Time 4 New Tires
What do you guys think of these tires http://store.summitracing.com/partde...p;autoview=skuand has anyone had experience with these
I run my Interco Trxus M/Ts in the summer. They are ok the winter but not great for icy conditions here in Colorado. I was running Pro Comp A/Ts in the winter and they are an outstanding winter tire! I bashed them bad off road before I made them strictly my winter tire and they too a lot of abuse. This year, I got a good price on Nitto Terra Grapplers for my winter tires and I tell ya, after a couple days, I don't like them. I wheeled them last weekend and eh, not all that great. They do envelop rocks but man, on and off road, these tires a bricks. They track bad, they are noisy for an A/T, they are hard as rocks, and I don't think they had near the traction as the Pro Comps. I don't know how they are in snow and ice yet since it has been dry here but I sure hope they do ok.
I know some people on here don't like them, but I still swear by the Goodyear Wrangler Silentarmor's for an all-terrain. BGF's are good tires, but very prone to radial pull. Yokahama's look and ride good at first, but chop worse than most (especially the Geoloander). Kumho's tend to be low mileage.
Interco's are off-road tires, period. I wore out a set of Thornbird's (supposedly on/off road) in less than 20k. Dick Cepeck and Mickey Thompson are over priced pieces of **** that won't last as long as the Interco's.
Any other mud tire (BFG MT, Goodyear MT/R, Dunlop Mud Rover, etc) are all gonna be noisy and short lived on pavement.
Interco's are off-road tires, period. I wore out a set of Thornbird's (supposedly on/off road) in less than 20k. Dick Cepeck and Mickey Thompson are over priced pieces of **** that won't last as long as the Interco's.
Any other mud tire (BFG MT, Goodyear MT/R, Dunlop Mud Rover, etc) are all gonna be noisy and short lived on pavement.
Thornbrids are crap. SSRs and TSL radials will get you 30,000 miles.
the trxus m/tsmight. I've had them for about 5,000 miles and there's no signs of wear yet at all except some scuffs on the sidewalls.
the trxus m/tsmight. I've had them for about 5,000 miles and there's no signs of wear yet at all except some scuffs on the sidewalls.
Regarding the Nebraska winter driving conditions, I've driven a few different tires here. Granted, not all of them have been on a Ram, but I've run BFG MTs, ATs, and Goodyear Wranglers RT/S (the older ones). The BFG MTs wore about as good as the ATs and in deeper snow perform better, IMHO. However, they did break loose and spin quite a bit more than the ATs in lighter stuff or in icy conditions. The Goodyears were kind of bleh in my opinion they worked fine in most conditions, not exceptionally well in anything.
Mud tires with big blocky tread are great in deep snow but generally suck on ice.The problem is no tread sipes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siping
Look at an ice tire, they have lots of horizontal grooves or cracks in the tread blocks. these sipes allow the tread to flex and grip slippery surfaces better than a solid tread. Many all terrain tires have these features.
Probably a better option unless deep snow is your primary concern
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siping
Look at an ice tire, they have lots of horizontal grooves or cracks in the tread blocks. these sipes allow the tread to flex and grip slippery surfaces better than a solid tread. Many all terrain tires have these features.
Probably a better option unless deep snow is your primary concern
I've got some general grabber at2's on my work van. Can't say how they are in snow yet(maybe tomorrow). But so far they have been a great tire very reasonably priced and my mechanic says he sells a ton of them and uses them on his trucks and suvs and most are getting 40k +. BTW when my truck needs a new set I'll be putting these on.




