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<blockquote data-quote="Glo" data-source="post: 588199" data-attributes="member: 12881"><p>I need to make it clear that I haven't tested these tire options on a Raptor, and my opinions might be a be bit off.</p><p></p><p>I didn't mean to disqualify one AT over the other, rather wanted to give my opinion that the winter performance between most AT tires are close enough not to warrant a change going from let's say stock BFG to Duratrac solely for winter purposes ( unless you are going to stud them). Going to a dedicated snow tire however will make a huge difference especially when having to deal with ice. For my purposes ice traction is the most crucial performance factor for a winter tire, something that can sneak up on you unexpectedly.</p><p></p><p>You always know when it's snow on the ground and can adjust your driving accordingly - ice can be sneaky, especially on cant / cross sloped roads. </p><p></p><p>Not really my trick, rather something I have learned when running for example hard rubber MTs like the Tail Grapplers in very cold climates, that drastically reducing tire pressures help tremendously in terms of getting the rubber to warm up, and in return help a bit with traction in ice and snow. Lower tire pressure causes the sidewall to flex a lot more and hence warm up the rubber. Not to be evasive on your question on air pressure - I can't give you a precise answer in terms of PSI - it depends on conditions and speed that you are traveling. To give a couple of examples; I would run my 35" MTs at around 14PSI on a 5,000pound truck when going slow, while BFG ATs at 23PSI when traveling on fresh snow on highway at around 50mph...all depends on so many variables.</p><p></p><p> A much larger contact patch from the lower pressures can also be very beneficial, however there are many different opinions and applications on that subject.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glo, post: 588199, member: 12881"] I need to make it clear that I haven't tested these tire options on a Raptor, and my opinions might be a be bit off. I didn't mean to disqualify one AT over the other, rather wanted to give my opinion that the winter performance between most AT tires are close enough not to warrant a change going from let's say stock BFG to Duratrac solely for winter purposes ( unless you are going to stud them). Going to a dedicated snow tire however will make a huge difference especially when having to deal with ice. For my purposes ice traction is the most crucial performance factor for a winter tire, something that can sneak up on you unexpectedly. You always know when it's snow on the ground and can adjust your driving accordingly - ice can be sneaky, especially on cant / cross sloped roads. Not really my trick, rather something I have learned when running for example hard rubber MTs like the Tail Grapplers in very cold climates, that drastically reducing tire pressures help tremendously in terms of getting the rubber to warm up, and in return help a bit with traction in ice and snow. Lower tire pressure causes the sidewall to flex a lot more and hence warm up the rubber. Not to be evasive on your question on air pressure - I can't give you a precise answer in terms of PSI - it depends on conditions and speed that you are traveling. To give a couple of examples; I would run my 35" MTs at around 14PSI on a 5,000pound truck when going slow, while BFG ATs at 23PSI when traveling on fresh snow on highway at around 50mph...all depends on so many variables. A much larger contact patch from the lower pressures can also be very beneficial, however there are many different opinions and applications on that subject. [/QUOTE]
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