Do people run all season tires on their stock TJ?
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Thx. Tech said he redid both links. Could it be grease? Will take a closer look tomorrow.
derekmac
TJ Addict
Turdworlder
TJ Enthusiast
I ran winter tyre blizzaks 3 years without changing because i am broke. They are bald, but i overspeed only on highways and tailgate with atleast 50 meters distance. Going to try finnland tyres.
Blizzaks are very popular and work well on our Chevy Suburban for Alaskan winters, where the snow hit the ground this week and won't be gone until May. I also like the Nokian Hakkapeliitta on my old 2WD chevy s10. I'm leaning towards BFG KO2 in 30x9.5/R15 for year round on my stock TJ. I had BFG KMs on my 86 Ford Bronco when I lived in Nome, AK in the 90's but most the roads weren't paved. Anyone run KO2s in "severe" winter weather on a regular basis? Will they perform as well as Blizzaks or Nokians.?
Turdworlder
TJ Enthusiast
I want to save money and buy all season tyres but our roads are very dangerous. If your place is not soviet hellhole with ex pedestrian ways turned into narrow car streets i think you dont have to worry about all season tyres becoming brick after minus -20/25c. Most people here live in picrel. Their "streets" never gets cleaned, so they have alot of hidden undersnow ice stalagmites.
I run the same all seasons ...they are great from baseball to football season , and good during basketball season too.
Sir I marvel at where you live...you folks have to be a tough Breed.
I’m not trying to rub your nose in anything, I mean this respectfully....but every member needs to get on here and show that picture to heir children , and tell them to cover their heart at the national anthem, respect the flag and be thankful we have it so good here. The number 1 gripe is our government...and it’s the best system on earth.
check out the Thinman in the back of the pic too. Geeze.
Exactly! And -15C is a warm day! The wrong all-season tires will be more dangerous because the roads are slick at -20C and the tires are brittle and won’t grip the ice. There are lots of cars in Fairbanks with taped-up bumpers, headlights, and taillights because their owners wanted to save money on all-season tires. The ice on the roads become less slick at -30C but the tires aren’t up to the task. At -40C, even Blizzaks freeze and take a few minutes of driving down the road to warm up enough the get the flat spot out. Snow behaves more like sand and the icy roads are better than the summer roads because the potholes are filled.
Fortunately, we generally have good snow removal in Fairbanks, Alaska. The main roadways are usually cleared after a snow storm of significant accumulation. Other roads look more like yours but not so muddy. This must be a recent Fall photo, since there isn’t enough snow piled up along the street or on the cars that sat all winter. Spring break-up must be a crazy! You get to go “mudding” during your morning commute. (Spring break-up is in late April or May when the air temps melt the snow but the ground is still frozen, which makes for an interesting, sloppy mess.)
For those of us in extreme winter climates, dedicated winter tires may be a good insurance policy that would cost less than a trip to the auto body shop. (Did I mention that grey tape on car bumpers is common) Besides, by purchasing winter tires now, I’ll have all winter to research a new rim/ tire setup for next summer.
I’m still running on Dueller M+S, even though the roads are looking more and more like a luge run every day. Only 1 shop has Blizzaks in the size a want, 235/75/R15, and they are not interested in being in the same ballpark as Costco (cannot order them at this time). I’ll just have to slow down and drive the speed limit. Here’s a photo at a property I showed clients today. New meaning for “daily driver”
I’ve got a small lift and run 32x15x8 BF KO2s on stock rims all year round. Have been excellent in winter (Calgary ... lots of snow) I run Nokian hakka blah blahs on my other cars in the winter which are def better in snow but if you only want one set the KO2s are great. (I also run Duratracs on my XJ all year... also excellent)
I got Blizzaks this week after a long wait from a messed up online order for the tires since 235/75 R15 is not a popular size. The Costco tire shop manager, supervisor and the tech who did my tires all own Wranglers, so they took care of me. The Blizzaks are fantastic and better than I expected. General traction is so good I'm not sure when I need 4WD. Definitely the best tire for the Alaskan winter, as well as Kazakhstan!