[dweeber]

I have 33X12 Procomp tires on my 2004 TJ Rubicon daily driver. These hard tires are great for climbing the rocky trails up here in Big Sky Country. But these great tires suck for snow and ice in town and on the highway, my very capable 4X4 becomes very incapable and quickly gets squirrelly with its short wheelbase. I'm having trouble finding good 33X12 snow tires for all the packed ice on the roads. I thought about going down to 33X10.5 with an extra set of rims to just swap wheels when the seasons change, but even then I'm not seeing any tires that are good on ice.

Years ago, when the kids were still at home, I bought them a 95 Cherokee with stock rims and much smaller Firestone Blizzaks. At a full stop, when the light turned green, on hard packed ice we could out drag everyone in town. That's what I'm looking for!

What are you guys using for hard packed icy conditions?

Thanks.

(Also posted on wranglerforum)

 

[Bad Bob]

Howdy Neighbor..... I live next door in North Dakota. We have ice on the streets that we had in November. I run Goodyear Duratrac's on my 2012 Rubicon. It still slips and slides a bit on ice but they are 3 peak rated tires. I have KO2's on my plow truck and feel that the Duratrac's are better. The issues with the rubi are open diffs and just 4 wd does not help much on ice. I did the locker bypass and it works great to get started at a stoplight on ice.

 

[rlenglish]

We sell a lot of Dura Tracs up here. They work but not like your Blizzaks did.
If I were driving my Jeep in the Snow I would buy a set of skinny rims and proper ice tires. It will look strange but is the best bet for safety.

 

[Elwarpo]

For snow and ice, especially onroad, I prefer ATs over MTs. the big thing is get them siped, makes a big difference on ice. I have 2 sets of rims, one for ATs as a DD and one with my MTs. The fact ATs cost less and get twice the mileage before replacement means the second set of tires pays for themself. My favorite snow tires I used when I lived in Canada were Michelin LTX.