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Michigan guys normally don't look toward Seattle guys for advice about winter tires, but I was once a North Idaho guy, so it's just possible that you might consider my input.
Yes, I would say that studs reduce dry traction. Steel does not grip asphalt like rubber does. So.....you lose a bit of that traction. But I do have a lot of respect for studs, depending on your road conditions and driving patterns. If I were a salesman, driving across northern states in my Chevrolet Cavalier to make sales calls, I would have four of the finest studded snow tires on my car. Absolutely. When the road surface is glare ice (not unusual), snow tires without studs have about the same traction as R-compound Hooziers. 30 mph might be dicey. In this same situation, cars with four good studded tires can go 60 mph fairly safely. In ice, studs are the ONLY thing that will grip.
I also would not use a particularly wide tire. The tire would be tall and narrow.
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