Re: Tires

From: Terry Schwartz (tschw10117@aol.com)
Date: Mon Oct 21 2002 - 08:20:11 EDT


Chris,

I've been driving in the snow in Minnesota for 25+ years... Narrower tires
present a smaller footprint, hence the "lbs/sq.in" is much higher with
narrower tires. Sitting on top of snow is NOT what you want. What you want
is your tires on the pavement.

If your tires are not on the pavement, your wheels WILL spin, especially
with a 4x2. And turning corners with your tires surfing on top of the snow
is damn near impossible. I've been there. I've little experience driving in
mud, so I can't speak to that. I do know this:
wide tires + 2 wheel drive + snow == poor traction.

Terry S.

""Chris Reck"" <Roadkill47@attbi.com> wrote in message
news:aovb2c$5b1$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
>
> I disagree with this based on my own experience.
>
> Narrow tires will "cut" through the snow and POSSIBLY get you closer to
the
> road. Narrow tires will also be prone much more to ruts left by other
> vehicles. Wider tires will tend to sit on top of the snow, and as long as
> there is no wheel spinning, they stay true. My comparisons were made with
a
> Ford Ranger 4x2 with 215x75r15 and my truck now with 31x10.5r15.
>
> Wider is better in the mud anyways, and that also adds to my thinking.
>
> Chris
>
>
> ""Terry Schwartz"" <tschw10117@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:aopf8m$gbk$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
> >
> > Thanks everyone for the ideas...
> >
> > I don't think I'd want to put many more miles on these tires, I've got
> about
> > 4/32nds left, and these babies are slippery when wet. They've been lousy
> in
> > the snow since day one, even with several hundred pounds of ballast in
the
> > bed. I will admit I've been lousy about rotating them.
> >
> > Unfortunately, I live in the snow belt and can't possibly put on a wider
> > tire! As much as I'd like the look.... driving in snow, a narrow
footprint
> > is what you need. So I don't think I want to go to 270 or 275's...
> >
> > I've done a ton of searching the web, the Pirelli Scorpion Zero is the
> only
> > other tire in this size I've found. Neither the Eagles or the Pirellis
get
> > very good reviews. I can get the Pirellis delivered for $100 each.
> >
> > I haven't checked Costco or SAMS yet, but I gotta believe they won't
have
> > anything I can't find on the web.
> >
> > Hey, this is a helpfull group... Think I'll stick around.
> >
> > Terry.
> > '00 Dakota Club Cab SLT. 4.7L
> > http://members.aol.com/tschw10117/mypage.htm
> >
> > <Tubamirbls@aol.com> wrote in message
news:146.b4e6d0.2ae1830b@aol.com...
> > >
> > > Hi Terry
> > > I have the same truck and tire. I'm @ 46k and I should get at
> least
> > > another 25k mi out of mine. I've kept 35# air consistently and
> X-rotated
> > > (except the spare) every 8k. I've not needed a front end alignment so
> far
> > > nor has there been any need for changing the factory balancing.
> > > From ads I've seen this is not a rare tire size but one that is
not
> > > perhaps in the "mainstream" common useage. For that reason alone it
is
> > less
> > > likely to be an on-sale item. All the major tire mfgr's as far as I
> can
> > > tell offer it in several price/quality grades. Do you have a COSTCO
or
> > > similar in your area? My COSTCO carries this size and their typical
> price
> > is
> > > around $115 last time I looked.
> > > Of course you can go to another size. If the circumference of
such
> > > different size is greater or less than these originals then you should
> go
> > to
> > > a speedometer shop to have your speedometer checked for accuracy. If
> it's
> > > off your dealer can make the adjustment to your engine computer
> > >
> > > Paul Sahlin
> >
> >
>
>



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