Tire Advice

cjgeorge32 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-23-2008, 11:00 PM

I need advice on which tire to choose from....

I live in So Cal and drive in the snow three or four times a year...I currently have the 4x4 limited EL with 20 inch Pirelli Scorpion STR which performed poorly last time I was in the snow .... which tire from the choices below will work better in the Snow but won't hurt my smooth ride on dry roads?

275/55/20 Pirelli Scorpion ATR Tires
275/55/20 Cooper Discoverer H/T Plus
275/55/20 Goodyear Fierce ST
275/55/20 FALKEN ZIEX S/TZ 04

rich93cw · #2 (**permalink**) 12-24-2008, 07:54 PM

Consumer reports check-marked the ATRs as a good all around tire that is also for off-road. It did well in snow, and was quiet, did well in wet and dry.

cjgeorge32 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-24-2008, 08:47 PM

After further investigation I think I like the Goodyear Silent Armour better than those....

bjtor · #4 (**permalink**) 01-03-2009, 11:33 PM

We just had a lot of snow and ice here in Portland and my Goodyear Silent Armour's were great! They are very quiet on the road and have a more aggressive look than the stock Pirelli's. These tires have the severe service emblem and they chew up snow and ice.
Check the Tire Rack review for more detail

wiingnut · #5 (**permalink**) 01-04-2009, 09:15 AM

Its not on your list but how about Michelin LTX M/S. I used the tires all year long in Michigan. Had the hot summers, cold winter, spring and fall and they worked fine. Very quite tire and I got 73,000 miles out of them. Probably could have gotten 80,000 + easy on them but I had a blowout and winter was coming, so I changed all. Great tire

680276122 · #6 (**permalink**) 01-05-2009, 10:05 PM

I second the comments by wiingnut. Both sets of the LTX M/S were very quiet, road very well on the highway, performed well in wet/snow, and I got just over 70K out of them each time. Yes they're more expensive, but well worth it in the end. I was very happy with them.