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Unit 5302 · 11-13-2001, 07:00 PM

I wouldn't suggest a wide *** tire for winter traction. That's exactly the opposite of what you want for icy roads.

The narrower you get (to a point) the better your tires will grip on ice. There is some tradeoff for snow traction, but pure snow is decently grippy, at least compared to ice.

11-13-2001, 07:00 PM	#7
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	I wouldn't suggest a wide *** tire for winter traction. That's exactly the opposite of what you want for icy roads. The narrower you get (to a point) the better your tires will grip on ice. There is some tradeoff for snow traction, but pure snow is decently grippy, at least compared to ice.