Tires and service

5.0

Very good traction on snow and ic

FINALLY A REAL NO COMPROMISE ICE/SNOW TIRE FOR A RAPTOR

5.0

TIRES - NOKIAN HAKKAPALIITTA LT 3 NON-STUDDED
SIZE - 315-70-17 MOUNTED ON EXTRA SET OF FACTORY RIMS
THESE TIRES ARE TRULY A NEW GENERATION OF TIRE COMPARED TO PREVIOUS HAKKA LT'S
LAST WINTER HAD HAKKA LT2'S -STUDDED AND BEFORE THEM GOODYEAR DURATRACS - STUDDED WITH EXTRA SIPING
BOTH OF THOSE TIRES IN THE STOCK RAPTOR SIZE 315-70-17
I'VE EVEN TRIED BRAND NEW BFG KO2'S FOR THE LAST PART OF WINTER FOR A TRIP TO VANCOUVER FROM REGINA
NONE OF THOSE TIRES COMPARES IN THE LEAST TO THE NEW LT3'S - AT ALL-IN ANY WAY,SHAPE OR FORM
THIS NEW COMPOUND IS LIKE A BLIZZAK WHICH I HAD TRIED TO GET BUT IS UNAVAILABLE IN THIS SIZE AS ARE ANY OTHER SPECIALTY ICE AND SNOW COMPOUND TIRES(X- ICE ETC.)
IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN ICE/SNOW TIRES AND JUST 3PEAK MOUNTAIN SYMBOL TIRES CLASSIFIED AS ALL WEATHER OR ALL TERRAIN.
I LOVE MY BFG KO2'S FOR 3 SEASONS BUT NOT FOR WINTER
I'VE BEEN DRIVING REGULARLY IN SASKATCHEWAN WINTERS SINCE 1980 IN TR6'S,MGB'S, CIVICS,CAMAROS,MUSTANGS, JIMMYS,BLAZERS,GRAND CHEROKEES AND 1/2 TONS OF MOST MAKES - 4X4 AND 2X4
NOTHING COMPARES TO A TRUE ICE AND SNOW TIRE AND THE NOKIAN HAKKA LT3 FINALLY ENABLES ME TO HAVE THAT KIND OF WINTER PERFORMANCE,SAFETY AND CONFIDENCE AGAIN.
THEY'RE EXPENSIVE BUT THEY ARE SO WORTH IT FOR THE TRACTION WHEN ACCELERATING,TURNING AND BRAKING
BEST EXCLUSIVELY WINTER ONLY TIRE YET IN THIS RAPTOR SIZE
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SNOW AND ICE TIRE AND CAN'T FIND THE BLIZZAK EQUIVALENT IN YOUR SIZE THEN I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU CHOOSE THIS ONE.
MY BEST GUESS IS THAT I'VE HAD AT LEAST 24 SETS OF WINTER TIRES IN THE LAST 40 YEARS AS SOME YEARS I'VE HAD MULTIPLE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES/EXTRA RIMS (WIFE,KIDS)
THESE RANK AMONG THE TOP BECAUSE THERE IS NO MORE WHITE KNUCKLE WINTER DRIVING FOR ME,MY WIFE OR MY KIDS.
OH YA I ALMOST FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THE PEOPLE AT KAL TIRE ARE SO CHILLED
REALLY NICE BUYING EXPERIENCE

got for ski country

5.0

Went to the mountains- all kinds of snow on the hills and no trouble at all.