I sold my used, studded Haks to a friend who was planning to put them on his plow truck. I'll have to ask him what he thinks if we ever get another proper storm and what he was running prior (I know...

Putting my winter tires on isn't too bad (E-rated Nokian in an almost-stock size on OEM rims).

Putting my summer setup on sucks (wider MTs on smaller rims, probably over 100 pounds each rather...

Montana and Maine, among other states, have places you can see the stars and seasonal limitations on studs. Granted, I think you'd have to piss off a cop before he looked at your tires to get cited...

Maybe it's a matter of trying not to get busted for out of season studs in one of the places that actually enforces equipment laws?

I don't have my LT3s on the truck yet (just got them mounted on rims and promptly left the county for a work trip), but the LT2s they're replacing aren't much, if any, worse for noise than my old...

I did my part this fall--five Nokians. On the plus side, their pricing was reasonable (biggest cost difference vs an online purchase plus a local mount was the damn state sales tax). They also didn't...

Any normal half-ton truck should be fine without needing a tire that goes beyond 42 PSI. If, like most, it's spec'd for P-metric from the factory, you should be okay with another P-metric as long as...

There's one guy who seems to have background to know claiming that Falken quietly changed the compound on the AT3W and they're no longer as sticky as they used to be. If you get another set, I'd be...

I don't know about other brands, but Ford trucks can be reprogrammed so the sensor matches what you actually run for tire pressure.

Yes.

I did this, eventually, after switching to LT tires on my F-150. I didn't quite believe the results initially and kept the pressure too high long enough that the wear pattern proved the...

I'm currently running 39 PSI rear and 41 front in 275/70/18 E-rated tires on my F-150; I started much closer to 50 and had serious center-biased wear on my summer (AT) tires that way. I do have about...

I've got vastly more experience riding a 500-pound BMW motorcycle in places better suited to a dirt bike, and if the same lessons hold true (which, in my experience, they tend to), tires designed to...

I'm pretty sure rated tire load is more relevant at highway speeds than bumping down a semi primitive road. I don't think anyone who airs down seriously for rock crawling, mud or sand driving is...

I decided to go for what I want rather than what actually makes sense for most of my driving, so we'll see how the Milestar Patagonia M/T 2 does in real world usage.

On the plus side, my attempt...

295/70/17 is a smidge wider and taller, albeit with a lot more sidewall.

I'm planning to go to that size on my summer tires from the 275/70/18 I currently run on my f150, but I haven't quite...

Timing is probably one issue. The other, at least last time I was shopping, was that you could find semi-pricey rims all day, but the bargain listings were tiger to find and tended to go quickly.
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Have you looked for takeoffs on ebay?

Also, what truck? The 15-20 f150 can definitely do 17" rims, although I don't know that backspacing constraints might exist.

I think going to an 18 makes...

I'd rather have fresh Generals than year-old Nokians. Well, more to the point, I'd rather have four-year-old Generals than five-year-old Nokians in a few years, as I don't drive enough miles to burn...

Planning to replace my five-season-old Nokian LT2s on my truck this winter, preferred tire size is LT275/70/18 (although I probably could go a smidge bigger at this point since upgrading the...

Depends how competent the shop is. Pretty sure that's how a previous set of Hakkapallitas ended up with sidewall bubbling, but unfortunately I didn't catch the damage until the remount in the fall.
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Nokian LT3 is E-rated and available in LT275/70-18, which would then allow you to pick a solid 3PMSF-rated tire for the rest of the year.

Yes, it's expensive up front, but so is bodywork, let...

I'd also note that it would seem a worn tire would be more susceptible to punctures or cuts. I don't have any data to back that up for truck tires, but my experience on motorcycles has been that...

Quoting because I'm in a similar boat. 19k on on LT2s that are in the 50-60% wear range after four seasons, with a fair number of studs MIA. I'd love an excuse to upgrade to LT3s (or maybe something...

Don't the magic goop products rely on the tire rotating to distribute the goo? (and maybe on the heat generated to bake it into place?)

I could be mistaken, but if that's the case, I wouldn't...

I tried the "see how they work" portion of (3) on my F-150 and ended up cutting a sidewall on a forest service road, followed by installing the spare at 10k feet and being very grateful the weather...

