Advice on winter tires for JL Rubicon

[Rubicon JLB]

Hello out there in the internets world.
Moved up to Vermont for a two year stint (possibly more ) and brought my JL with me. I thought that the tires that came with my Rubicon were sufficient for the winters up here, but I keep hearing “you need to get some winter tires on that thing...”
So I’ve been going through Quadratech, just for jeeps, etc looking and seem more lost than before.
Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks for your help

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[TJEli]

The KO2s are the best tire you can buy for the snow short of a full on snow tire.

-Eli

 

[Auzzyknight]

I’m running the Blizzak in Saskatchewan we get A LOT of snow and ice and the Nitto M/Ts weren’t even close to cutting it lol

 

[18BlackJLRU]

In order to keep the same wheel diameter on my JLUR, I have 265/70R18 Blizzak on my ex JKU Sahara wheels.

Before buying my Blizzak, I did a lot of reading and concluded that real winter tire are best for winter.

 

[HotKarlTheJL]

In a similar line of questions... what are the proper steps for driving in deeper snow? Do you still air down? Or do you want to cut through the powder and get to the packed down stuff underneath? Do I need to air back up before putting on chains? I haven't lived in a place before that had readily available deep snow until this year.

 

[RubiZ]

In order to keep the same wheel diameter on my JLUR, I have 265/70R18 Blizzak on my ex JKU Sahara wheels.

Before buying my Blizzak, I did a lot of reading and concluded that real winter tire are best for winter.

You mean the KO2's weren't cutting it in snow?

 

[OversandJL]

Studded Duratracs will work great!

 

[18BlackJLRU]

You mean the KO2's weren't cutting it in snow?

I’m sure my KO2 would have been great in snow, but I went with the Blizzak in order to better handle icy roads.

 

[American Jeeper]

Duratracs are great on road and snow tires, and the studs would make them about as good as they get. Not as impressed with the KO2’s, but I know a lot of people really like them.

 

[XJrider]

Ko2’s are great in the snow, so are rear lockers. How can so many pepple
Be so clueless.

 

[FUHL]

Ko2’s are great in the snow, so are rear lockers. How can so many pepple
Be so clueless.

Lockers are only available in low range.

I have a 2-door Rubicon and it will be parked when the roads are icy. Snow is one thing but when you get on ice covered pavement the short wheel base will want to do a 180 in a blink of an Eye.
If it was my only vehicle I would get studded tires.

 

[rogo]

Lockers are only available in low range.

I have a 2-door Rubicon and it will be parked when the roads are icy. Snow is one thing but when you get on ice covered pavement the short wheel base will want to do a 180 in a blink of an Eye.
If it was my only vehicle I would get studded tires.

Studded tires are illegal in most places as far as I am aware. Having had both a really good AT tire and some Blizzak WS80 on my Focus ST just this past winter, I can attest that a dedicated winter tire is unbeatable in icier conditions.

I ran my winter tire December 1st - March 1st.

With the Jeep, I would look at Hakkapeliittas first. They are #1 right in front of Blizzaks.

 

[Torero]

Ko2’s are great in the snow, so are rear lockers. How can so many pepple
Be so clueless.

Maybe because some of us have actually driven in the snow and ice with both: KO2 and Blizzark back to back. A winter dedicated tire is better, hands down.
KO2 are great in the snow compared to what?

 

[Torero]

Lockers are only available in low range.

I have a 2-door Rubicon and it will be parked when the roads are icy. Snow is one thing but when you get on ice covered pavement the short wheel base will want to do a 180 in a blink of an Eye.
If it was my only vehicle I would get studded tires.

So what car do you drive that is better in the snow than the 2 dr Jeep?

 

[FUHL]

Studded tires are illegal in most places as far as I am aware. Having had both a really good AT tire and some Blizzak WS80 on my Focus ST just this past winter, I can attest that a dedicated winter tire is unbeatable in icier conditions.

I ran my winter tire December 1st - March 1st.

With the Jeep, I would look at Hakkapeliittas first. They are #1 right in front of Blizzaks.

They are legal in my state.

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