Bad Moose
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2019 1500 BigHorn, 3.21 gearing, 255/55 r20 Cooper Discoverer Rugged Trek tires, trifold tonneau cover, truck is usually unloaded and not carrying extra weight to maybe 150 lbs in the bed
Here' what we are running into. The tires seem to have little traction in rain and snow. It was in Houston over the Summer and during rain my son was having issues with the truck slidinng and holding traction in the rain or wet roads down there. Talked to him about throttle control and such and he still struggled but it was better. Fast forward to last week Ames IA and snow. He stated that his Jeep TJ was better in the snow than the RAM. He drove the Jeep with General Grabbers and Falken AT3. Talked to him about throttle control and using auto 4wd. Due to the cold the auto 4wd wasn't working at the time, but the traction control was. The next day he drove it farther and warmed everything up, auto 4wd working now. He stated it was better but not as good as my 2020 F250 with Firestone Destination XT's on it. (he drove that last year up in IA)
I'm curious as to what others have found with these tires in the snow and wet. I have driven the truck in the rain and its struggles, we are hoping for some snow so I can drive it then and see if I can do better. I know the Cooper AT3's are supposed to be good and such but can not find much if anything on these Rugged Trek tires for opinions.
Here' what we are running into. The tires seem to have little traction in rain and snow. It was in Houston over the Summer and during rain my son was having issues with the truck slidinng and holding traction in the rain or wet roads down there. Talked to him about throttle control and such and he still struggled but it was better. Fast forward to last week Ames IA and snow. He stated that his Jeep TJ was better in the snow than the RAM. He drove the Jeep with General Grabbers and Falken AT3. Talked to him about throttle control and using auto 4wd. Due to the cold the auto 4wd wasn't working at the time, but the traction control was. The next day he drove it farther and warmed everything up, auto 4wd working now. He stated it was better but not as good as my 2020 F250 with Firestone Destination XT's on it. (he drove that last year up in IA)
I'm curious as to what others have found with these tires in the snow and wet. I have driven the truck in the rain and its struggles, we are hoping for some snow so I can drive it then and see if I can do better. I know the Cooper AT3's are supposed to be good and such but can not find much if anything on these Rugged Trek tires for opinions.
