LRR Tires for trucks?

[lasitter]

Originally Posted by slowmover

Use the MICHELIN LTX A/S as default in LRR tires for trucks.

Nothing in R15 or R16 at Tirerack.

Michelin*LTX A/S
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Too many other tires scored better than this tire to say that one thing should trump everything else.

[roosterk0031]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40TpAB818_8

I wanted a set of 15" rims for the status so tire size would be close enough to Malibu and other cars, happened to get a 90% set of Nokian WR g2's thrown it, never heard of them before but quite happy with them. Little loud, little pricey, if they weren't 2x more expensive than cheap tires I'd run them on all my cars.

[star_deceiver]

My studded winter tires and the stock Goodyears that are on now.



Very little difference in mileage. Scroll back through... 4.8L (Chevrolet Silverado 1500) | Fuelly

Don't screw around, If you have to deal with several months of winter then get proper winter tires!

[stillsearching]

I wouldnt worry about low rolling resistance - going through snow itself will kill any advantage of rolling resistance you have on pavement.

I've been stuck so bad just using non-snow tires in snow, that i'd think the 4wd wouldn't help at all - non grippy tires are non-grippy. Worse than not gripping for acceleration, they don't grip for BRAKING. Or for swerving in low traction. No way i'd risk safety for a few percent fuel efficiency. Aeromods and P&G yes, but i've never cared to plan for LRR tires except when the roads will be 95% snow free.

[Ryland]

Having proper snow tires will also allow you to keep the truck in 2 wheel drive nearly all of the time so that you can use the 4 wheel drive for what it's meant for, getting unstuck, not for general driving! being in 4 wheel drive also uses more fuel so proper snow tires will help in that area too, besides having LRR snow tire options.

[JRMichler]

Originally Posted by Ryland

Having proper snow tires will also allow you to keep the truck in 2 wheel drive nearly all of the time so that you can use the 4 wheel drive for what it's meant for, getting unstuck, not for general driving! being in 4 wheel drive also uses more fuel so proper snow tires will help in that area too, besides having LRR snow tire options.

This is exactly why I bought a 2WD truck, then drove it straight to the tire dealer to put on a set of Nokian tires. I now have Nokian WR's on all four wheels and run them year around.

I also keep a set of tire chains in the truck in winter. They have been used about 5 times since I bought the truck. I figure that's about how often I would have needed 4WD.

[Miller88]

Originally Posted by star_deceiver

My studded winter tires and the stock Goodyears that are on now.



Very little difference in mileage. Scroll back through... 4.8L (Chevrolet Silverado 1500) | Fuelly

Don't screw around, If you have to deal with several months of winter then get proper winter tires!

My Focus goes from 36-38MPG commute to 30 MPG commute. Not all of it can be attributed to the winter tires, but I do take a mileage hit in the winter.