Snow Tire Recommendation

[scott216]

I have a 2011 Expedition. I live in NJ and in the winter I drive up to Vermont every weekend to go skiing (210 miles each way). My Expedition does pretty well in the snow, but I'm thinking of getting snow tires. I don't do any off-roading, I'm always on pavement. I just want better tires for those times when I'm driving on snowy roads. I don't think I need studded tires. Since I put a lot of miles on my car in the winter, I'd like tires that won't wear out too quickly. Any suggestions?

 

[KWT2000]

Firestone winter force

Cooper discover m&s

Master craft courser m&s

All do well in deep snow and are studable

 

[alaskanexpy]

i either have or do run all of those above, studded they are all GREAT snow tires!

also Bridgestone Blizzaks are AMAZING i currently have those on my Expedition and they are awesome!

so you know, all true dedicated snow tires are soft compounds and WILL wear faster on pavement then regular tires!

 

[KWT2000]

How do the blizzaks do on black ice and slush?

 

[RevBBD]

As was already stated, true snow tires are usually softer and wear quicker. I live in Michigan and have mainly used A/T tires from most of the major manufacturers, Michelin, Goodyear, BFGs, Firestone, etc. Ironically, the best tire I’ve used for snow and wet conditions was a cheap set of Uniroyal Liberator A/T. They put most of the major brands to shame in the snow. Great traction and they shed the snow very well. They were about $110 each at Wal-Mart. They were purely a budget purchase at the time, but I went back for a second set I liked them so much. I don’t think they make them anymore, and I have since switched to a bigger tire for off road purposes. Other than those, the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor were also good, but almost twice the price. They are used on a lot of police package vehicles:

Review:

Goodyear

Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor at Discount Tire:

Tire Details - Discount Tire

Now I run Federal Couragia M/T tires for off roading, which had mixed reviews, and although not for snow, they eat it up. Great traction and they also shed the snow well, but it took a little extra weight to balance them. A good tire for the price, but may not be what you need for everyday highway driving.

Good luck finding what you need : )

 

[alaskanexpy]

How do the blizzaks do on black ice and slush?

black ice is pretty much what we have all winter long, along with normal thick packed ice and packed snow on our road ways.

they are right on par with any of my studded tires (cooper M+S, Firestone winterforce) in fact i just got home and the temps have came up to near freezing so there is slight water on top of the ice and i was having a hard time getting the expy to break loose and i was trying.

tomorrow everything will be like a hot mopped skating rink.

 

[DetroitDarin]

My ex used general altimax arctic on her truck - FANTASTIC tire especially considering the lower cost. Easily destroys my siped trail grapplers - even through a foot of snow, but especially on snowy slushy or icey streets.

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

How do the blizzaks do on black ice and slush?

I had a set of 4 blizzaks on my old 1980 300SDL Mercedes about 20 years ago and they just grip the road in ice and snow and handled very well even with rear wheel drive. But the first half of the tire is a very soft compound and you really have to change them after the winter months and use other tires. After you wear them half way down you can run them as all season tires until you wear them out. They were also fairly quiet.

 

[Lightnig]

when it comes down to it, any snow tire will perform better in the snow and ice than an all season.

While my truck currently has all seasons on it currently and I know that it would e better with snows, it is good enough to get me around safely.

I had Hankooks on the last car I had, and would not hesitate to buy them again because they were fantastic, they are not available in the size I would need currently. I have also decided to wait to buy tires until I after I change wheels (am planning on changing from the OEM 16 to 17x8's as soon as I can find a set for a price I am willing to pay.

 

[darmahsd]

Bridgestone Blizzaks, hands down. Trick is to run them on a set of dedicated wheels, at least -1 from what would be your other spring/summer wheels. I would run them on the stock 17's and the other road tires on 20's.
Less chance of ruining low profile wheel/tire combos with winter potholes when using bigger aspect ratio numbers/smaller rims for your snow tires.

 

[Waylap]

Arctic claw! I've used them in NH for a few years . They're made by Cooper and they're extremely soft and have a serious tread pattern for Winter.

 

[catmandu]

Bridgestone Blizzaks, hands down. Trick is to run them on a set of dedicated wheels, at least -1 from what would be your other spring/summer wheels. I would run them on the stock 17's and the other road tires on 20's.
Less chance of ruining low profile wheel/tire combos with winter potholes when using bigger aspect ratio numbers/smaller rims for your snow tires.

Wicked good advice there, thanks!