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MikeJones16 · 12-30-2010, 05:23 PM

What tires do you guys reccomend for mostly snow 4x4ing? The truck will be seeing some mud too time to time. But more snow then anything.

Also its gotta be a 37" tall tire.

Altec · 12-30-2010, 07:38 PM

What kind of budget are you looking at? Bias ply, or radial? Width? Wheel size?

70stroker just got some Cooper tires on his truck, and likes them.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=414195

Wildstreak · 12-30-2010, 08:06 PM

I just bought goodyear wrangler duratrac and its the best tire Ive ever driven with in snow or on ice. Its a mud/snow tire that is stud-able. Im not sure if they go as big as 37 but I would recommend them any day to everyone. I bought a truck and it needed tires to make the 500 mile drive home so I bought these tires and then drove home following my dad in his truck with all terrains in a massive snow storm through the mountains. He lost control twice and I never even had a problem. Yesterday while driving through my small town the streets are sheer ice but I didnt even notice till the truck in front of me failed to stop and the stop sign in time. Check em out, my friend also got them in 35's on his lifted chevy. My dads now buying them too...

ps
I also saw a video of a jeep driving in frame deep snow with these tires and it never stopped.

1tonblaze · 12-30-2010, 09:06 PM

dura tracs all the way got them on my dd s 10 and they are awesome got them on my blazer project to 315 75 16 . they do not make them in a 37 yet i used to work for a good year dealer here in maryland . i was looking for 37s for my truck also .

jrdv · 12-30-2010, 11:38 PM

Interco TRXS. Work excellent in mud and snow.

**special-K** · 12-30-2010, 11:49 PM

Many many choices out there. Look for lugs and open tread for mud and it'll do fine in the snow. All terrains work well in snow but not in mud.

MikeJones16 · 12-31-2010, 03:45 AM

Thanks guys. Those cooper tires look promising and they come in a 37 inch tall tire

Wildstreak · 12-31-2010, 11:28 AM

Those coopers do look good....for mud. They have very little sipping which is crucial for good snow tires. If your driving on snow those look to be as good as tsl or bogger which suck on ice and on the road but work in well in snow(somewhat). Ill keep pushing the duratracs, theyre great and dont make any noise.

Are you purely driving off road?

MikeJones16 · 12-31-2010, 11:56 AM

I can't find them in a 37" tire. I drive about 70% street. But winters get rough right around january with a few weeks up to 1-2 feet of snow in the city. Plus those nights where you go do a little pulling in the snow

Wildstreak · 12-31-2010, 12:17 PM

Just buy the 35 and only run them in winter, thats what I did except I went with a 31 because I dont have lift yet. Ill have 37 or 38's for summer use. We received around 6'' to 1' on tuesday and my truck never even noticed. My towns streets are literally sheer ice right now and I havent had a traction problem once.

1tonblaze · 12-31-2010, 04:48 PM

There isnt much difference in a 35 or a 37 maybe a inch . most tire companys over size bigger tires it might say 37 x13.50 by what ever on the side but in real world its really a 36 or a 36.5 . i wanted 37s on my truck also but looking at everything it wasnt really that much rubber difference . go to the companys web site you are looking at tire brand wise and see what the specs are . I heard the km2 was supposed to be decent but a 37 is going to be expensive unless you go with a 325 75 16 witch is the same size as a 37 13.50 . i know cooper makes a nasty tire the SST and they come in 37s or 325 80 16 . thoses coopers are nasty in all weather we put them on a lafarge truck and he was pushing mud with the head lights in the stock 2500 chevy 4wd truck .

jakeblues652 · 12-31-2010, 07:00 PM

i have BFG a/t mudd terrains on my truck, and ive driven it in the snow some and no complaints so far. really nice tread too. reall knobby for the mud.

