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mud tire performance in snow

what should i do with my tires (read post first)

  • install the mud tires, run them in the back

    Votes: 13 38.2%

  • install the mud tires, run them in the front

    Votes: 3 8.8%

  • don't install the mud tires, go find a pair of all-terain tires

    Votes: 7 20.6%

  • drive around NEKKID this winter.

    Votes: 11 32.4%
  • Total voters
    34
ciffer

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i have a pair of mud tires with good tread, my front tires are worn and need to be replaced before winter, my rear tires are in good shape.

i am thinking of replacing the worn tires with the mud tires for winter, but i don't know how well the mud tires will work in snow. if i do install them, should they be in front or in the back. my other option is to go find another pair of tires, but i'd rather use the tires i already have.
 
IMO you want the btter tires on the front anyways. As long as they're the same size and you're not running them super long i'd say go for it :dunno:
 
I believe that tread applies the same to snow as it does mud. Its the dimensions of the tire that make a difference in the snow. If its REALLY deep you want WIDE ass tires. If its a foot or two you want to find the bottom of it and get very skinny tires.
 
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i can't find any brand markings. not a wild tread or anything. i read about them a while back, sounds like they are a highway friendly tread for mud performance.

they are 31x10.5x15, same as all other tires.
 
They should work fine for your regular offroad snow. If you are getting into anything over ~2.5 feet deep than you want wide tires (as mentioned above).

They may be alittle slippery on ice but what truck tire isn't?
 
Have them siped and put them on the back.

I run siped muds on all of my vehicles, even my wife's DD has muds. Been doing this for years now.
 
Eh, wrong. Sipes = more edges and more heat dissipation. Actually slightly increases tread life...like very slightly but doesn't increase wear unless it's been improperly done and pieces chunk off.
 
So i guess snow tires should last 200K? More siping also allows more flex which produces even more heat=tire degredation.

Chunking is a greater possibility aswell but it depends on the cuts.
 
you didn't say what type of tire you're running in the rear now. if its a regular street type all terrain, i'd move them to the front and put the mud tire on the rear. the extra siping will help with bad weather stopping and turning more on the front tires since they do 80% of the braking. the rear tires are you drive tires and the more aggressive tread will dig in better when you're on the gas.
 
runamok151 said:
you didn't say what type of tire you're running in the rear now. if its a regular street type all terrain, i'd move them to the front and put the mud tire on the rear. the extra siping will help with bad weather stopping and turning more on the front tires since they do 80% of the braking. the rear tires are you drive tires and the more aggressive tread will dig in better when you're on the gas.
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currently have all-terrain on all four wheels. the rears have good tread, but i think the mud tires have more tread.

how do i have a tire siped?
 
Many tire shops can do it, or you can buy a tool and do it yourself.

Personally I prefer the mud terrain type tires to the all terains in the snow around here. All terrains tend to plug up and become snow slicks way too easily, where my muds have a tendancy to throw the snow back out and keep the tread clear. Just my .02 though.
 
lectric80 said:
Many tire shops can do it, or you can buy a tool and do it yourself.

Personally I prefer the mud terrain type tires to the all terains in the snow around here. All terrains tend to plug up and become snow slicks way too easily, where my muds have a tendancy to throw the snow back out and keep the tread clear. Just my .02 though.
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i noticed that last year, my tires would get covered in snow and wouldn't throw it off. i figured that self-cleaning mud tires would help a buy keeping the treads clean.
 
Yep, my nearly bald mud tires last year worked great in the snow, which is why I bought a pretty aggresive X/T this year to replace them. Mud and snow fly off them.:grin:
 
ciffer said:
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i can't find any brand markings. not a wild tread or anything. i read about them a while back, sounds like they are a highway friendly tread for mud performance.

they are 31x10.5x15, same as all other tires.
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Those are pretty good tires, i bet u got them at fleet farm. My buddy ran that brand tire on his 97 dodge for like 5 years, never had a problem with them:D. he ran them both in the mud and in the snow and they did alot better than the BFG at's i was runnin at the time.

That brand of tire got replaced at fleet farm by cooper tires.
 
BILTIT said:
So i guess snow tires should last 200K? More siping also allows more flex which produces even more heat=tire degredation.

Chunking is a greater possibility aswell but it depends on the cuts.
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Well, I guess myself and the entire siping industry are wrong then. Thanks.:p:
 
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