Tire recomendations

Badgertits said:

Problem is the wide footprint & big power makes for worse winter performance w/ the same tire on a raptor vs. a standard 1/2 ton all else being equal

Which is why I’ll be adding nokian snows for winter- can’t decide studded or not, the raptor would certainly benefit from the studs w/ such a wide footprint as mentioned, but had studded snows on my last truck & I felt like I was destroying my concrete driveway every time I was turning on it.

Also, the studs make a BIG difference on ice or hard packed snow, once it gets like that even nice soft compound well siped dedicated snows like a blizzak will still have a tough time in those conditions again- because of the Raptors tire size & the power it puts down.

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NASSTY said:

They've been fine for me. I ran them (non-studded) the last 2 winters on my Raptor and the last 6 winters on my Bronco.

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Birdhuntingraptor said:

Out of all the mt tires suggested Duratracs are the only ones snowflake rated.

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Badgertits said:

You’re talking about the nokians?

I’ll try em out non-studded can always add em after the fact if really needed anyhow.

Although the prospect of a tuned Raptor in a blizzaed rocking studded snows in 4A sport mode & TC off is pretty enticing

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Wfo said:

Very happy with my 37” Mickey Thompson mtz p3. They are light for a 37 not View attachment 124494 View attachment 124495 nearly the road noise as the toyo mt and have much better traction.

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tmanker said:

You would be correct if the duratrac were an MT tire. They are not.

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Birdhuntingraptor said:

Also throw at in the mix. How many are snow flake rated?

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