I live in heavy snow country..
What are the best heavy snow tires for 20's
Thanks Jack
What are the best heavy snow tires for 20's
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What are the best snow tires for heavy Tahoe snow for 20's
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Blizzaks DM-V2
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That’s his decision. I personally like a narrow tire but with limited choice in that size rim I would look at 275/55 or 60.
Those guides often just go by stock size. That does not mean they don't actually fit. It means they haven't done the math.
“He” is asking about 20” tires which means he most likely has a lc trim which the owner’s manual specifies to not use chains. That and from what I’m told chains are noisy at highway speeds.
Blizzaks are the gold standard for snow tires.
And you can get 'em at Costco. I have Toyo GSi-6's on my LC and G3-Ice's on my Tundra. Both equally as good as the Blizzak's I had previously.
Any dedicated snow tire will be MUCH better than a mixed all terrain. I've ran Michelin Xice, Michelin Alpin Pilots, Blizzaks, and a few others and all have been fantastic in the snow. Go to Tirerack, enter in your sizing and you should be able to browse all the offerings and see customer reviews.
Premium winter tires from a well known brand will perform within 5-10% of each other. Nokian Hakka's tend to perform better in deeper snow, Michelin Xice tend to perform better on ice for a non studded tire.
If you're regularly facing unplowed deep snow a studded AT tire may be a better choice vs a pure winter tire but those are getting harder to find
If you're regularly facing unplowed deep snow a studded AT tire may be a better choice vs a pure winter tire but those are getting harder to find
Had the Bridgestone Blizzaks before and they have never failed me here in Northern New England - the mountains of Maine and NH.
I put the 275/60R-20 DM-V2 Blizzaks on the stock 20” wheels about 6 weeks ago and they have been awesome in what has been a very snowy winter here. Highly, highly recommend
I put the 275/60R-20 DM-V2 Blizzaks on the stock 20” wheels about 6 weeks ago and they have been awesome in what has been a very snowy winter here. Highly, highly recommend
Once you go dedicated winters you never go back to All Seasons.
Same. And I also used the 275/60/20 size. Say what you will about narrow tires being better in the snow. That’s true but I think the 275 width looks materially better on these than the OEM 265. So here we are.
Here we are in the Lionshead parking lot on Saturday. It was very snowy up there all weekend and the drive down last night was a test. These tires are very good in heavy snow.
BTW, as good as that looks it turned out to be a pretty short day. Skiing sucks when the light is completely flat and the fog is socked in to where you can’t see more than 100 yards, which was the case in most spots. Crazy amount of snow though, and they are getting more now.
Not noisy if your down where you should be if its 4wd and chains <40mph.
Plastic chains/ grippers are a good option.
This is becoming and idot thread.
I agree with the spirit of this comment (snow tires are far superior for snowy roads than A/T tires) but I actually did switch from snow tires to TPMS A/Ts! Everything comes with trade offs.Once you go dedicated winters you never go back to All Seasons.
This guy is not going anywhere in Tahoe heavy snow = chains required without chains.
Toyota doesn't like them because it screws up all the autopilot stuff.
Less wide tires = better in snow. Chains are required.
Toyota doesn't like them because it screws up all the autopilot stuff.
Less wide tires = better in snow. Chains are required.
I got Michelin X-Ice snow tires in 275/60R20 -- locally there were not any good options in 265/60R20, several in 275. In my limited experience they worked great.
Certainly depends where you live. Where I live, it's a no brainer. Deep snow's not the issue, it's more an issue of ice and freezing temps.
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