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Location: Approximately 50 miles from Missoula MT/38 yrs full time after 4 yrs part time
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Anybody have any experience with HANKOOK RW11, i-pike...265/70r/17....snow, some icing conditions and occasional black ice......yukon XL. 4 x4,, experienced life long winter driver in Montana and mountains of Colorado.
Location: Approximately 50 miles from Missoula MT/38 yrs full time after 4 yrs part time
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Originally Posted by unit731
There are better brands other then these Chinese tires.
Snow tires use softer rubber and wear out quicker in dry pavement.
Not sure where you are driving. My regular tires work fine in snow with 4WD.
If I were to get snow tires I would get the studded ones and an extra set or rims.
Hankook Tires are mfg in South Korea.....they are the 7th largest tire company in the world,....and they are OEM Standard supplied tires on some models of Porsche automobiles .
I do my homework.
Go with Cooper Discoverer M+S, got them on my work/plow truck few winters ago. Best traction I’ve ever had and I ran Nokians for years prior. I run them year around and still have traction. When I’m plowing in middle of night, zero roads have been plowed, so I need great traction.
Hankook Tires are mfg in South Korea.....they are the 7th largest tire company in the world,....and they are OEM Standard supplied tires on some models of Porsche automobiles .
I do my homework.
OK. Then Korean tires. As for Porsche . . . well I hope not the Porsche that lands in the USA.
Not cheap, but when I lived up north in snow country I ran BFG AT/KO. They are simply outstanding tires all-around, but very, very good in winter conditions, IMO.
Go with Cooper Discoverer M+S, got them on my work/plow truck few winters ago. Best traction I’ve ever had (edit) I run them year around and still have traction. When I’m plowing in middle of night, zero roads have been plowed, so I need great traction.
I also run Coopers on all my vehicles since my first set in 2006. They kept traction long enough to stop a roll over from a near miss with a farm tractor driven by a to tired to drive farmer.
The ride,grip and longevity make them a preferred tire on all my family vehicles. Just make sure to match the tire to your use and vehicle to let the Coopers do their job.
There are better brands other then these Chinese tires.
Snow tires use softer rubber and wear out quicker in dry pavement.
Not sure where you are driving. My regular tires work fine in snow with 4WD.
If I were to get snow tires I would get the studded ones and an extra set or rims.
If the OP is in the mountains there are often madatory tire/drive system restrictions that require 4wd and M/S rated tires and or chains during weather events. Winter weather driving in the mountains can be really challanging even with loads of experience...it's unreal how quickly travel conditions can deteriorate and how remarkably bad they can get.
I have bfg ko2s on my 4Runner...only been in snow twice and nothing too bad at that but just wanted to throw in that they are unbelievably quiet tires...bought them for offroad in the desert and expected some compromises on road but they have proven to be fantastic onroad as well. I definately plan to stick with this tire for the foreseeable future. Maybe someone else can tell you how they perform in snow.
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