Studded Tires ?
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these are what I run...cooper zeon's with 700 studs per tire.....
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volcano buster
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General Altimax Arctic. 265/70-17 10 ply studded, made in the USA.
They are quiet and handle well.
They are quiet and handle well.
My favorite after looking at more tires than I'd care to admit for winter use...Studded and at a great price.
Goodyear Wrangler Duratrack
3 different trucks
1-2006 LTZ Duramax 3/4 ton with 235-85-16-E
1-2010 Yukon XL 265-75-16 -E (custom rims)
1-2005 Ford Ranger XLT 31-10.5-15 -C
$150 - $180 each plus $15 studding fee... about $75 delivered to my door with no TAX from Tire Rack.com. The local truck shop installed them for $45 with balance.
Good year dealer price was nearly double.
Excellent road manners and noise... Excellent deep snow traction and ice traction with the studs... not quite a Mudder... Not quite an AT..
Best overall winter tire I've had, hands down. The Duramax runs the same, non studded in the summer.
IMO...Good lookng and the best of most worlds.
The Duramax has 22,000 miles on the studded tires... about 1/2 worn. Mostly dry pavement driving. The Ranger has over 30,000 on them and less than 1/2 worn.
Highly recommend !!!
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Dang AK... Those tires look like they came off the TV show ice road truckers!!
Some serious metal in those treads.
How do you get a non studded tire studded like that??
Some serious metal in those treads.
How do you get a non studded tire studded like that??
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Goodyear Duratracs with studs. 315/75R/16
Best tire I have ever had. Much better characteristics than the Toyo M/T's I run in the off season. We run them on the wifes 08 4Runner year round, a little noisier than the street tires that came on the rig and MPG suffers a little but well worth the trade off. They are a must have on the road we live on. 2 miles of gravel/dirt that turns into gumbo slim when wet.
Best tire I have ever had. Much better characteristics than the Toyo M/T's I run in the off season. We run them on the wifes 08 4Runner year round, a little noisier than the street tires that came on the rig and MPG suffers a little but well worth the trade off. They are a must have on the road we live on. 2 miles of gravel/dirt that turns into gumbo slim when wet.
You cant do it on a used tire... but you need a special tool to do anyway and the tire must be stud-ready.
UNLESS Ak chimes in with what he did the the Coopers????
UNLESS Ak chimes in with what he did the the Coopers????
Here is his post from last Feb on how he does it himself.
you need a stud gun(some tool rental places rent them),you can buy one, right now here, a gun that will shoot #17 studs(about as long as you will see in any tire other then maybe a set of 35+ mud tires), they are 750.00. you will also need a high speed drill(mine turns 25000 rpm) the idea is the bit burns a hole into the tire vrs a slow speed drill which rips a jagged hole...basically you need a tire made for winter use, with out much for sipes, then you drill holes for the studs, over 300 is pretty good, over 500 is really good, over 600 will make hotmopped ice rink driving easy...it is hard work...I can normally stud a 650 stud per tire set up in about 8 hrs.... a box of studs(1000 per box) runs from 55a box for #12's to about 85 a box for #16's(studs are measured in 32nds of an inch so a # 12 is 12/32nds of an inch, 16's are 16/32nds.....longer studs stay in better, on most pickup tires I will shoot 16's on the first 2 inches on each side with 15's thru the centers(the studs have to be at least 1/32nd off the cords , and since the cords are rounded you have shorter studs thru the middle)although alot of tires will take same studs all across..if you hunt around you can find shops that will custom stud your tires, normal price for a set with 500+ should run about 100 per tire..its a big investment, but if it saves you from 1 accident..its priceless..especially when you have total vehicle control on the nastiest roads....
http://www.snowestonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=252195&highlight=studded+tires
I only had the outer parts of the tire studded. The center area was left plain, but this is also the "all-terrain" section on the Duratracs. My tire guy's put extra long studs in and they said that it about killed their arms trying to get 'em in. They had to trade off.
Yeah why don't you put on some rubber with those studs!
Sorry guys..missed the thread this week..what can I say Eric? I hate sliding on slick roads....you can stud used tire...sometimes..all depends on the tires and how they were driven because as you drive on a tire it work hardens the rubber..so you have to try to put a stud in and see if it splits the rubber around the hole..if it does the studs will rip out pretty easy...we have local rental places that do rent stud guns..heard its 15 a day...you also need a high speed drill(mine turns over 25000 rpm) to drill the pin holes for the studs...heres a pic of a drill..it is hard work but not to bad really..I used to stud anywhere from 40-100 sets at the start of each winter for customers..arms just cant handle it any more...
I've run studs for years till I came across a great deal on some Blizzak studless snow tires, thought I'd give'em a try. Love them. Very good grip on sheet ice, quiet and you can run them past the DOT studded tire removal date. .02 
