Goodyear Eagle LS2 anygood in the snow?

[Realtech214]

Like i posted a bit ago im goin out to idaho in february and im keeping my silverado 2wd. Just gonna put a bunch of weight in the bed. I wanted to know how the stock tires will be in snow or ice? They have 20k miles on them so theyve seen better days. Thanks all!

Gonna hope walmart and everywhere else will clearance the "current" pennzoil bottles so i can load up!

 

[Astro14]

Good?

No

Seriously consider some real winter tires for your truck. They make a phenomenal difference in traction over all season tires. Like, double the traction. Couple cold Idaho temperature with your 2WD, all season tires, and your FL driving experience and that's a recipe for trouble...

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: Astro14
Good?

No

Seriously consider some real winter tires for your truck. They make a phenomenal difference in traction over all season tires. Like, double the traction. Couple cold Idaho temperature with your 2WD, all season tires, and your FL driving experience and that's a recipe for trouble...


Agreed 100%. A 2WD 1/2 ton with horrific stock weight balance sporting a non-seasoned driver behind the wheel and rolling on summer tires is almost a guaranteed ticket to the ditch or into another vehicle.

Put winter tires on it, as Astro has noted.

 

[stevejones]

FL to ID in February with a 2WD truck sporting LS2 tires? Not to worry - you won't get past Nebraska...

 

[Bottom_Feeder]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Eagle+LS-2

 

[Nick1994]

Look on Craigslist for some wheels and tires that fit your truck with snows on there already. At the end of the season throw them back on Craigslist.

 

[Rand]

Those tires are far below average in winter.

Get something decent like Geolandar g015
or winter tires.. esp since you are from florida.

More weight will help you get moving but

more weight takes longer to stop.

Winter tires will be the difference between spinning out or relatively mild slipping.

 

[wheelman1991]

A set of Firestone winterforce's would be a good bet. (They aren't "the best" but very good for a budget studdable snow tire)

 

[edyvw]

Trucks: No.1 type of vehicle in the ditch when it starts to snow in Colorado, fallowing by:
2. Subaru
3. JEEP

Get real snow tires!

 

[CKN]

They came OEM on my 2011 Silverado. Hands down one of the worst tires to ever have on any vehicle I have owned.


As a rule I don't drive my Silverado (2WD) with any snow on the road. We drive my wife's Subaru Legacy that the snow doesn't bother at all.

I would look at the very least new tires if I were you.


Nice to see anti Subaru comments (edyvw) on this board. At least the Subaru bashing is consistent.

 

[edyvw]

Originally Posted By: CKN
They came OEM on my 2011 Silverado. Hands down one of the worst tires to ever have on any vehicle I have owned.


As a rule I don't drive my Silverado (2WD) with any snow on the road. We drive my wife's Subaru Legacy that the snow doesn't bother at all.

I would look at the very least new tires if I were you.


Nice to see anti Subaru comments (edyvw) on this board. At least the Subaru bashing is consistent.

Not anti-Subaru, it is anti-Subaru drivers who have no clue at all what their car can do, but hey, it is Subaru. After crashing they figure out AWD helps only moving forward, but not stopping.
In my vocabulary, together with Toyota drivers, drivers least interested in what is going on on the road around them (with some exceptions).

 

[SLCraig]

Originally Posted By: CKN
Nice to see anti Subaru comments (edyvw) on this board. At least the Subaru bashing is consistent.


404 Subaru bash not found

 

[Rand]

The subaru driver thing is referred to as "Subris".

And as a long time subaru owner.. it does exist. People thinking the near-bald oem tires (which are terrible anyway) will get them through snow just because its a subaru.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

those tires will not be too good in snow or ice. Most OE tires are mediocre. Get real snow tires, if you can afford them.

If you can only afford one set of tires, and snow traction is a priority, consider an "all weather" tire, if any are available in your size. Nokian WRG3, Toyo Celsius, Vredestein Quatrac 5, etc.

 

[edyvw]

Originally Posted By: Rand
The subaru driver thing is referred to as "Subris".

And as a long time subaru owner.. it does exist. People thinking the near-bald oem tires (which are terrible anyway) will get them through snow just because its a subaru.

Two years ago I had to help one couple to move with their Outback hooking them up to my FWD VW CC that had Bridgestone Blizzak's LM-60. I tried to explain them for like 10 minutes why they could not dig themselves out of actually not any meaningful snow, but they were still puzzled why their Outback equipped with completely worn out tires on one side due to alignment issue, and other side having like 2/32 depth, could not get out. I just gave up and said: do humanity a favor and stay away from other cars, you might kill someone.