MikeJones16 · 01-03-2011, 12:46 AM

i'm thinking about getting these

http://www.offroaders.com/tech/AT-MT...16-Swamper.htm

Big-Blue · 01-04-2011, 10:27 PM

I have seen several sets of these on CL. I believe they are military Hummer surplus. $350 for a set of four...can't get much better than that. Keep your eyes open on CL as there will no doubt be some closer to you than these.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/pts/2081682944.html

Altec · 01-05-2011, 06:37 PM

The only problem with the humvee tires is they are 12-ply side walls, and don't have a lot of siping, or grooving. That is the only reason I didn't sugest them myself.

rayfinseats · 01-26-2011, 12:32 AM

I have had a set of BFG radial TA tires since 2003 and they are still going. Great in snow. 1990 chevy 1/2 ton 350 automatic.

packratcffc · 01-26-2011, 12:53 AM

I have been running Cooper Lt for 20yr and I love them!!!! They stay clean in the mud, 9times out of 10 in the deep sand I dont have to air down.I get 40-44,000mile out of each set. I dont get into alot of snow out here in So-Cal but the snow I have been in they have worked great!
Every one I run into that are running Cooper say the same thing ,that they love them.I think most people just dont give them a try.
I had BFG AT on my 76 and they were one of the worst tires I ever ran!!! Always cloged with mud and always had to air down in the sand and they were $50.00 more than the Coopers.I will never by BFG again!!

jakeblues652 · 01-26-2011, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by packratcffc

I have been running Cooper Lt for 20yr and I love them!!!! They stay clean in the mud, 9times out of 10 in the deep sand I dont have to air down.I get 40-44,000mile out of each set. I dont get into alot of snow out here in So-Cal but the snow I have been in they have worked great!
Every one I run into that are running Cooper say the same thing ,that they love them.I think most people just dont give them a try.
I had BFG AT on my 76 and they were one of the worst tires I ever run!!! Always cloged with mud and always had to air down in the sand and they were $50.00 more than the Coopers.I will never by BFG again!!

i agree that the all terrains dont clean out very well under real muddy conditions. might as well get a run of the mill tire if you are thinking about bfg all terrains

dammitmitchell · 01-27-2011, 12:47 AM

i will only run procomps and mickey t's..
period...
woth the money

mustardjimmy71 · 01-27-2011, 01:37 AM

in canada some tire shops will do whats called siping. lots of big diesels run 35"+ mud tires that have been siped. They run quieter but wear out faster on asphalt. The biggest advantage is that it makes them perform in the snow without losing the mud performance. Lots of plow pickups run them. It voids the warranty. But you get to run a nice looking, easy to find, and proven mud tire.

12-30-2010, 05:23 PM	#1
MikeJones16 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Saskatoon, SK Posts: 244	Tires What tires do you guys reccomend for mostly snow 4x4ing? The truck will be seeing some mud too time to time. But more snow then anything. Also its gotta be a 37" tall tire. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=429098 Last edited by MikeJones16; 12-30-2010 at 05:24 PM.

12-30-2010, 07:38 PM	#2
Altec Getcha Pull Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: MD Posts: 691	Re: Tires What kind of budget are you looking at? Bias ply, or radial? Width? Wheel size? 70stroker just got some Cooper tires on his truck, and likes them. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=414195 __________________ '81 K10 454/SM465 '86 S10 Blazer '95 H-D Softail '96 Integra

12-30-2010, 08:06 PM	#3
Wildstreak "something witty here" Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Salmo, B.C, Canada Posts: 966	Re: Tires I just bought goodyear wrangler duratrac and its the best tire Ive ever driven with in snow or on ice. Its a mud/snow tire that is stud-able. Im not sure if they go as big as 37 but I would recommend them any day to everyone. I bought a truck and it needed tires to make the 500 mile drive home so I bought these tires and then drove home following my dad in his truck with all terrains in a massive snow storm through the mountains. He lost control twice and I never even had a problem. Yesterday while driving through my small town the streets are sheer ice but I didnt even notice till the truck in front of me failed to stop and the stop sign in time. Check em out, my friend also got them in 35's on his lifted chevy. My dads now buying them too... ps I also saw a video of a jeep driving in frame deep snow with these tires and it never stopped. __________________ 57 chevy 4x4 70 swb fleetside 4x4 68 burb 2wd: 71 burb 2wd: 350 4spd 71 lwb fleetside 4x4: 350/sm465/205/3.07 eaton posi rear 72 lwb fleetside Cheyenne 454/th400 1991 GMC V3500 CC 4x4 Last edited by Wildstreak; 12-30-2010 at 08:08 PM.

