Which 37" tyre to pick??
05-29-2017, 02:06 PM
#31
JK Newbie
Ice usage user ratings on the GY Duratrac=8.0
Duratrac=8.0
GY MTR= 6.2
BFG KO2= 8.2
In general MT rated tires are well known to not perform well on slippery snow/ice conditions, where an AT tire is known to perform much better. Most everyone seems to understand that except for a couple guys in this forum who seem to be in denial.
Duratrac=8.0
GY MTR= 6.2
BFG KO2= 8.2
In general MT rated tires are well known to not perform well on slippery snow/ice conditions, where an AT tire is known to perform much better. Most everyone seems to understand that except for a couple guys in this forum who seem to be in denial.
The reason an AT does better on road in many conditions is easy to see, there is more contact between the tire and road because the tread blocks are tighter and you have a better chance of rubber/road contact. In wet and snowy conditions its in the tread pattern and siping of how well the pattern displaces the water/snow. Im not denying they are a good road tire, but no rubber actually does anything to gain traction on ice. If you dont understand that i have nothing else for you.
Your same survey has them rated high in off road conditions. Sure they are ok, but there is a reason people dont typically run big all terrains who actually wheel all the time and are looking for maximum performance in that area.
Last edited by jeepinmichguy; 05-29-2017 at 02:31 PM.
05-29-2017, 07:30 PM
#32
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If you want an ice tire get Blizzacks. If you want kick azz tires in snow I'll put my Pitbulls against any A/T anyday. And I have had KOs and Duratracs to compare.
05-29-2017, 09:08 PM
#33
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If its a little slick and snowy its one thing. Tires can cut through and pack snow to get some traction on a surface. If its on ice you are not getting traction. Its ice, end of story. So you are telling me you are driving along and hit a patch of black ice and duratracs dont slip and slide because they have magic tread? Not the case.
The reason an AT does better on road in many conditions is easy to see, there is more contact between the tire and road because the tread blocks are tighter and you have a better chance of rubber/road contact. In wet and snowy conditions its in the tread pattern and siping of how well the pattern displaces the water/snow. Im not denying they are a good road tire, but no rubber actually does anything to gain traction on ice. If you dont understand that i have nothing else for you.
Your same survey has them rated high in off road conditions. Sure they are ok, but there is a reason people dont typically run big all terrains who actually wheel all the time and are looking for maximum performance in that area.
The reason an AT does better on road in many conditions is easy to see, there is more contact between the tire and road because the tread blocks are tighter and you have a better chance of rubber/road contact. In wet and snowy conditions its in the tread pattern and siping of how well the pattern displaces the water/snow. Im not denying they are a good road tire, but no rubber actually does anything to gain traction on ice. If you dont understand that i have nothing else for you.
Your same survey has them rated high in off road conditions. Sure they are ok, but there is a reason people dont typically run big all terrains who actually wheel all the time and are looking for maximum performance in that area.
What are your goals you're trying to achieve?
There isn't a tire that is great in all categories, so you're always going to sacrafice something to gain in another. Are you looking for something that is good all around or are you looking for something with better offroad traction and willing to sacrafice for onroad performance to get it or vise versa?
There isn't a tire that is great in all categories, so you're always going to sacrafice something to gain in another. Are you looking for something that is good all around or are you looking for something with better offroad traction and willing to sacrafice for onroad performance to get it or vise versa?
Last edited by Rednroll; 05-29-2017 at 09:14 PM.
06-04-2017, 07:06 AM
#34
JK Newbie
I'm glad we got the self proclaimed tire expert on this forum. Otherwise I couldn't have made a statement like below previously in the discussion and have them totally miss it and then try to provide me a feable attempt of their expert knowledge which was just a bunch of run on that basically boils down to what I already stated. Try to keep up with the discussion if you can.
Last edited by jeepinmichguy; 06-04-2017 at 07:09 AM.
06-04-2017, 02:50 PM
#36
JK Freak
I'm glad we got the self proclaimed tire expert on this forum. Otherwise I couldn't have made a statement like below previously in the discussion and have them totally miss it and then try to provide me a feable attempt of their expert knowledge which was just a bunch of run on that basically boils down to what I already stated. Try to keep up with the discussion if you can.
Just wanna check. You seem like a middle schooler who's being bullied and is now really angsty :'(
06-04-2017, 06:42 PM
#38
06-07-2017, 05:14 AM
#40
Super Moderator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlYEMH10Z4s
Last edited by Rednroll; 06-07-2017 at 05:56 AM.