so all and all. By far the BEST tire that will dominate in the snow and still be good everywhere else will be the BFG ALL-Terrain?? and you're also saying that 315/70/17 which is a 35" tire will still clear my stock suspension?

 

If you live in a winter climate you need real Snow and Mud tires on for winter. The absolute best I've had were Cooper M/S they stuck to ice like glue and were amazing in snow. They are not suitable for pavement in warmer weather due to the softer compound. My Cooper s/t's have been in mud up to the running boards and snow over the hood and I've never gotten stuck and I don't have lsd. I guess Coopers are the non fashionista's of tires but they work....The ST's and MS are both studdable and would be a hoot in winter to have on with studs....a way to get into alot of trouble. ks

 

Another one to look at that I have personal experience with are the Super Swamper SSR's. They come in 10 ply and do well on the highway. They served me great on snow and mud.

Keep them rotated and balanced and they will live a long happy life.

Have fun!

 

Yes I definetly live in a winter climate area and its barely warm and/hot here which is a reason why I sold my SUMMER ONLY Cobra. Besides the fact that it was 105 today and yesteday. Pretty much 1 month of burning HOT weather. So I definetly want a tire to dominate in snow

 

Definitely BFG AT/KOs. Just from experience, I had them on a long bed GMC 3500 crewcab which is longer than a Dodge and I had no problem in 14" of snow with no weight in the bed at all. I just don't like the way they throw rocks against the truck, but I will buy another set for my CTD.

Mike

 

I found more info here:

http://www.coopertire.com/html/produ...=discoverer_ms


Theres a lot of different ones:


The M/S is STRICTLY a winter tire, I need something all-around. Seems like the BFG ALL-Terrain is definetly the way to go, I thought the Procomp was going to be better, guess not

 

You can get the revo's in 285's can't ya? I know a guy that had a set on his dmax.

 

There's not much snow or ice to drive on around here, but of all the offroad tires I have run (Pro Comp, Dick Cepek, BFG, Goodyear) the BFG AT's were easily the best in the rain.

 

Are not the Goodyear Wrangler M/T an OFF-ROAD tire only?

They get exellent ratings at Tirerack but they are listed as OFF-ROAD only tires. The Goodyear Wrangler SILENT-ARMOR get BETTER ratings than the Wranlger M/T do PLUS they are listed as on & off road tires so you get better warranty & treadwear.

 

I got my coopers last year just before the snow hit and was really happy with them. I have alwyas preferred a mud terrain tire and they are better then the set of BFG's on my last truck. I voted for the goodyear mtr's and have heard good things about them just could'nt come up with the scratch when I did my tires and rims. Will definately stick with my coopers now though. as far as clearance goes the 35's rubbed a little before the spacer kit would think 33's would clear fine. So far as I can tell though nothing you get will do good in sand these trucks are just to heavy, takes alot of right foot to stay on top. keep it in 4 or you'll spin to china

 

What's a little, I mean will you be able to do a full U-Turn or will it definetly rub? I mean, it only rubs on full turns, correct?

 

Seems like the Wrangler MT/R is awesome tire at $234ea on Tirerack with a 305/70/17 but a LOAD RATING of D. Can I still use D or must it be an E?

 

Rubbed every time on full lock....hit plastic under bumper. Nothing a sawzall wouldn't have fixed. just didn't want to go that route on my new truck. I tend to keep the sawzie put away until I'm done making payments.
Got the spacer the next day. Will still rub every once and a while in full-lock on uneven ground. Don't know much about load ratings, only use it to pull toys, nothing heavy.

 

WOW.... the Wrangler MT/R are like $1000 for all (4) tires while everyone else is like $700

 

I don't care for the Wrangler MT's on-road manners. In my experience, they are really loud, a bit rough and only good for 25k-30k miles. They do work well offroad, but the BFG AT is a better tire in the wet and have always got me 40k+ miles.