[s-cars] Re: SUV Snow Tire?

[Kirby Smith]

30k miles?  70k miles?  If I bought a tire that lasted more than 20k
miles I would assume that the compound was too hard.  Perhaps these
examples explain why I see so many SUVs tiptoeing through the snow.  A
mud tire may be great in slush, but I would worry that the compound
would be non-optimal for hardpack and ice.

kirby



Paul D wrote:
> 
> Bob,
> 
> I agree with everyone assessment of Michelins as being over rated, over
> priced, and not good on an SUV is snow, especially heavy or deep snow.
>  I have run Goodrich A/T, Goodrich M/T, Dunlop M/T, and Bridgestone's
> M/T.  The Goodrich A/T were only useful the 1st year, after that, the
> tread design and 20,000 miles of wear caused them to be rendered useless
> in snow and not too good in rain.  The Goodrich M/T were awesome for 2
> years and 40,000 miles, the last 30,000 mile they were just all right.
>  My biggest complaint about them and the reason I did not buy them again
> is they have a 3-ply sidewall.  That's good for bouldering, but it make
> the ride on the highway too stiff.  But they were so good in the deep
> snow and did last 70,000 miles.  The next set was the Dunlop M/T.  The
> price was unbeatable and the snow bight was great.  The highway ride was
> smoother but a little noisier.  Than goodness for a 400 watt stereo so
> the lug sound never bothered me and they lasted me about 60,000 miles
> and were sold with the SUV.  I am now running Bridgestones M/T on my
> current SUV.  So far, so good.  Great bite on snow and rain.  Nice ride
> on the highway and very quiet considering they are a Mud Terrain tire.
> 
> On an SUV. it's tough to beet the M/T tires for snow traction and with
> the modern designs, the ride is considerably good and the noise is only
> slightly increased.  I'll make that sacrifice to gain the ability to get
> me out of places I probably should not have driven.
> 
> While I like the M/T tires on my SUVs, I'd rather drive my S6 unless the
> snow is so deep that I need the ground clearance like it has been the
> past two weekends :-).
> 
> Paul Dooley
> 95 S6 and several M/T equipped SUVs
> 
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