When I was a wee lad we would put really small pan head screws into the knobbies of our Honda ATCs. 8 or 9 small studs per tire would do the trick on frozen lakes and ponds..
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If you get icy conditions then it's pretty much a must have - the rubber compounds and tread patterns are quite different on proper winter tires. I suppose if you get a bit of wet snow sometimes and that's it then a good A/T would probably do you just fine year-round.This is an Interesting conversation. I'm a south Texas boy, I like the heat. I have never heard having two sets tires for summer and winter. Is that a common thing every household does?
That's the thing though, studs aren't always better for ice, even black ice.Snow is not the biggest problem, it's the black ice that studs come in handy
If you can afford it anyway.This is an Interesting conversation. I'm a south Texas boy, I like the heat. I have never heard having two sets tires for summer and winter. Is that a common thing every household does?
Except maybe if you are stopped and need to get moving again?Why do you think you need studs? If you are sliding you may be over driving the situation. Studs are for the 50's
Very common in my neck of the woods. Huge lines at the local tire shops twice a year for everyone getting their wheels changed-over... some of them will even warehouse which ever set you aren’t using.This is an Interesting conversation. I'm a south Texas boy, I like the heat. I have never heard having two sets tires for summer and winter. Is that a common thing every household does?
Every year round driven vehicle in our family has dedicated winter tires on separate wheels. Mostly studdless Bridgestone Blizzaks, but I run studded coopers on a couple trucks. Snow tires go on in October and come off in April. But im in Alaska so road conditions in a typical winter in my area are glare ice/packed snow with DOT spreading some gravel at intersections.This is an Interesting conversation. I'm a south Texas boy, I like the heat. I have never heard having two sets tires for summer and winter. Is that a common thing every household does?
How fast do you need to take off? And isn't it one of the befits of the manual transmission everyone is lathering over, start off in the next higher gear until you grip. I have lived in the snowy north all my life and never needed studs. I guess I am just biased. I think the deficits of studs outweigh the benefits. Studs on wet pavement, no good. It gives too many a false sense of security.Except maybe if you are stopped and need to get moving again?
Same as where I am in Canada. I've lived a few places where all seasons are fine but where I live now I drive highways that look exactly like this all winter. Winter tires make a huge difference. Anyone who says otherwise either hasn't used winters or doesn't have to drive in this crap.Every year round driven vehicle in our family has dedicated winter tires on separate wheels. Mostly studdless Bridgestone Blizzaks, but I run studded coopers on a couple trucks. Snow tires go on in October and come off in April. But im in Alaska so road conditions in a typical winter in my area are glare ice/packed snow with DOT spreading some gravel at intersections.
Due to sun angle most of the winter we don't get melt off either, so it just accumulates. That is unless we get a warm up that brings us above freezing.
I had Blizzaks on an Escalade and they were amazing in the snow. Was truly impressed. I’m just thinking about repurposing the Generals and save the $.Same as where I am in Canada. I've lived a few places where all seasons are fine but where I live now I drive highways that look exactly like this all winter. Winter tires make a huge difference. Anyone who says otherwise either hasn't used winters or doesn't have to drive in this crap.
We only sand as well.
I had studded tires on my 2wd Ranger. It was absolutely useless without them. I could barely get through an intersection before the light changed. That's the only vehicle I've ever felt they had any benefit over a good set of winters.
I put Blizzak LTs on my wife's 4Runner a few weeks ago. They've been incredible already.
In theory you have two sets of tires but you use each half the time, so it's the same total time per tire. The extra cost is in the second set of wheels or remounting the tires twice a year.If you can afford it anyway.
I’m buying new wheels and 33’s. That why I thought I could simply stud the Generals and leave them on the steelies. I would swap them myself every winter and spring.In theory you have two sets of tires but you use each half the time, so it's the same total time per tire. The extra cost is in the second set of wheels or remounting the tires twice a year.
Just want to chime in to say that you can start off in 2nd in an automatic as well.... different manufacturers go about selecting it differently, but I’ve always known it to be possible.How fast do you need to take off? And isn't it one of the befits of the manual transmission everyone is lathering over, start off in the next higher gear until you grip. I have lived in the snowy north all my life and never needed studs. I guess I am just biased. I think the deficits of studs outweigh the benefits. Studs on wet pavement, no good. It gives too many a false sense of security.