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FinnLanderMember

Mods - not sure if this should be here or in the Lounge... move as needed.

Anyone use Nokian all-season tires? Specifically, I'm looking at the Outpost APTs for my '17 GMC Canyon Denali 4WD.

My brother uses true winter tires from Nokian out is Park City UT & loves them to death.

Appreciate any & all advice.

8/9/246:37 PM

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Pikes PeakMember

I just bought some for my Tacoma….tire guy highly recommended them. I do lots of dirt, gravel, snow and ice driving. Hope they last.

8/9/248:57 PM

vitafloMember

"All-season" tires aren't truly all season. They have treads to make it better in the snow, but the problem is the rubber in the tires. Different types of rubber become pliable at different temperatures. There is no rubber that is pliable at all temps.

As such a summer tire will be pliable at summer temps, but in the winter will be too hard. "All seasons" fall under this umbrella, the rubber compound is far too hard in the winter and you lose effectiveness.

A true winter tire will be have rubber that is pliable at temps below 40 degrees. This allows the tire to get more grip in cold conditions. It also has the opposite effect in the summer as the tire will be way too soft and squirmy, you'll blow thru the tread in no time if you run winter tires in the summer.

I get not everyone wants two sets of tires but there is a reason they make them. "All season" tires will give you a better shot in the winter vs just straight up summer tires, but they will never be nearly as good as dedicated winter tires. It's just physics.

10/9/2411:02 AM

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