Best winter tires? 4 crucial differences between all season tires and winter tires

[@davida.p.9911]

Excellent information Chad! The different rubber compounds is an especially important one, like you said, if you run the winter tires in summer they'll wear down very quickly. Also, most tires that claim to be all season are really just mostly for summer driving. If there were a deep snow or ice packed streets, they wouldn't perform well at all. Thanks for sharing!!

[@PurpleCollarLife]

The compound does seem to be the single most impactful element in the winter tires! Thanks for watching and the comment. Have a great weekend!

[@TS-sx3rf]

Nice video with good information. Many people don’t plan ahead as you are, they wait till the bad weather hits.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

That's true.

[@AkDadStuff]

Heyhey Chad I am so glad that I didn't steer you wrong on the Blizzaks. I noticed a comment asking about the Blizzaks on heavier trucks . They do just as good on big trucks. The only drawback to them is when there isn't snow or ice on the roads they will wear out fast. Take care my friend

[@PurpleCollarLife]

I'm a little disappointed that I didn't know about the Blizzaks sooner! :)

[@clementphilipsen5116]

I run the Coopers on two of our vehicles and love them. One more thing about the tread design on the Coopers is they are directional. Meaning the drivers side tires are dedicated for the drivers side and the same in the passenger side. It makes for a tire that can be designed 100% to perform best in that direction.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

That is also a good point. The directional winter tires do seem to have an advantage, because they can focus the tread into a design that moves/stops in the proper orientation. The downside is that they can't be cross-rotated.

[@badgerlandturf]

Growing up in the “frozen tundra” we regularly switched tires out as you do. I love that you have the storage for all your toys and such. Looking at the profile on the ranger tires, the winter tire is taller: do you notice a difference in the speedometer due to this? It would have been an interesting addition to this video to hear a road noise difference between the two tires. Great explanation on the importance of this. Being in KC metro area now we get by with AWD vehicles and all seasons. By the way, your Bills looked dominant this past week! Props to them

[@PurpleCollarLife]

The oversized tires I put on for winter are 235/75/15. Compared to the stock tire on the Ford Ranger, that's a +1 size I believe. I almost always use WAZE when driving - so I do notice a slight difference in the speedometer. The truck will say I'm going 65 mph, when the GPS speed says I'm doing more like 67 or 68.

[@tonygreen1067]

We use the BFG K02 on our Tahoe and they are awesome all year around.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

I ran the BF Goodrich KO tires on my old Bronco through the winters - and they were great!

[@CalebCissna]

The three-peak rating is interesting as I’ve seen many tires that are all terrain or all season with that designation as well

[@PurpleCollarLife]

That is a great point! I too have seen some AT tires with the 3-peak rating.

[@mileshiles1287]

I moved south so all season tires are good. I lived out side Chicago so I agree with winter tires.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

If we lived even in the southern corner of western PA - I would probably be fine with all-season tires. It's that lake-effect snow that dumps on and sometime surprises us, that really makes me feel like I need the safety of the winter tires on our vehicles. Thanks for watching!

[@charlesb4267]

I've wondered about the Bridgestone Blizzak LT tire and sifting through reviews I get the impression they certainly wear fast although I know P rated tires do as well but are then on lighter vehicles. Typically P rated winter tires of various brands tend to be softer and higher grip then their LT 10 ply counterpart, but the Bridgestone might be an outlier ... do run them next winter and see how they seem compared to your tires of the past. Aside from the Blizzak P rated DM-V2 tire as a highly regarded choice in winter tires for vehicles light enough as per a half ton or SUV, I hear various comments up here in Alberta about the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 Suv Studded on half ton pickups and yes that is a P rated tire also and is quite studded up number count it would appear and those are factory studded tires. By the way in Alberta there is no restriction year around for running studs but a winter tire would melt off if run then anyway. And in fact no actual restriction for running tire chains any time of the year but if caught ruining a highway then they would slap a nice fine on the idiot running chains on dry bare pavement for no good reason. It blows me away that some states and for that matter Ontario do NOT allow tire chains to be used on a winter highway condition where its warranted. We have trucks throwing on tire chains all the time on river hills ( and the Rockies ) if it becomes a nasty condition where they spin out otherwise.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

I too have often wondered about the LT version of the Bridgestone Blizzak tire on a 1-ton or 3/4 ton truck. I have been so impressed with the DM-V2 on our Ford Expedition though (and it's not a little SUV) that I'd definitely give the LT tires a try. But that will be a while. Our winter tires seem to last a long time because they're only on for about 5 months and not for lots of miles. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!