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Gadzooks

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Ok, other than the obvious, are any common off road tires any good in snow? Its easier, (ie: cheaper) for me to pick up a set of used off roads than to buy new snows. Iroks? Truxus Mt's? Goodrich MT's? any ideas? I had 33" truxus mt's on my sammi and they were bad in the snow, but some say the weight of the samurai played a part in that. I need some 35-39's in a winterable tread. On a tight budget.
 
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My 33x10.5 BFG AT's were a good all around street / winter / trail tire. Only thing they really sucked at was slippery hill climbs.

The Iroks are a good deep snow tire, I was happy how they did on the trail last year ... I only had them on the road in the snow a couple of times, so no real comment there. I think Mike DD'd the sami in the winter with his radial iroks, maybe he can add some feedback.
 
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SuziCrazy

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Skinny BFG's is probably your best bet, but your locked in the rear so best of luck to you ;)
 
aweber

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+1 on the BFG At's... Best "off road" tire I have ever had for the steet and snow, but yes, they do suck off road..

I have Truxus on my FJ40 and like them for traction in the snow but width will be your enemy with 12.5's

My fj40 with the 33x12.5's is a nightmare in slush....
 
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Gadzooks

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I fully understand that off road tires aren't ideal for snow. What I would like to do is find something used and large. This type of tire application is typically off road specific and these are the only tires in the size I need that I can find.
AT's come in 35,12.50,15 which is pretty good, but I'm a cheap bastard, or moreover, I've got other things on the truck I need to dump my money into. So if I can I'm gonna scoop up a used set of something big and run it, or stud it, or sipe the Sh** out of it and make do.

Now these bad boys are prob stiff as all hell, but they are skinny....and cheap...what cha have to say about that??
http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-tires-rims-38-BY-11-BY-R16-MICHELIN-MT-W0QQAdIdZ85305575
 
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Root Moose

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I'm not certain but I believe you can get a "real" snow tire in the Michelin (Alpin?) and Toyo. That would be P-metric sizes on 16" wheels though (285s, 315s, etc.)
 
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Cummins Land-Rover

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Yokohama makes a 315/75R16 snow tire, but they appear to be sold out across Canada. That's a 35!
 
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Gadzooks

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Cummins Land-Rover said:
Yokohama makes a 315/75R16 snow tire, but they appear to be sold out across Canada. That's a 35!
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33's are too small, I've got a set of those and with them on I have no 5th gear. 315 is still only a 33....I need a 365 application or larger.
 
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Root Moose

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315 is a 35... unless they are somehow undersized (like most if not all BFGs).

Sounds to me like you've crossed the line from streetable to trail only.

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There was a thread on JeepForum about a guy in Northern Ontario who was looking for about a 33" winter. The closest thing to that was from Nokian but it was for an 18" rim. He decided to stick with a 31". Some of the BFG ATs are severe storm rated though.

Gadzooks said:
33's are too small, I've got a set of those and with them on I have no 5th gear. 315 is still only a 33....I need a 365 application or larger.
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Root Moose

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Or to be anal via the ProCrap calculator:

315/75R16 = 34.6 x 12.4 x 16

The only thing used your likely to find is BFG AT in 35x12.5x15. Which is likely a 34" tire if you want to be even more anal about it.

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