Lippy
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I’m really looking for thoughts from people who drive their 4x4 F-150s in snow on all seasons.
My Lariat (4x4) came equipped with the Scorpion ATRs, which I think are all season and not M&S. I live in NorCal and don’t need anything more extreme for my daily driving, as it doesn’t snow here. It does get into the high 30s in the winter, though. But I plan to go to Tahoe several times this year, probably 5-7 weekends. It’s a tough one to plan. Lately, there hasn’t been that much snow, and unless you hit it wrong they keep the roads pretty clear anyway, even if there is a storm. But there have been times driving up where we’ve gotten 5+ feet on a weekend and the conditions have been extreme.
My last car was a Macan, which had 21” wheels. It came with summers only and initially there weren’t even all seasons or winters available for those wheels. So I bought some 19”s with winter tires, swapped the wheels myself at Thanksgiving, and just drove on the winters though March. Had all seasons been available for the 21”, I may have gone for them. But aside from the pain of storing and swapping another set of wheels, I liked the winters in the snow when I needed them. They are noisy when there isn’t snow but not that bad.
So my question is: Knowing the winter tires are better, do you think it’s advisable to get by with the all seasons for my Tahoe trips? I’m reluctant to store and swap a new set every year, but it’s better than a crash (which snows don’t guarantee I’d avoid anyway). If I were to go that route, I’d probably get some really cool Detroit Steel Wheels and snows, maybe 18” or 19”, rather than mount new tires only on my current 20” PVDs. I’d appreciate your thoughts.
My Lariat (4x4) came equipped with the Scorpion ATRs, which I think are all season and not M&S. I live in NorCal and don’t need anything more extreme for my daily driving, as it doesn’t snow here. It does get into the high 30s in the winter, though. But I plan to go to Tahoe several times this year, probably 5-7 weekends. It’s a tough one to plan. Lately, there hasn’t been that much snow, and unless you hit it wrong they keep the roads pretty clear anyway, even if there is a storm. But there have been times driving up where we’ve gotten 5+ feet on a weekend and the conditions have been extreme.
My last car was a Macan, which had 21” wheels. It came with summers only and initially there weren’t even all seasons or winters available for those wheels. So I bought some 19”s with winter tires, swapped the wheels myself at Thanksgiving, and just drove on the winters though March. Had all seasons been available for the 21”, I may have gone for them. But aside from the pain of storing and swapping another set of wheels, I liked the winters in the snow when I needed them. They are noisy when there isn’t snow but not that bad.
So my question is: Knowing the winter tires are better, do you think it’s advisable to get by with the all seasons for my Tahoe trips? I’m reluctant to store and swap a new set every year, but it’s better than a crash (which snows don’t guarantee I’d avoid anyway). If I were to go that route, I’d probably get some really cool Detroit Steel Wheels and snows, maybe 18” or 19”, rather than mount new tires only on my current 20” PVDs. I’d appreciate your thoughts.
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