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Nov 15, 2008 | 05:18 PM

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From: BC

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Originally Posted by Tall Tanker

I think all off road tires have one thing in common: a very hard compound. You can only get decent mileage and abrasion resistance off road out of tires with lugs as large as a BF Goodrich Mud Terrain if you use a hard, strong rubber. Guys in British Colombia and warmer parts of the US where snow does fall but temperatures don’t get arctic might get decent performance out of the MT’s or 4 season Good year Wranglers, but I think there is no way guys driving in Quebec, Michigan or North Dakota should be risking rubber that hard in -45 Celsius weather: it`s like driving on hockey pucks.

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Mud Terrains and even All-terrains suck just as bad in the snow around the Interior of British Columbia. The key is if you are going to be using M/T's in winter is to spend the extra $20-25/tire to get sipped. This will help with traction and stopping. However, another issue with M/T's is the width of them as well causes issues with wetter snow and ice. I will always spend the extra money on extra rims and true winter tires with studs for better stopping and traction in any winter driving conditions. Cheaper in the long run than a fender bender because you cheaped out on tires.

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