12-30-2010, 09:06 PM	#4
1tonblaze Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Carroll County Maryland , Posts: 828	Re: Tires dura tracs all the way got them on my dd s 10 and they are awesome got them on my blazer project to 315 75 16 . they do not make them in a 37 yet i used to work for a good year dealer here in maryland . i was looking for 37s for my truck also . __________________ 1970 k/5 blazer--> money pit - 14bolt dana 44 350 sm465/205 36 14.50 16 tires 1972 nova plane jane 6 clyinder might sell might keep dont know 2004 chevy s-10 crewcab zr5 sold 1985 c20 chevy long bed , beater , on its way to a better place in pa from what the dmv told me 2010 kia forte koup 2.4 sx -over the river and threw the woods to the total lot it went . 1999 k1500 suburban 350 vortec 4l60e leather land yacht .

12-30-2010, 11:38 PM	#5
jrdv Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: new mexico Posts: 948	Re: Tires Interco TRXS. Work excellent in mud and snow. __________________ 1972 3/4T 4x4 Chevrolet (383) 1971 c-10 SWB (400 sb) 1972 4x4 Blazer 1969 SWB 4x4 GMC Projects: 1972 stepside 4x4 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=280132 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=285952 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=553672 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=522704

12-30-2010, 11:49 PM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,862	Re: Tires Many many choices out there. Look for lugs and open tread for mud and it'll do fine in the snow. All terrains work well in snow but not in mud. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

12-31-2010, 03:45 AM	#7
MikeJones16 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Saskatoon, SK Posts: 244	Re: Tires Thanks guys. Those cooper tires look promising and they come in a 37 inch tall tire __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=429098

12-31-2010, 11:28 AM	#8
Wildstreak "something witty here" Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Salmo, B.C, Canada Posts: 966	Re: Tires Those coopers do look good....for mud. They have very little sipping which is crucial for good snow tires. If your driving on snow those look to be as good as tsl or bogger which suck on ice and on the road but work in well in snow(somewhat). Ill keep pushing the duratracs, theyre great and dont make any noise. Are you purely driving off road? __________________ 57 chevy 4x4 70 swb fleetside 4x4 68 burb 2wd: 71 burb 2wd: 350 4spd 71 lwb fleetside 4x4: 350/sm465/205/3.07 eaton posi rear 72 lwb fleetside Cheyenne 454/th400 1991 GMC V3500 CC 4x4 Last edited by Wildstreak; 12-31-2010 at 11:29 AM.

12-31-2010, 11:56 AM	#9
MikeJones16 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Saskatoon, SK Posts: 244	Re: Tires I can't find them in a 37" tire. I drive about 70% street. But winters get rough right around january with a few weeks up to 1-2 feet of snow in the city. Plus those nights where you go do a little pulling in the snow __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=429098

12-31-2010, 12:17 PM	#10
Wildstreak "something witty here" Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Salmo, B.C, Canada Posts: 966	Re: Tires Just buy the 35 and only run them in winter, thats what I did except I went with a 31 because I dont have lift yet. Ill have 37 or 38's for summer use. We received around 6'' to 1' on tuesday and my truck never even noticed. My towns streets are literally sheer ice right now and I havent had a traction problem once. __________________ 57 chevy 4x4 70 swb fleetside 4x4 68 burb 2wd: 71 burb 2wd: 350 4spd 71 lwb fleetside 4x4: 350/sm465/205/3.07 eaton posi rear 72 lwb fleetside Cheyenne 454/th400 1991 GMC V3500 CC 4x4 Last edited by Wildstreak; 12-31-2010 at 12:19 PM.

