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darkslayor24

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does anyone have any suggestions as to wat tires i should run in the snow during winter? i was thinking these (we get heavy snow piled high by the feet)

sand paw
edge
 
Honestly, I don't think you're gonna have very much fun with a 2WD truck in the snow. I've never tried it but I foresee it being very very difficult to drive. I think those ribbed tires would be practically worthless although the paws would be good probably.
 
i was just thinking vertical grooves in the front = good. and thats what the truck comes stock with so it makes it easy. what do you think about these

sand runner
 
Those MAY be better but I still don't know... Snow is tricky because it varies so greatly. Tires made for sand won't work the same in snow.
 
2wd trucks don't get around well in snow at all. 4wd MT's don't really either. You spend a lot of time picking them up and moving them. Doesn't matter much what tires you run, you will end up running on ground where the fluffy snow isn't. So, getting a tire that is a soft rubber compound that sticks better when cold is your best bet.
 
I tell you what.... My Summit is a blast in the snow. Lots of ground clearance, very soft tire compound and lockable diffs. It's like it was made for January. At least January in Cleveland.
 
lol, well any input you guys have is good input. i tried tossing my truck in the snow last year and it didn't work. but that was with the stock tires. the snow would hold its weight, but the tires just spun and dug into it until it was Finally buried. which is why i thought of trying the paddles this year. instead of just spinning on top, the paddles should dig in and give it some bite.
 
The problem with small tires (or any tire in general) is that they tend to just dig themselves in deeper once you lose forward momentum. My Summit will still do that, and those tires are twice the diameter of ST tires.
 
in theory, they should work. but in reality anything is possible :p [SIGN]FAIL[/SIGN]
 
What's kinda fun to do, if it's cold enough, is to wet the snow down so it freezes on top. I done that years ago, studded the tires on my Sledgehammer, and went to it.:)
 
I usually wait until the plows do a parking lot in the park, then I drive on pavement and hit the piles they make. That can be fun for hours.

I just make sure to have some soft rubber compound tires to get decent traction on the ice/snow packed pavement for any forward momentum. I run losi's big ol claws from the aftershock. Float well on 2-3 inches of powder, but soft enough to get some bite when it's that cold on the flat spots.
 
lol speaking of studded tires, i have a set of rears that have nails in them. those things D-I-G. i should try them if i get some ice :p
 
Proline sandpaw. I ran them on my losi xxxnt it was a blast until theirs a crapload of snow
 

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