I just called the guys at PRO COMP and they said that the BEST tire for my need would be the All-Terrain. Severe snow/rain tire and also a good highway tire.



and they even come in the 33/12.5/17 size I want with a D load rating which is fine, correct?

 

I would lok at the ProComp Xtreme Allterrain...higher load ratings.

Check out www.procomptires.com I think...

Packed snow and ice...there is NO tire better than BFG AT. They have a million little leading edges to bite.

Loose deep snow...the MT's will work a little better.

 

I would take a look at the Cooper Discoverer ATRs. They are a pretty nice tire. While I didn't get to try them in snow, they worked great otherwise.

Nick

 

Have you looked at the Toyo Open Country AT's? They have an E-rated in 285/70-17. They are similar in looks to the Nitto Terra Grappler.

I just bought a brand new set of Toyo Open Country All-Terrains in 325/70-17 off E-bay for $150 each, $725 shipped to my office. With the little bit of offroading I do they 'll work great.

 

BFG AT/KO here. not alot of experience but they got me through a pretty nice snowstorm(15" overnight, plows could not keep the road plowed even with a couple mile intervals between them) in the mtns in TN pulling 8000lbs on the bumper. I have had them on my last two trucks after moving away from Xterrains, super swampers and mickey thompsons. BFG AT/KO is by far the best all around tire I have used. i have 20k on my current pair and they look new. I put over 80k on my other ones and traded the truck in with half tread on it.

 

If snow is all-important, you're gonna have to give up something to get snow performance.

You should be looking at Nokian tires (hakkapaleta or something like that) or the Cooper M/S.

For snow, look for LOTS of siping. More sipes, the better.....

 

The ProComp All-Terrain is one of the best tires I've ever owned. I would buy them again in a heartbeat, and plan to do just that before winter for the Dodge. I have no experience with the other brands in the poll, but do check for a severe weather rating. I know there were a couple times when the chain-rule came out when living in CO, and those with sever weather rated tires had the option to not run chains. I drove a 2wd f-150 over Vail Pass in a blizzard with jsut a couple bungees through the wheels for chains and made it just fine They were extremely quiet and wore very well. We've got Cooper weathermasters on our '00 Grand Cherokee, and while they truly can't be beat in the snow, they've wore so quickly, I might as well just have burned some hundred dollar bills. The GC will get ProComps this fall as well.
greg

 

I dunno why I find it ironic that we are talking about SNOW tires when it is 100° outside in VA

 

lol....hey im just trying to be ready. But its definetly true what G1625S said about getting those tires sometime in the fall right before winter which is what im going to do.

 

what, no hankooks on the list? id say the hankook dynamic mt is the way to go, excellent in mud and snow and nice on the highway. im running dynapro`s now but havent had them on in winter yet.

 

BIG Honkin tire chains are the best in snow country. If you doubt it try the West Coast mountain logging roads. Don't matter what bling bling rubber your truck has. When it gets deep, chain up.

 

Ditto the comment above on the ProComp All-Terrain, check the load limit, it's very low. If you don't tow then maybe it's not an issue. Otherwise his comment about looking at the Xtreme would be good advise, rated around 3000 lbs per tire.

I've used the BFG's and they were great in snow when new. Once they got below 1/2 tread they were not as good in deep snow. I pulled them at around 38,000 mile, still with good tread left, maybe 5k. I don't see anyone getting 80k miles on any tire that would still be good for winter driving and safe for a 7500 lb truck.

 

I have the 33-12.50-17 Pro-Comp AT's and so far love them. I only tow every once in a while a Dump Trailer, and I'm looking foward to the 50,000 mile warrenty that these tires come with. So far with about 2,000 miles the tires are wearing great from what I can tell. The traction in rain is better than the Michelins that came stock. I would like a better load rating for the piece of mind but I got these at a buy 3 get 1 free deal and at $202 a tire Mounted and Balanced.

JB

 

Oh and they do not rub at all! Look Great with the stock suspension, and I can air them down in the sand!!!!!! The Michelins were to tuff in the sidewall to air down and the truck just plowed everywhere it went!