Ecoman
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How you folks rate the Hankook Dynapro MTs in the snow? I'm currently running 305-70-16s with only a couple of thousand miles on them.
The reason I ask is I have just spent 20 minutes digging myself out of a snow filled ditch after the 80 aquaplaned on 1" deep slush at less than 20mph in a straignt line! I then took my Hilux running General Grabber ATs down the same road and it was a much smoother drive and no where near the same amount of slipping and sliding. Thankfully it only ripped off my nearside mudflap, slightly bent my sides step and damaged the paint on my wheel. I can refit my mudflap as its just pulled the bolts through so a couple of big washers and jobs a good un. The step is only noticable if you look underneath it as its just the bottom lip. The wheels I was going to get powdercoated anyway so no great loss there.
Anyway, I have found the Hankooks generally very twitchy on uneven surfaces. I thought at first it was my steering damper but I changed it for an Ironman one and its still the same. If I go along a snow/slush covered lane, down a farm track or hit ruts left by lorries on the motorway the 80 is all over the place. I also don't have much feedback through the steering wheel. I have experimented with different tyre pressure on the front and rear but made very little difference apart from fuel economy. There is no play in any of the bearings and bushes etc so at a loss as to what it could be apart from tyres.
I know a few of you on here rate them very highly so was wondering if it was something like the size I have fitted on mine. Any suggestons as to the best size tyre to run on these 80s. Also what is the standard size supposed to be?
If I don't sort this soon then I will be swapping them out for something like Cooper Discoverer STs or General Grabber AT2s.
Thanks in advance
Bill
The reason I ask is I have just spent 20 minutes digging myself out of a snow filled ditch after the 80 aquaplaned on 1" deep slush at less than 20mph in a straignt line! I then took my Hilux running General Grabber ATs down the same road and it was a much smoother drive and no where near the same amount of slipping and sliding. Thankfully it only ripped off my nearside mudflap, slightly bent my sides step and damaged the paint on my wheel. I can refit my mudflap as its just pulled the bolts through so a couple of big washers and jobs a good un. The step is only noticable if you look underneath it as its just the bottom lip. The wheels I was going to get powdercoated anyway so no great loss there.
Anyway, I have found the Hankooks generally very twitchy on uneven surfaces. I thought at first it was my steering damper but I changed it for an Ironman one and its still the same. If I go along a snow/slush covered lane, down a farm track or hit ruts left by lorries on the motorway the 80 is all over the place. I also don't have much feedback through the steering wheel. I have experimented with different tyre pressure on the front and rear but made very little difference apart from fuel economy. There is no play in any of the bearings and bushes etc so at a loss as to what it could be apart from tyres.
I know a few of you on here rate them very highly so was wondering if it was something like the size I have fitted on mine. Any suggestons as to the best size tyre to run on these 80s. Also what is the standard size supposed to be?
If I don't sort this soon then I will be swapping them out for something like Cooper Discoverer STs or General Grabber AT2s.
Thanks in advance
Bill