12-31-2010, 04:48 PM	#11
1tonblaze Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Carroll County Maryland , Posts: 828	Re: Tires There isnt much difference in a 35 or a 37 maybe a inch . most tire companys over size bigger tires it might say 37 x13.50 by what ever on the side but in real world its really a 36 or a 36.5 . i wanted 37s on my truck also but looking at everything it wasnt really that much rubber difference . go to the companys web site you are looking at tire brand wise and see what the specs are . I heard the km2 was supposed to be decent but a 37 is going to be expensive unless you go with a 325 75 16 witch is the same size as a 37 13.50 . i know cooper makes a nasty tire the SST and they come in 37s or 325 80 16 . thoses coopers are nasty in all weather we put them on a lafarge truck and he was pushing mud with the head lights in the stock 2500 chevy 4wd truck . __________________ 1970 k/5 blazer--> money pit - 14bolt dana 44 350 sm465/205 36 14.50 16 tires 1972 nova plane jane 6 clyinder might sell might keep dont know 2004 chevy s-10 crewcab zr5 sold 1985 c20 chevy long bed , beater , on its way to a better place in pa from what the dmv told me 2010 kia forte koup 2.4 sx -over the river and threw the woods to the total lot it went . 1999 k1500 suburban 350 vortec 4l60e leather land yacht .

01-03-2011, 12:46 AM	#13
MikeJones16 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Saskatoon, SK Posts: 244	Re: Tires i'm thinking about getting these http://www.offroaders.com/tech/AT-MT...16-Swamper.htm __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=429098

01-04-2011, 10:27 PM	#14
Big-Blue Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: highland village, TX Posts: 309	Re: Tires I have seen several sets of these on CL. I believe they are military Hummer surplus. $350 for a set of four...can't get much better than that. Keep your eyes open on CL as there will no doubt be some closer to you than these. http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/pts/2081682944.html

01-05-2011, 06:37 PM	#15
Altec Getcha Pull Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: MD Posts: 691	Re: Tires The only problem with the humvee tires is they are 12-ply side walls, and don't have a lot of siping, or grooving. That is the only reason I didn't sugest them myself. __________________ '81 K10 454/SM465 '86 S10 Blazer '95 H-D Softail '96 Integra

01-26-2011, 12:32 AM	#16
rayfinseats Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: sioux city, iowa Posts: 619	Re: Tires I have had a set of BFG radial TA tires since 2003 and they are still going. Great in snow. 1990 chevy 1/2 ton 350 automatic.



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01-26-2011, 12:53 AM	#17
packratcffc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So-Cal Posts: 26	Re: Tires I have been running Cooper Lt for 20yr and I love them!!!! They stay clean in the mud, 9times out of 10 in the deep sand I dont have to air down.I get 40-44,000mile out of each set. I dont get into alot of snow out here in So-Cal but the snow I have been in they have worked great! Every one I run into that are running Cooper say the same thing ,that they love them.I think most people just dont give them a try. I had BFG AT on my 76 and they were one of the worst tires I ever ran!!! Always cloged with mud and always had to air down in the sand and they were $50.00 more than the Coopers.I will never by BFG again!! __________________ 1988 V-10 Sub 1976 C-10 1971 El Camino 1968 Chevy C-10 Last edited by packratcffc; 01-26-2011 at 07:27 PM.

01-27-2011, 12:47 AM	#19
dammitmitchell the pollock Join Date: May 2008 Location: abilene, texas Posts: 4,423	Re: Tires i will only run procomps and mickey t's.. period... woth the money __________________ Jack of ALL trades, Master of none.. (but one... procrastination) Army vet 02-08 RIP El Jay! Miss you brother! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=343538 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=386042

01-27-2011, 01:37 AM	#20
mustardjimmy71 toys'r'us Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Penticton, BC, Canada Posts: 347	Re: Tires in canada some tire shops will do whats called siping. lots of big diesels run 35"+ mud tires that have been siped. They run quieter but wear out faster on asphalt. The biggest advantage is that it makes them perform in the snow without losing the mud performance. Lots of plow pickups run them. It voids the warranty. But you get to run a nice looking, easy to find, and proven mud tire.

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