KO2's in severe snow?

[qslim]

We run Blizzaks on the wife’s JK rubicon. But we have a very different winter.

when I was in Utah (Ogden/Logan) I ran my MTRs without any complaint. I would pass slower traffic on the highway.

of course any time you change trajectory you have to worry about losing traction. So slow down.

That's really the trick isn't it? I'm now where I assume you once were (Hill) and have had no problem at all with my KO2s. But, I take it slow. I've been all over the place here without snow tires & never had a problem, granted it's not anything like what you have going on up at the N. Pole.

 

[NDSpeed]

Hands down blizzacks out sell studded tires here. And even those who run studs throw/lose some. Tire tech has surpassed studded tires years ago and gets better all the time.

even with the right tires and the right vehicle shit goes south quickly

I sold my 6 year old Audi to a lady in SLC. With dedicated winter tires. She put it into a retaining wall at 70mph taking an off ramp. Forgot about black ice and had too much confidence in the vehicle and the tires.

 

[Reinen]

Hands down blizzacks out sell studded tires here. And even those who run studs throw/lose some. Tire tech has surpassed studded tires years ago and gets better all the time.

even with the right tires and the right vehicle shit goes south quickly

I sold my 6 year old Audi to a lady in SLC. With dedicated winter tires. She put it into a retaining wall at 70mph taking an off ramp. Forgot about black ice and had too much confidence in the vehicle and the tires.

No worries about that. Zero interest in studs, been skiing my entire life and driven in snow/ice since I got my license (which was way long ago). I know where to draw the line. That's why I prefer equipment that doesn't cause me to skirt that line from time to time.

 

[pc1p]

I have to take my daughter up to Mt Hood for skiing season multiple times a year. After lots of research I ended up putting Falken Wildpeak AT3W all terrain’s on my truck and they handle great in mountain passes, deep snow and poorly maintained backroads.

My TJ currently has has 2016 rubicon take off wheels and tires on it, and once the tires wear out the Wildpeak’s will be goin on it without a doubt.

I don’t really need mud tires on mine, so the all terrains work great. They are much quieter, a bit cheaper and are actually rated as snow tires (three peak on the sidewalk) if you’re required to have that rating where you drive. We have to have that or chains on board for a good portion of the winter to be legal.

We just replaced the Mrs. Grand Cherokee tires and when I called the Discount Tire store in Flagstaff, this is the exact tire that two of the people recommended and personally ran on their rigs. They've so far been nice on non-snowy roads and we hope to test them soon in the wintery stuff.

I'm looking for a good A/T tires for my RamCharger right now and the local guy at Discount also recommended these and said that he often goes to UT and CO in the winter and that these have been good performing tires for him.

 

[downthepines]

I have had a set on my daily since 2014(Tundra) and they perform very well in snowy conditions. The highways are closed fairly often in the winter, So the conditions are fairly bad at times. But on the other hand, I have been suprised to notice some dry rot upon close inspection. I feel this is a hair premature. Not really a complaint, just an observation. I have a set of falken at3 to replace them with. I suspect the performance should be fairly comparable.

 

[Kevin Q]

First test...approximately 1"...Jeep handles great when fish tailing on my street. Further tests over the next 24 hours.