BFG A/T not rated for snow?

[KJcleveland]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...6ATAKORWL&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes

It says they are not rated for severe snow. Seeing that my jeep is only 2WD, i need something with some aggression in the snow. Is this because the snow can't escape the tread? And Why are the snow tires better? I would think the A/T's would grip better.

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Pro Comp AT's are a good snow tire. The General Grabber AT2 is also studable...

 

[kj924]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...6ATAKORWL&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes

It says they are not rated for severe snow. Seeing that my jeep is only 2WD, i need something with some aggression in the snow. Is this because the snow can't escape the tread? And Why are the snow tires better? I would think the A/T's would grip better.

I had a set of BFG's AT in a 245/75/16 Load E

Let me say this about that......I would never have another set of those tires again....especially in the snow. I found in greasy, salty round snow that the treads would not clean out and you were riding on two layers of snow...1 on the tire and 1 on the road surface.

Edit: I also found the rubber got really hard in cold weather -25 C and below. Did I mention how much I disliked these tires. (blarg)

I think Destinations or Bridgestone Dueller would be a good choice of AT.

 

[RageOfFury]

I had a set of BFG's AT in a 245/75/16 Load E

Let me say this about that......I would never have another set of those tires again....especially in the snow. I found in greasy, salty round snow that the treads would not clean out and you were riding on two layers of snow...1 on the tire and 1 on the road surface.

Edit: I also found the rubber got really hard in cold weather -25 C and below. Did I mention how much I disliked these tires. (blarg)

I think Destinations or Bridgestone Dueller would be a good choice of AT.

Yeah Firestone's Destination A/T is highly rated on tirerack. So are Michelin's LTX A/T2.

 

[Andynator]

I think the severe snow rating is just a Canadian regulation, and some Western states...read this link:

http://www.tirerack.com/winter/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=125

-Andy

 

[RageOfFury]

I think the severe snow rating is just a Canadian regulation, and some Western states...read this link:

http://www.tirerack.com/winter/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=125

-Andy

It's a Canadian and American industry standard.

 

[Andynator]

It's a Canadian and American industry standard.

Yes, but it's a performance rating based upon traction index, not upon driveability and/or service failure.

 

[AtoB]

how does it vary from sizes with the same tread design?

 

[kj924]

how does it vary from sizes with the same tread design?

Size dictates contact patch.

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

Some BFG AT's are severe snow duty rated and some are not.

Why did you buy a 2wd KJ in Cleveland?

 

[incommando]

M+S rating is one standard, while the "snowflake system" is a higher standard. Many M+S tires do well in the winter, but lack the snowflake. The snowflake deal is still pretty new.

I will say that the BridgestoneDMZ3 or something or other pure winter tires that I put on the Grand Caravan, along with traction control/ESP, makes it a fantastic snow/ice vehicle. That snowflake rating must mean something.

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

DMZ3s are pimp.

And yeah, the snowflake is only applied to tires that are uber badass in snow.

 

[kj924]

http://www.tirerack.com/winter/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=125

http://www.tirerack.com/images/winter/TiresSuitableforSevereSnow.pdf

 

[KJcleveland]

A. deal i couldnt pass up. B. put a lot of time into trying to find a manual ****** with four wheel drive and couldnt seem to find anything. im sure it exists but my old car was loosing pieces with every inch. It just happened to fall into my lap at that time. Like i said, it was a hell of a deal.

 

[KJcleveland]

ive got my eye on the blizzak dmz3s and the firestone destination. what would you guys reccomend? any experience with these in a 2WD situation?

 

[Marty]

Think about whether you want to go through deep snow or if you need grip for icy surfaces. Likely, ice grip for braking and turning. So get winter tires with lots of sipes, or cuts in the tread so that they flex and grip. Good winter tires will also be made of a softer compound to stay flexible. Bridgestone Blizzaks are about the best but wear quickly. I put summers and snows on different rims, many folks in Canada do. I've had Michelin X-Ice for 6 years now, about 50,000 km (30,000 miles), I put them on at Halloween and take them off at the end of March. Now that they've worn they don't grip as well as when they were new, this is their last winter coming up. Will also try something different than the summer Michelin Cross-Terrains next.

 

[incommando]

Yep. If you want a year-round tire, the DM-Z3 is not it. Destinations would work year-round. Or you could get the Kumho KL78's, which memebrs have had very good luck in using. Summit Racing, down the street from you, has good deals on the Kumho's.

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

COOPER DISCOVERER S/T's!

 

[KJcleveland]

That's actually what I was planning on doing. Having two sets of wheels that is. I found a deal on craigslist for some factory kj wheels and I was going to throw the new tires on there. Come spring I would need to decide what I want to do. I think the blizzaks are the way to go though. I do a lot of driving so it makes sense to just be able to swap tires when need
be. Thanks for all the speedy responses!

 

[TommyT]

Yeah Firestone's Destination A/T is highly rated on tirerack. So are Michelin's LTX A/T2.

Run Firestone Destinations A/Ts on my KJ and had Yoko GeolandersA/Ts on my Blazer, would recomend either for snow. Living in Michigan I drive in a lot of it! Both tires have outstanding snow performance with the Firestone being my preffered. Both are rated better than the BFG and are less expensive!