Snow tire question

[Joe Bob]

With my Quad Steer, I have a single size I can use....245/45/16. Anything else and the sensors start throwing fault codes on the OBD and the dash message board.

Looks like I going snag a set of steel 16 inch, 8 lugges off of CL. Hakepelitta and the Hankooks have different models...any more narrow recomendations?

[Soterik]

Yup,

The w409 is the passenger version of the iPike, here's the truck version (rw11) that I have on my Suburban. Same pattern and rubber, just a different model for the truck series.

Hankook RW11 i*Pike Tires - Tire Size & Price Details - 1010tires.com

[gduke2010]

Definatally buy a set of chains to go w/ the snow tires if your Yukon is 2wd. I traded a 2004 Tundra w/ 2wd for a 2007 F-150 4wd. I might have been able to get by w/ the Tundra, but I drive to the Lake every day. Anyway I really like the Ford, even better than the Toyota. I think you could get by w/ the 2wd Quad steer and snow or all season tires if you don't need to drive to the Lake everyday. I used all season on all my vehicles which were 2wd while living in Iowa. I always put some weight in the back of my work truck and that seamed to help. But, 4wd would have been ideal.

If the roads are too bad, like covered w/ a sheet of ice, just stay home until they have been plowed and salted. I drove on I-80 in Iowa after an ice storm and after the roads were cleared and there was a car or truck in the ditch every 100 yds for about 30 miles. It took several days to pull all the vehicles out. Many were still in the dich waiting to be towed after 4 days.


Gary

[Joe Bob]

I've got chains as well. Another stoopid question. The Hankooks are studable. Do you stud all four...if I go that route or just the two drive wheels?

[HarryD]

As young fellow, I just studded the rear tires (RWD car) but if I did it now, it would be all four after all, it gives you maximum control.

[GWN7]

Get some sand also. Put it in plastic totes over the rear wheels. It adds weight so you get better traction. The plastic totes keep it from getting into the carpet and if you get stuck on some ice a sprinkle of the sand gets you moving again.

I wouldn't go with the studded tires. They are great on snow but when you hit dry pavement they are a hazzard. Depends on how much snow you get in your area. You only have two drive wheels so studding the fronts won't help.

[kanadary]

i have been running michelin x-ice on all our winter cars and it performs well for about 2 seasons then degrades. the Hakepelitta i use to have on an old bmw 2002 and it was great. i just got a set of HAKKAPELIITTA R SUV on the wife's mdx so we'll see how it performs. we don't get much snow but we do go skiing every weekend and when we do, the city we're in doesn't seem to understand how to clear it off the roads.

[jyl]

I've used Blizzak studless snows, they worked very well on packed snow, wet snow up to 4", and solid ice. In fact, they were astonishingly effective on ice. I have a pretty steep driveway, when it was covered with packed slick wet snow and I could hardly walk up it, the Prius with Blizzaks would climb it no problem. I could stop in the middle of the slope and get going again with no drama. Haven't tried them in deeper snow, the car doesn't have much ground clearance.

Now run Nokian Hakkapelitta CS on the van and Nokian WRG2 on the Prius. The latter two are studless "year-round" snows, they seem not quite as good as the Blizzak in snow but you can keep them on all year. All three have been very good on wet roads as well. THe Hakka CS are wearing well. The WRG2 are wearing faster than a non-snow would, but still tolerable - we'll probably get 3+ years out of them which is appx 40K+ miles, that's driven year round including the summer roadtrips to California, and no need to switch out tires 2X year.

Studless snow tires are soft at sub-freezing temps, thousands of small sipes, the rubber is effectively thousands of small, soft "fingers" that grip the snow/ice. I hate studded snows because they cut ruts into the roads, which fill with water and freeze up, in addition to causing a lot of expensive road resurfacing.

[Joe Bob]

Update for anyone who cares.....went with the Hankooks, nice quiet. We had a snow storm and they gripped well. Went without the studs.

Got a dumper coming in this weekend.

[9dreizig]

Dude, that was NOT a storm , really just a dusting.. I"m going to have to teach you about driving in snow!!!

[Joe Bob]

We got a pretty good dusting here in the valley and took a drive up to Mt. Rose. It was a good starter storm....