Hey all I am looking at getting some winter tires, more aggressive than the stock wrangler st on the jk.

My question is I would be using these as my daily driver and the noise does not bother me. Can I use winter tires year round, and how is the wear?


Thanks

 

I've had the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor for 3 winters. 2 in Toronto and 1 in Calgary Canada. They wear well and have the Winter tire symbol on them and yes they are excellent on snow and ice. They are very popular here in Calgary.

 

Another good one is the BFG A/T KO. They have great wear, and perform great on and off-road (except mud).

 

I have the General grabber A/T 2's ($106 per tire delivered from tread depot)

 

Thanks, what I am really looking to find out is not how a/t or m/t tires perform in the winter but rather how winter tires like the blizzak perform for everyday driving.

 

Hankook RT studded and sipped

 

i would skip the bf at for the winter i had three sets two on jeep tj and one on f150 supercrew. and they were not that great in snow and mud, great in rain and good on ice. just my 2 cents

 

The BFG MT km's dt with siping work well. Stock Rubicon tires.

 

i think the vortecs from interco might be worth looking into

 

You should probably do a little reading on winter tires -- their design requirements are very different than summer tires, so at best you'd get an average tire for summer and winter by using just one set. Anyway, if you have two sets of tires, they last twice as long. :-)

Siping and compound are two big factors for winter tires. Voids are important too, depending if you run trails in the winter, or you drive mainly on cleared city streets -- your call. Generally more voids also means less siping.

I went with US-made Toyo M-55s with additional (hand made) sipes and studs. They have good voids, and with extra siping they're really excellent. The compound might be a little stiffer than car-type winter tires though. The studs really help for ice, and don't affect dry performance (they're only studded on the edges of the tread, not the center). The high void factor in these tires also mean they plow through snow very well. Last winter we didn't use a shovel once -- and we park on city streets, where snow plows bury cars after every snow storm! :-)

For the summer, I use Toyo M/Ts. They're so-so in the rain, and they're absolutely dangerous on ice. No way I'd use these in winter!

js.