Jump to content

Winter driving

Sjjr613

By Sjjr613
in Tires, Wheels & TPMS

Recommended Posts

Sjjr613 Enthusiast

Sjjr613

Posted
Posted

Hey guys looking for some opinions on tires. I live in ottawa and drive mostly highway to work. Wanting to know what tires everyone uses for winter. Do u run a dedicated winter tire or an a/t tire. Looking for opinions from guys that have a winter season like us.

MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

MikeNH

Posted
Posted

I've always run an AT tire on my trucks year round in New Hampshire and now in Michigan and it's worked fine for me. When I had the Subaru it came with 3-season tires so I ran General snow tires and that thing was a monster in the snow. The biggest difference seemed to be with ice. On all terrains the trucks get just as sloppy as anything else on ice but the snow tires with their soft compound and siping did better.

albertpetersson6 Enthusiast

albertpetersson6

Posted
Posted

I live in Sweden and it often rains here in winter season. It is very cold here in winter. Sometimes the temperature falls even below -10 degrees in winter. So I normally prefer separate winter tires in winter season. A special tread rubber compound is used while manufacturing winter tires and are designed specifically to retain flexibility at low temperatures. They also give a good braking performance on wet roads. So i recommend you to use special winter tires during winter season. May be this helps!!!

NEFisher11 Enthusiast

NEFisher11

Posted
Posted

I live in NH and just use AT tires on my truck year round. I drive roughly 50 miles all highway each day and have no issues. Would i like some snow tires? sure but it hasn't been bad enough for me to justify it.

  • 3 weeks later...
J-Bird Enthusiast

J-Bird

Posted
Posted

I am getting the P rated Firestone Winterforces studded and installed on the truck tomorrow. Would have gone with a winter rated all terrain tire if I didn't have 50 km of single lane highway each day.

waumo1 Enthusiast

waumo1

Posted
Posted

We have a lot of wet ice conditions here. I have been running General Altimax Arctic studded winter tires for the last 3 winters and they are great in all conditions.

  • 2 weeks later...

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • Chuck FB
      first oil change - 2026 2500HD gas

      By Chuck FB · Posted

      Indeed a proper drain tap or drain valve with adapter that has a hose on it that opens up the valve as the adapter goes on is a slick setup and have that for certain highway tractors etc and other equipment that came from the factory with a tap but this L8T is pretty darned good other than me doing it on the floor and easy to touch hot exhaust and am not as agile as I used to be !. If I really want to pull a hot filter on an engine I will use an insulated set of thick neoprene gauntlet gloves but I am not in the hurry I used to need to be so things are done more relaxed and in theory somewhat safer ... I think LOL.    And as I mentioned the unique shape of the Amsoil 1 quart containers, while they might not work as well as an offset pour spout container for some awkward engine location applications, they are working a lot better with my Lisle funnel kit because of how they prop up on all four corners when upside down resting on the rim of the funnel where the typical quart container would never stay put without holding onto it. 
    • mrbflat
      Clunk when coming to a stop... driveshaft/slip yoke? Mechanic couldn't recreate it

      By mrbflat · Posted

      Well, I just hit 100K a few weeks back, and I can honestly say I have not had any major issues with my '21 5.3 Crew cab.  I have done most routine maintenance, oil changes, air filter, tire rotations, and a transmission drain and filter change (not even a full flush).  A couple of months ago, I started experiencing the dreaded CLUNK when coming to a stop, sometimes hard enough to literally push the truck forward! After researching here and in other forums/youtube videos, etc, I was thinking it's the slip yoke. I finally had a chance to take it to my local mechanic today, and he was not able to recreate the issue.  Amazing, since it does it nearly every time I drive.  He also said he can't simply grease my slip yoke/driveshaft splines, because I have a 1 piece driveshaft.  I am not sure what else I can do.  Has anyone else had this issue or have any idea what else it could be?
    • Black02Silverado
      first oil change - 2026 2500HD gas

      By Black02Silverado · Posted

      This is where the Fumoto drain valve comes in handy.  No mess and able to change oil hot, like right off the interstate hot.  Flows nice and you can direct it into a container. As for the oil filter, I use an old dixie cup or plastic one from McDonalds. It contains the oil as you pull the filter down and not all over your hand.
    • Black02Silverado
      Which 2027 engine will you choose?

      By Black02Silverado · Posted

      Well, if it did change from lifters to rocker arms, at least it would be easier to fix as they fail.
    • Black02Silverado
      HighMileage oils or stay with Dexos 1 ?

      By Black02Silverado · Posted

      Doesn't hurt to try.  It's my understanding that you have to run it at least 4 or 5 oil changes for things to get clean.  Think about it, your engine didn't get dirty in just an oil change so over time it will slowly clean. It's the safest way to do it and not have seal issues.      I remember  a product that came out a long time ago, AutoRX, it was an additive you put in the oil and then drove for 3k miles. Some saw improvements and some didn't. It was suggested to use a non synthetic with it at the time. Same observation, use a couple oil changes and give it time to work. It also stated it worked best if you could drive on trips to keep the oil hot.  I'm sure if you ask AI it could tell you all about it.

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...