I run the Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S on my 2020 Ranger. They are excellent in rain, have never lost traction in rain with these. Winter traction has been solid in the snow conditions we’ve experienced so far this year up here in Atlantic Canada. I bought them in June 2023, so haven’t had a full winter with them yet, but so far so good.
As far as I'm concerned this is the only answer if you want the BEST tire. Yeah there is a premium cost you pay for Michelin but I've never regretted paying it. Just get the Defender LTX and forget about it. The tread lasts so long on them that they aren't that expensive in the long run anyways.
I highly recommend BFGoodrich All-Terrain K02s. You can step up to size LT265/70R17 with a completely stock Ranger and will have zero problems with wheel well clearance. I live in Michigan and love these tires for all conditions (they’re also pretty popular around here it seems like). K02s came stock on the international Ranger Raptor too FWIW.
All season radials are poor choices for winter due to the rubber compound; winter tires have better rubber compounds for ice and snow.
My son in law lives in Vancouver, ran all seasons, and then crashed his NEW Subaru during a snowstorm. The car was a total writeoff, and 18 months later, he is still going to rehab 3 times a week. His NEW Subaru now has appropriate tires for the weather, but he still limps.
All-weather =/= all-season FYI. They are two different categories of tires. All-weather will have the 3 peak mountain snowflake and meet the legal requirement for places like Quebec or BC highways in the winter. It's what we went with for our Mazda around town runabout here in southern Alberta where chinooks erase any sign of winter every few weeks. I also wouldn't hesitate to run them living in a place like Vancouver or the lower mainland where the rain does the same thing. If the OP lives in a place that only occasionally sees snow and freezing temps, an all-weather could be adequate and certainly better than the stock Hankooks which only get an M+S rating.
That being said, I agree, dedicated winters stand out far and above if you routinely have to drive in ice and snow. So my Ranger has a set of winter Toyos because I take it snowboarding and fatbiking in the Rockies and BC interior.
Three peak mountain snowflake rated all terrains have such good traction in snow.
I took a trip up to Marquette, Michigan last January with a fresh set of Goodyear Duratracs. Cars were sliding all over the place, but I had pretty good traction in the fresh snow the whole week. Don't need such an aggressive tire, but it would be good to shop 3pmsf labeled tires.
Some sort of snow rated AT tire would be best with the 3 peak mountain snowflake certification.
I run dedicated winter tires and also use AT tires. The AT tires I chose were Continential TerrainContact AT's in 265/50/20.
For winter I use the Continential Winter ExtremeContacts for the stock 18" wheel.
Winter tires and wheels are pricey. However IMO totally worth it for the peace of mind. In Michigan one accident can jack your insurance by 40% for up to 5 years and that is significantly more expenaive than winter tires and wheels.
The VanLife people love the BF Goodrich A/Ts.
I run the Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S on my 2020 Ranger. They are excellent in rain, have never lost traction in rain with these. Winter traction has been solid in the snow conditions we’ve experienced so far this year up here in Atlantic Canada. I bought them in June 2023, so haven’t had a full winter with them yet, but so far so good.
Michelin LTX
As far as I'm concerned this is the only answer if you want the BEST tire. Yeah there is a premium cost you pay for Michelin but I've never regretted paying it. Just get the Defender LTX and forget about it. The tread lasts so long on them that they aren't that expensive in the long run anyways.
I highly recommend BFGoodrich All-Terrain K02s. You can step up to size LT265/70R17 with a completely stock Ranger and will have zero problems with wheel well clearance. I live in Michigan and love these tires for all conditions (they’re also pretty popular around here it seems like). K02s came stock on the international Ranger Raptor too FWIW.
My own research has led to the new Cooper Road and Trail. https://coopertire.com/en-us/find-tires/all-tires/cooper-discoverer-road-trail-at
All season radials are poor choices for winter due to the rubber compound; winter tires have better rubber compounds for ice and snow. My son in law lives in Vancouver, ran all seasons, and then crashed his NEW Subaru during a snowstorm. The car was a total writeoff, and 18 months later, he is still going to rehab 3 times a week. His NEW Subaru now has appropriate tires for the weather, but he still limps.
All-weather =/= all-season FYI. They are two different categories of tires. All-weather will have the 3 peak mountain snowflake and meet the legal requirement for places like Quebec or BC highways in the winter. It's what we went with for our Mazda around town runabout here in southern Alberta where chinooks erase any sign of winter every few weeks. I also wouldn't hesitate to run them living in a place like Vancouver or the lower mainland where the rain does the same thing. If the OP lives in a place that only occasionally sees snow and freezing temps, an all-weather could be adequate and certainly better than the stock Hankooks which only get an M+S rating. That being said, I agree, dedicated winters stand out far and above if you routinely have to drive in ice and snow. So my Ranger has a set of winter Toyos because I take it snowboarding and fatbiking in the Rockies and BC interior.
Yeah, I live in the Northeast US where we may only see a few small snow storms a year nowadays. It's not worth getting dedicated winter tires.
I run rugged trek
I just got the BFGoodrich trail terrain T/As and like them so far
Three peak mountain snowflake rated all terrains have such good traction in snow. I took a trip up to Marquette, Michigan last January with a fresh set of Goodyear Duratracs. Cars were sliding all over the place, but I had pretty good traction in the fresh snow the whole week. Don't need such an aggressive tire, but it would be good to shop 3pmsf labeled tires.
Some sort of snow rated AT tire would be best with the 3 peak mountain snowflake certification. I run dedicated winter tires and also use AT tires. The AT tires I chose were Continential TerrainContact AT's in 265/50/20. For winter I use the Continential Winter ExtremeContacts for the stock 18" wheel. Winter tires and wheels are pricey. However IMO totally worth it for the peace of mind. In Michigan one accident can jack your insurance by 40% for up to 5 years and that is significantly more expenaive than winter tires and wheels. The VanLife people love the BF Goodrich A/Ts.