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Title: snow driving, muds or AT's
Post by: knifeman on February 02, 2005, 05:09:50 PM

Hi Mates,

Next week I'll go on a holiday in to France, the mountains. There will be a lot of snow. Should I fit my AT's or the muds?
Thanks in advance, greetz, knife

Title: Re: snow driving, muds or AT's
Post by: explosivo on February 02, 2005, 09:50:25 PM

rule of thumb: at's for hardpacked snow/ice
mt's for deeper, loose snow

Title: Re: snow driving, muds or AT's
Post by: adamd on February 02, 2005, 11:43:26 PM

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Hi Mates,

Next week I'll go on a holiday in to France, the mountains. There will be a lot of snow. Should I fit my AT's or the muds?
Thanks in advance, greetz, knife

I love that blue truck in your avatar... it's a Euro Jimny right? i wonder if they can be exported tto Canada?

Title: Re: snow driving, muds or AT's
Post by: keith on February 03, 2005, 12:43:54 AM

I would go with whichever are narower.  I went wheeling last weekend with a buddy with 10 wide swampers.  I have 235 M/T's.  He was having more trouble in the open snow than I was.  I've always heard that width hurts you in the snow.

Title: Re: snow driving, muds or AT's
Post by: cj on February 03, 2005, 08:22:12 AM

Actually I'd like wider in the deep snow for more flotation. At the moment I run 10-12 psi in my 31x10.5's Muds but will try lower this year. There is another theory that keeping the pressure up gives more diff clearance in the deep stuff.

Title: Re: snow driving, muds or AT's
Post by: DirtDevil on February 03, 2005, 01:42:43 PM

good year AT/S .. that or superswampers, depends how u like it ;)

Title: Re: snow driving, muds or AT's
Post by: trackermad on February 03, 2005, 11:35:35 PM

Ive run both the ATs and MTs for two winters each.  I prefer the MTs as they can handle more of a variety of terrain.  I found the ATs pretty useless in slush which is the worst driving condition as far as Im concerned.

Title: Re: snow driving, muds or AT's
Post by: proud2bcdn on February 04, 2005, 05:40:35 AM

So far I haven't had any traction issues with BFG AT 235's in any winter driving conditions...and we get some pretty severe conditions in Alberta...

Title: Re: snow driving, muds or AT's
Post by: mesjr2004 on February 04, 2005, 05:40:43 PM

i really liked my bfg at's worked really well in 6'' of snow .slush and rain,never got into anny real deep snow dont get much hear

Title: Re: snow driving, muds or AT's
Post by: JDMCRX on February 05, 2005, 12:30:00 PM

Man we have alot of snow here in canada best tire is the BFG a/t Hands down drove a truck with MTR's and BFG M/T .

A/T braked acceled better and for handling there awsome .

I got a 92 sidekick and 235 75 15 BFG AT and i can go threw anything i drift it in 4x4 its sooo sick and i never have any probs on ice there good too.

But if u are a idot driver they will let go and u will crash on ice.