How Bad Is Driving Through Snow In The Mountains? - Topic

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Jul 17 2013 02:38pm

Quote (IB0T @ Jul 17 2013 03:36pm)

You are convinced wide mud tires are better for your every day winter driver !!! are you fucking kidding me ???
Seriously man this is common knowldge and been so for years. I can understand if your 17 and only seen one winter. But try some 10.5s or somehing stop being a nieve son of a bitch.
Fact of the matter is hes going to be driving in the mountins, that shit is dangerous regardless, dont be stupid about it and run tsl's unless you want to ditch it.

Im done arguing this, learn for your self or dont argue

no use, Koj will be Koj

it's why we love him (in that creepy uncle kind of way)

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Jul 17 2013 02:40pm

greater surface area = more stability/traction

I don't know how you don't understand that, and im not saying go get 20 inch wide tires or something along that line

anything wider then 14inch is over kill

and no its not my first/only winter, I have been going up to the snow and snow wheeling since I was 16, aka 10 years now

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Jul 17 2013 02:41pm

greater surface area = more snow to displace

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Jul 17 2013 02:41pm

Btw i live in northwestern ontairo, ive seen and been part of some of the incrediblely harsh canadian winters for many years.

/peace

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Jul 17 2013 02:42pm

im not talking about light slush on the ground, im talking about actually driving in the snow

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Jul 17 2013 05:30pm

Quote (IB0T @ Jul 17 2013 10:52am)

But really though, its been common knowledge that skinner tires are by far superior to wide bulky tires

If there is a road underneath your right.

If it's like 10 feet of snow then you want to float like koj is saying.

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Jul 17 2013 05:44pm

Quote (Thing1 @ Jul 17 2013 04:30pm)

If there is a road underneath your right.

If it's like 10 feet of snow then you want to float like koj is saying.

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Jul 17 2013 06:39pm

We do the same thing here koj but imo he is freaking out to much im sure if its a public road it will be plowed most of the time anyway.

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Jul 17 2013 09:07pm

i know nothing about snow driving and nor have i ever seen snow. but if i remember correctly the episode of top gear for example when they were driving in the north pole i believe that the tyres on that hilux were like balloons.

However wider tyres are much better for dry roads. and quite frequently i have seen the difference from driving from a 165 wide tyre to a 215 wide tyre the 215 is a much better gripper

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Jul 18 2013 02:30pm

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