35s on 3rd gens
STS's
Michelins, well I got 3 good ones now
Swampers
a set of 285s
a set of slotted mags with 9.50/16.5s

 

toyo m55 255/85/r16 is what I run in the winter. They are a pretty soft rubber so I'd suggest only running them in the winter if you ccan help it but they are a good winter tire, for sure. The price is the only downside being a toyo it's unavoidable

 

The Coopers and Toyo I mentioned above are nearly identical tread patterns and have great reviews.

Blizzacks are really good.

Are they a little squirmy through corners?

 

I use what ever is cheap .. When you gota buy 6 of them its gota be cheap..

 

I do have a question.


Is it better to air down in snow or air up for better traction? If its deep snow what would be better?

 

I think it depends on the tread design, and how much you call deep.

 

snow tires should be as narrow as possible, with deep treads.

the idea is to use the vehicle's weight to press the treads through the snow onto the pavement, so don't air 'em down or you'll spread the tread out

that's why I keep 1,000 # of dead weight in my bed in the winter

aired down is for driving in sand and mud, where you want to stay on top of the surface

 

from personal experience, airing down your tires some (if you already have narrow tires) actually helps for traction in snow and ice conditions but it might depend a little on the specific tire and tread you got. I dunno... I aired down my tires last winter in an offroad situation (there was about 1-1.5ft of snow) and it made a HUGE difference in traction. Pavement might be different, I'm not sure...

 

On airing down. If you have a light vehicle air down to float. But our trucks arn't light so airing down ain't going to do much for you. Get them as tall and narrow as you can and add lots of weight.

 

Our trucks are worthless in 2wd in the snow with out weight. I had about 3000lbs in the bed last year.

It rode real nice though.

 

I've got enough sand bags to fill my bed if I wanted. But I don't think I'll need that many.

 

If you want to play in really deep snow 2 feet plus, then airing down a nice fat tire will let you go just about anywhere.

A skinny tire would just sink until the truck high centers and the tires never reach solid ground.

For everday street driving in a foot or less of snow a skinny tire will do better.

 

Pulltellbroke went in snow over his hood with his setup.

 

Thats about all I could get with the DRW 80 PSI in the tires..31.5" tire..

 

Where is the old snow picture thread from last year? I looked and I couldn't find it.