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Best Tires for Snow?

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Old 12-25-2012, 09:32 AM
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Duratracs x10000000. First winter with them and they are great for snow and most ice. Just drive smart and you will have no problems!
Old 12-25-2012, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by hilllclimb
Duratracs x10000000. First winter with them and they are great for snow and most ice. Just drive smart and you will have no problems!
x2!!!

Mine are 315/70R17, and it's almost 35, it's something like 34.6 or .8". It's the bigger winter tire I've found.
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Originally Posted by 2012 Sahara

what size are those?
275/65/18...had slight rubbing at full turn once. Perfect performance in the snow. Like everyone has said, drive smart and they are golden.
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Originally Posted by holeshot

x2!!!

Mine are 315/70R17, and it's almost 35, it's something like 34.6 or .8". It's the bigger winter tire I've found.
Mine are brand new and closer to a 34 then a 35. Actual measurement is 34.3 and that's unmounted. Big enough for me however. Can't wait to test them out in the snow.
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when buying a tire, you usualy use the "spec" measurements rather than real measurements. In reality mine are also closer to 34..
Old 12-28-2012, 06:33 AM
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I picked up some treadwrights a few months back and finally got to punish them in the snow a bit. They are the guard dogs w/ kedge grip. Loud as hell if that is a concern but they are great in deep snow or mud. I did push them in slick stuff and finally got them to break free doing close to 40 in a downhill turn that has a posted speed of 15, ass end slid out but came back pretty fast. Unfortunately my knowledge is limited on jeeps other than the stock sra`s " which suck " but so far I`m pretty sold on the retreads.
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Originally Posted by hilllclimb
Duratracs x10000000. First winter with them and they are great for snow and most ice. Just drive smart and you will have no problems!
Just put my new 315/70/17 duratracs from discount tire on today. Just got 7" of snow. Dang

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things work great compare to BFg mud terrains.
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Originally Posted by hollywd32

Just put my new 315/70/17 duratracs from discount tire on today. Just got 7" of snow. Dang

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things work great compare to BFg mud terrains.
Nice. Only thing I'm not liking about them is the highway hum. I can hear it over my mbrp exhaust and airaid cai sometimes. Meh...I've had them on for a week, I'll get used to it.
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I put the Duratracs on almost 2 years ago. I love them wearing really well. Excellent in the snow.
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Originally Posted by soadxtr573
Nice. Only thing I'm not liking about them is the highway hum. I can hear it over my mbrp exhaust and airaid cai sometimes. Meh...I've had them on for a week, I'll get used to it.
road noise?? man have you ever ridden a real M/T tire? like super swamper?? these makes a real hum on the road duratracs are silent!


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