Ok so being rather new to 4wd and snow I know very little.
We already have a vehicle that is great in the snow and we use it daily so it has hakka 9 studs. It has very little off road ability and is limited when snow passes 6 or 7 inches.
Looking at some blizzak studless tires so we have something that can road trip up to and over the pass for christmas and such then not destroy tires on the warmer coastal highways. They are gonna grip the snow and ice but will they basically destroy my off road winter ability?
Am I better off with one of the winter oriented AT tires knowing from experience that something like a falken wildpeak w the 3 mountains will NOT behave like a true snow tire?
They will be winter only and off roading in winter will be limited to forest service roads and up to 12 inches of snow. Nothing major.
We live in the kittitas valley so local roads will frequently be icy enough to warrant studs but are generally well plowed. Just packed and gravelled streets. But it can start in early October and last til March.
Thoughts or experiences?
We already have a vehicle that is great in the snow and we use it daily so it has hakka 9 studs. It has very little off road ability and is limited when snow passes 6 or 7 inches.
Looking at some blizzak studless tires so we have something that can road trip up to and over the pass for christmas and such then not destroy tires on the warmer coastal highways. They are gonna grip the snow and ice but will they basically destroy my off road winter ability?
Am I better off with one of the winter oriented AT tires knowing from experience that something like a falken wildpeak w the 3 mountains will NOT behave like a true snow tire?
They will be winter only and off roading in winter will be limited to forest service roads and up to 12 inches of snow. Nothing major.
We live in the kittitas valley so local roads will frequently be icy enough to warrant studs but are generally well plowed. Just packed and gravelled streets. But it can start in early October and last til March.
Thoughts or experiences?