Nice to see another fella from Quebec on the list.  I’m living in
Quebec City.

Whoever told you the BFG A/T’s weren’t any good for our conditions was
full of it.  They’re great winter tires, they simpliy eat up snowy and
icy conditions.  I often drive from Quebec City to my home in Labrador
a couple of times a winter and that road from Baie-Comeau to Fermont
is not a pretty one.  Often lots of snow and certainly lots of ice.
My BFG A/T’s eat that road like the 20 Autoroute when mounted onmy ’98
Tacoma.

They’re a tad expensive at times, but they’re great rubber.  I will be
buying another set when my current ones wear out.

The other tires you mentioned were good as well, but from my personal
experience, I like the BFG’s.

Regards,

-Rob Pilgrim

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mar…@canada.com (mike) wrote in message <news:718a52fe.0110300533.37e4f9ef@posting.google.com>…
> Hello All,

> I want to ask everyones opinion on winter tires
> for a 2000 4Runner.I’ve been looking around lately and everywhere I
> go, I am told to buy
> eitehr Michelin’s 4X4 Alpine or Bridgestone Duler DM-Z2 tires.
> the problem is I don’t want a tire made from super soft compound,
> a-la Blizzak.

> I was looking at the Michelin LTX/AT or BF Goodrich AT/KO but
> every store I’ve been to tell me thise will not be good for our
> winters.
> (Montreal Canada) where it gets to -20 or -20 C on a regular basis.
> I assume they say this because of the harder
> compound, but there’s gotta be other choices besides tires with
> rubber that feels like bubble gum ?!?

> Looking at this stuff up on the web is more confusing than anything
> else.
> Mud and now ? All Terrain ? All Season ?
> You don’t find many 4X4 tires designated as "Winter".
> and when you do, it’s this super soft compound models.

> We get alot of snow here, but most of the time it’s slushy/hard packed
> snow or ice. No off-roading will be done.
> Isn’t there a tire that is good in snow and slush (decent on ice)
> but with agressive treads instead of those Blizzak type deals ?

> I am being told that the tires rated as "AT" or not going to be any good in
> slushy/hard packed street snow.

> What are my choices ?

> thanks
> Mike