Anybody got bigger A/S tires?

[Ozarkbeard]

Winter in Arkansas? What is that like? A couple inches per year?
Your "bad" winter is a summer in Montana. Ground clearance and things like 4WD/AWD make all the difference. Anywhere that needs regular plowing each winter and develops ice on daily driven roads - snow tires or studded. Anything else is just pressing your luck regardless of which wheels are in control. It doesn't matter what tires you have when it's icy. If they are not made to drive on ice, slow WAY down or stay off the road.

In the NW Ark. Ozarks, we average probably just under a foot of snow per year. Sometimes that comes all at once though. As for ice, we are very familiar with that. It's not something I will drive in, regardless of the vehicle - AWD, 4WD, whatever. I really don't care to slide off a cliff!

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[Montana]

In the NW Ark. Ozarks, we average probably just under a foot of snow per year. Sometimes that comes all at once though. As for ice, we are very familiar with that. It's not something I will drive in, regardless of the vehicle - AWD, 4WD, whatever. I really don't care to slide off a cliff!

haha same. It's interesting. When you think of Arkansas, snow is definitely not the first thing that comes to mind. But frozen roads suck all together. Anyways, glad you got my sarcasm You are probably right on the border with Missouri then? Do you still get the awful tornado weather there? I lived in OK during my high school years and that is one place I will never go back to because of the tornado alley weather. I'll take frozen roads and deep snow all day over that crap.

Drive safe!

 

[Ozarkbeard]

As the crow flies, I live about 5 minutes from Eureka Springs city limits and exactly 4 mi from the ArkMO line. Driving to MO is a different story. Takes about 20-25 minutes through these hills. Perfect terrain for hybrid vehicles, which are popular here.

Most of the tornadoes are West of here (Oklahoma) or south of here, especially the really big ones that do so much damage. Downtown Eureka Springs has never had one. There was an EF0 near my house about 8 years ago. Blew some trees over, but that was about it. Nothing like the huge one they had down in Little Rock earlier this year.

 

[Ozarkbeard]

...When you think of Arkansas, snow is definitely not the first thing that comes to mind.

You probably don't think of Elk, either. But we have Elk. This is along the Buffalo National River, about an hour south of where I live.

There are gators too, down in south Ark. Big ones.
I think I'll stay up here in da hills.

 

[Montana]

You probably don't think of Elk, either. But we have Elk. This is along the Buffalo National River, about an hour south of where I live.

There are gators too, down in south Ark. Big ones.
I think I'll stay up here in da hills.

Yea the gator is what initially came to mind, but since you mentioned the Ozarks it all makes sense. You essentially have the same sort of wild life I have in Montana. Moose too. I associate too much of Arkansas with Louisiana mainly because that's the hell hole I have experienced in that part of the region lol. But I also lived in Oklahoma growing up, so the red dirt on the opposite side too!

 

[hdave]

Yes have Falken Wildpeaks 235/75/R17 on my Hybrid and I love them no loss of power / milage . No road noise had them for a year do great Snow, Ice , Rain , Mud, Dirt , ECT Got Them from a club member in Huntsville Alabama off his lariat FX4 Good Tires

do you have more pics from further away?

 

[Steve Urquell]

haha same. It's interesting. When you think of Arkansas, snow is definitely not the first thing that comes to mind. But frozen roads suck all together. Anyways, glad you got my sarcasm You are probably right on the border with Missouri then? Do you still get the awful tornado weather there? I lived in OK during my high school years and that is one place I will never go back to because of the tornado alley weather. I'll take frozen roads and deep snow all day over that crap.

Drive safe!

We get some snow in AR. This one was in April one year and occurred in 2hrs. I drove on ice for a month (rural road)after an ice storm here and had no power for 3 weeks.

To the OP. Just had Nitto NT421 235/65-17 108 load range put on. Much beefier looking than the Contis. Ride really well per the wife--her car.

 

[KSC Grey Ghost]

do you have more pics from further away?

Yes hope this helps Some new and some old .

 

[hdave]

Yes hope this helps Some new and some old .

WOW, those look great!

And to confirm:
- This is a Falken Widepeak 235/75/R17
- An all terrain tire with snow logo (for cheaper insurance)
- On stock ride height with no rubbing
- Little impact on fuel economy

Is that all right?

 

[KSC Grey Ghost]

WOW, those look great!

And to confirm:
- This is a Falken Widepeak 235/75/R17
- An all terrain tire with snow logo (for cheaper insurance)
- On stock ride height with no rubbing
- Little impact on fuel economy

Is that all right?

Yes to all but don't see any snow logo on the tires . But if you look at the one pic we had a very bad winter lots of snow and ice I live in the middle of nowhere lots of hills and sharp turns and they do not believe in snow plows here . Our Maverick went everywhere in the snow and ice . Also Hybrid FWD !

 

[hdave]

Yes to all but don't see any snow logo on the tires . But if you look at the one pic we had a very bad winter lots of snow and ice I live in the middle of nowhere lots of hills and sharp turns and they do not believe in snow plows here . Our Maverick went everywhere in the snow and ice . Also Hybrid FWD !

Wow, you got some great pics lol.
And yeah, I realized the snow logo thing was from another tire, but it sounds like these are exactly what I am looking for.

Thanks a lot for your help and quick replies!

 

[Ozarkbeard]

...it sounds like these are exactly what I am looking for.

They are.

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