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studs or studless snow tires??
dbllunger:
I have used and currently use both. If I had a choice I will continue to use a studless tread pattern/design that accepts studs. Current stud quality sucks as most are aluminum with a hardened core. Don't last for crap. The old steel bodied and carbide core lasted and worked much better. Studs do make a difference on ice and glazed hard packed snow. I also do not put my snow tires on until the snow is here for good. This year was just last week, and they will come off the end of Feb or First of March.
shorthair-on-point:
no studs
jackelope:
thanks again, gang. i have the toyo A/T's on my truck and they are a realllllyyyy good tire in this weather, i think she might end up with a set of them on her rig too.
rasbo:
I drove through Spokane earlier this year.Are the ruts on I-90 there a result of studs and chains..Wow those are bad
ducksdoom12:
i work at les schwab so i like to think that i have some athority on this subject :chuckle: nothing can beat studed tires as far as traction is concerned, (with the exception of chains witch i would not recomend because most people dont know how to use them or when and unless u have 6 inches of slush on top of solid ice dont use them), but if you dont like studs for what ever reason, impact on the roads or other wise studless tires do well too cuz they are made of a different type of rubber that stays soft in cold weather that helps to grip the road better and in addition to that the ones we sell have ground up acorn shells in them that give some extra gripping power, dont run studless snows year round however because they will run down QUICK in warm weather due to the different type of rubber
so just rember that nothing beats studs, however studless will work just as good in anything but extreme road conditions
hope this helps :rolleyes:
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