 lug tire with soft rubber. I do a fair bit of driving on dirt and gravel roads with some off roading around job sites.
I may just end up buying whatever good year of les schwab has on sale, but I'd like to get some opinions on what folks here are using for winter.
My truck is a 1996 Nissan SE-V6 king cab 4x4. My current tires were used when I got the truck (so I don't know how many miles are on them) and I've put 80,000 miles on them They're wrangler rt/s 's. Should I just go ahead and get another set or should I go and get some real snow tires and switch them out in the spring? Or should I just pick up some all season tires and wear them all year? Mud tires with sipes? What do you all think about studs? Please let me know what you all think. I'd like to spend less than $700 but $1000 isn't out of the question.
My wife drives a little front wheel drive KIA and she'll end up with some studded tires in November. And she'll be back on stock tires in April.
Thanks
-Chris