Red neck engineering ice traction idea.

[TFOGGER]

Oh hell, forgot about example 3.

Example 3: KLR-650 (1x2). Great in powdered, fresh snow, fully confident. Even if it's pretty deep. But, pretty flipping terrifying after cars have packed the snow down , unless you use custom made VBAR chains, then you can go through anything until it's deep enough that you high center the skid plate.

(yes, seriously)

I've studded quite a few sets of knobby dual sport tires for guys over the years. Amazing the difference they make on snowpack and ice, without completely fucking up the bare pavement performance like ice screws do. Ice screws on bare pavement are downright scary.

[fitz19d]

Not to start a this tire vs. that tire argument, but this is why I've used duratracs on several vehicles. I rarely put my Tacoma in 4wd (mainly off highway in deep snow) and never put weight in the back. I suspect the Xterra with duratracs and F/R limited slip will do even better.


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And the duratracs are just an AT not dedicated winter. Though I think they were the one of 3 that actually had a snow or ice rating? When I do get the expensive set of tires, still been torn on Duratrac vs KO2 vs I forget but I thinker it was one of the Coopers. Forget why I wasn't big on Tera Grapplers that are also popular.

[hurley842002]

And the duratracs are just an AT not dedicated winter. Though I think they were the one of 3 that actually had a snow or ice rating? When I do get the expensive set of tires, still been torn on Duratrac vs KO2 vs I forget but I thinker it was one of the Coopers. Forget why I wasn't big on Tera Grapplers that are also popular.

Yeah they have the snowflake rating. I can't afford to have a dedicated winter set, so I have to find the best performing AT I can, and so far it's been the duratrac. I was really tempted to try out the new KO2, as they are one of the better looking tires I've seen in awhile, but since I don't tend to buy tires solely based on looks, I had to pass. Once the KO2's have been out for awhile, and can be proven, I may consider them, but from my experience the old KO's don't hold a candle to the duratrac in snow performance.


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[68Charger]

I put a set of the Duratrac's on wife's truck (2007 Mega Cab Cummins), and so far they've done great, but haven't had snow or ice here yet.

The tread on them is like a hybrid AT/MT... very aggressive for an AT, but not as obnoxious as an MT (which usually aren't as good on ice)