Tires that resist freezing :annoyed:

TexCaliBII · Jan 20, 2011

Hey anyone from, or have lived in, cold regions got a recomnedation for tires that at least resist freezing. Reason I ask is I have off name 31s on my 87 and they freeze into a D shape at about -30F. And that is way annoying for the couple blocks it takes to return to round. I also wonder what that is doing for the longevity of my shocks, nothing good I'm sure. :sad:

However the good ole Wranglers I have on my Chevy don't freeze until about -50F. Of course at those temps eveything freezes.... I've looked on line but funny enough no tire company details when their particular tires freeze. I'm goingto talk to a couple tire places around here but wanted actual experience info afor I for any new tires. Anyway any info/ideas you guys/gals can toss my way I'd appreciate it.

voodoochylde · Jan 20, 2011

Are you running bias ply tires? They can exhibit what you're talking of - usually more than belted radials.

MountainMike · Jan 20, 2011

The softer the tire the more they will get square-tire syndrome. My Kevlar sided Wranglers get it something fierce. It seems the cheaper older steel-belted radials held their round shape better.

Original_Ranger84 · Jan 20, 2011

Any tire will do that... Mine dont cause I'm down in anchorage and the coldest its gotten is like -15 i think. I have a set of wintercat SST's and they haven't frozen yet. BUt to help reduce the D shape I recommend getting them nitrogen filled as it doesn't expand or contract in extreme temperatures.

--weezl-- · Jan 20, 2011

i've got a set of bfg ko's and a set of bfg km2's and it's been -35 here, with absolutely no d shaping that i've noticed... the ko's are nitrogen filled and the km2's are air

feellnfroggy · Jan 20, 2011

I always thought it was cuz the colder air was denser and thus less tire pressure letting them run 'flatter', prolly need to add alittle air pressure. Otherwise maybe a winter rated tire.

martin · Jan 20, 2011

I wouldn't worry about the shocks. At those temperatures they're probably frozen also, and the tyres will be round before the shock start to move.

Surrey · Jan 20, 2011

There is only one real solution to avoiding tire freeze... Buy real winter/snow tires. At about 40 degrees standard tire rubber compounds start to lose their elasticity, and by the time you hit 0, non-winter tires lose a lot of their traction capabilities

LIMA BEAN · Jan 20, 2011

Original_Ranger84 said:
Any tire will do that... Mine dont cause I'm down in anchorage and the coldest its gotten is like -15 i think. I have a set of wintercat SST's and they haven't frozen yet. BUt to help reduce the D shape I recommend getting them nitrogen filled as it doesn't expand or contract in extreme temperatures.

What are you doing in Anchorage I thought you were in the cosmic hamlet. :icon_confused:

MountainMike · Jan 20, 2011

Nitrogen does help, I though about filling my MTR-K's but even a little drop is enough for these heavy tires.

Original_Ranger84 · Jan 20, 2011

LIMA BEAN said:
What are you doing in Anchorage I thought you were in the cosmic hamlet.

I was but I got an apartment in Anchorage, FOR COLLEGE! :icon_twisted:

TexCaliBII · Jan 21, 2011

Thanks for the info. Yeah I should put winter tires on it but paying for winter and "summer" tires is more than I can afford right now so I'm just dealing with it. The tires I have on it are Discount Tire Pathfinder All Terrains so of course I knew I was not getting the best tire out there but they have held up well. I got them in Utah and we drove the truck 4K miles up here to AK and have driven here for the last 3 years and the tires are still good. They just do not take the deep temps well at all. Looks like I might have to invest in better tires anyway. Many folks up here have N2 in their tires and it helps but -50 is till -50. Thanks again!

LIMA BEAN · Jan 21, 2011

AlaskaBII said:
Thanks for the info. Yeah I should put winter tires on it but paying for winter and "summer" tires is more than I can afford right now so I'm just dealing with it. The tires I have on it are Discount Tire Pathfinder All Terrains so of course I knew I was not getting the best tire out there but they have held up well. I got them in Utah and we drove the truck 4K miles up here to AK and have driven here for the last 3 years and the tires are still good. They just do not take the deep temps well at all. Looks like I might have to invest in better tires anyway. Many folks up here have N2 in their tires and it helps but -50 is till -50. Thanks again!

You must be at Eielson or Wainright or worse yet Greely lol. We have Newfoundland/ Iceland members here I wonder what they run. I have heard that Nokian Hakkapeliitta tires stay the softest in the xtream cold.

TexCaliBII · Jan 21, 2011

Yeah,
I'm at Eielson. Thanks for the tire name/info. Wonder how much those are to get in Alsska? AKA the dark side of the moon when it comes to shipping charges. :annoyed:

LIMA BEAN · Jan 21, 2011

AlaskaBII said:
Yeah,
I'm at Eielson. Thanks for the tire name/info. Wonder how much those are to get in Alsska? AKA the dark side of the moon when it comes to shipping charges.

I see them all over in Anchorage start checkin tire stores or Nokians site probably has a store locator. And yea I was at Greely ugg back in the day it was a tiny outpost. Hey you still have the A-10's there or are they bye bye.

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