There are tires that will provide better performance on pavement in some combination of handling, fuel mileage, and longevity. But sticking with some form of AT tire will get you better performance...

Have you looked at the Nokian LT tires? There's not a ton of lug, but there's definitely some and I think it may be comparable to a Falken; it is comparable to what my cheap AT tires (Radar Renegade...

I don't think that'll work with Ford sensors; they go into a deep-sleep/battery-preservation mode until they get enough motion, hence needing to drive for something like five minutes without stops...

Put Haks on the stock rims, buy fancier rims (or a better-looking set of OEM takeoff rims) for your three-season tires. The Falken Wildpeak has good reviews in the snow for a non-dedicated tire, and...

and don't forget eBay. When I was shopping for snow-tire rims for my F-150, I found a lot of takeoffs there (albeit with huge price ranges). I also saw rims I'd have preferred sorta-locally the next...

My best studded-LT2 endorsement was the day I was headed up to the mountain (Red Lodge, MT) and the lower end of the road had apparently seen actual ice (which is uncommon there; packed/firm snow...

Get the studs.

IMO, the disadvantages of studs are mitigated both by Nokian's newer stud tech and the fact that you're driving a pickup—if you're trying to corner hard enough on dry pavement that...

Keep in mind that the 3PMSF rating only requires a modest improvement over a normal M+S tire (10% in straight-line stopping distance, not sure on other tests); most dedicated winter tires crush the...

I ran the Cooper M+S, studless, on my XTerra. Only got it really stuck once, and that was being dumb (isn't it always?)—tried to yank a Wrangler on street tires out of a snow drift in April, as...

I had no problems with my Nokian LT2s on rough-ish USFS roads when I was living back in Montana (nor since, but the driving isn't as interesting around here). I don't know how the SUV line compares...

Just throwing in my 2 cents, I thought they performed well on a first-gen Nissan XTerra. Only got it stuck once, and that was trying to pull out a Wrangler that was on crap tires and more than...

This is a good question. I'd also ask what your driving habits are; if you regularly drive rocky Forest service-type roads, the risk of hitting one of the vulnerable spots again seems a lot higher...

F-150s come from the factory with P-rated tires and rated for towing over 10k (not that you can get there with most trucks before you run out of payload, but marketing). As long as you're within the...

I've got a 2017 SuperCrew with two sets of OEM 18s, one for winter and one for the other three seasons. 20s seem silly to me for anything other than pavement because of the reduced sidewall height...

Unfortunately, it's really hard to make that comparison without doing an A vs B test in the same conditions (plus very few people who are entirely happy with AT tires are going to bother trying true...

I don't know about the previous-gen 250, but I use ForSCAN in my 13th-gen F-150 to set the TPMS numbers where I want them (43 front / 41 rear), based on a chalk test.

You'll loose gas mileage going to E-rated tires from two factors:
1. substantially increased rotating mass (this will also affect acceleration and braking, but given that it's a truck, I don't know...

FYI, six-lug wheels are the same centerbore and bolt pattern on current-generation truck as well (i.e. any six-lug F-150 uses the same lug/centerbore), so those wheels would be fine up through a 2019...

Winter only or year-round compromise tires? If you're doing minimal warm-weather driving or can swap for the summer and don't need a rugged AT tire, I'd seriously think about the Cooper Discoverer...

Feathering the throttle to control a powerslide with ski boots on is more challenge then I want to deal with on a public road. If the ass end isn't breaking loose under moderate throttle, that...

I didn't bother taking a photo, but I'd second the recommendation. I went studded for the extra margin of grip on ice, but I don't think you can go wrong with Nokian. My Suburban was nearly...

In case anyone is wondering, they do fine in soft snow, and they suck on packed snow and ice. I've got a set of studded Hakka LT2s going on as soon as I get an appointment.

Yup. Odd that it's not listed on the website as a feature; I don't know if that's a per-size differentiation or something, but the sidewall has the snowflake + mountain symbol:
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Anyone have any experience with the Radar Renegade AT/5, particularly in an LT (E-rated) variant? I ended up with a set on my F-150 as a result of some miscommunication with/at the tire shop (I...

I had Nokians of some variety on my Suburban. The thing was damn near unstoppable at that point (i.e. I'd have needed to pull a total JONG move to get it stuck), the feedback was excellent (making...