What's your opinion on snow tires? Do you need them?

[Riley_monthule]

I recently moved to the 5th snowiest city in the US and as winter is around the corner I'm curious how other people approach choosing the right tire. Now my current tires are only M+S rated so no triple peak rating but I'm personally not worried. I'm very confident in the snow and got around fine through one of the biggest snow years in a first gen Prius with $50 all seasons haha Buttttt.... I live with five women two of which have 2wd cars so I've been making a lot of recommendations lately . I assume a lot of people who get Tacomas get them to deal with conditions like this so I wanted another point of view. My question is do you guys change out for dedicated snow tires every season? How necessary do you think studs are? They seem to only be helpful on the ice. Or do most of you just get a good all around tire and call it a day? What do you put on your significant others vehicle?

Personally I'm just keeping my M+S tires on. They'll be more than fine for me even with the extreme conditions here but Looking to make my recommendations more well rounded for people who don't enjoy sliding around View attachment RIL02514.jpg

 

[tacomel]

I think it really boils down to personal preference and what you are comfortable with.

I live in a fairly snowy area (Idaho) and will be sticking with the stock falken wildpeaks which are not 3 peak rated, and I am guessing I will be fine. Eventually I will upgrade to an all terrain that will be 3 peak rating. My wife (5th gen 4runner) is also perfectly happy with ATs with 3 peak rating, but we do have a set of studs (gotten for the great price of free) we will make the switch too.

If I were in your shoes I would probably wait and see how well the city keeps the roads cleared. Our city does a decent job with the main roads and less so with the side roads/neighborhood. My biggest worry is not me or our vehicles, but the other idiots on the road who don't understand that their suburbatank has 4 wheel drive and not necessarily 4 wheel stop on the snow and ice

 

[PghTaco]

Just today, I ordered BFG Trail Terrain T/As to run year-round. I decided not to get dedicated winter tires. I only have 6,000 miles on the truck but I didn't want to run the OE Michelin Primacy tires in the winter. Western Pennsylvania can be unpredictable in the winter. The last few have not been bad.

 

[Rick Acres]

I recently moved to the 5th snowiest city in the US and as winter is around the corner I'm curious how other people approach choosing the right tire. Now my current tires are only M+S rated so no triple peak rating but I'm personally not worried. I'm very confident in the snow and got around fine through one of the biggest snow years in a first gen Prius with $50 all seasons haha Buttttt.... I live with five women two of which have 2wd cars so I've been making a lot of recommendations lately . I assume a lot of people who get Tacomas get them to deal with conditions like this so I wanted another point of view. My question is do you guys change out for dedicated snow tires every season? How necessary do you think studs are? They seem to only be helpful on the ice. Or do most of you just get a good all around tire and call it a day? What do you put on your significant others vehicle?

Personally I'm just keeping my M+S tires on. They'll be more than fine for me even with the extreme conditions here but Looking to make my recommendations more well rounded for people who don't enjoy sliding around View attachment 1312

Riley . I live in Ontario Canada and I use 4 Michelin snows which is needed up here. i have a limited and here it comes with what i would call 3 season tires.