What are the absolute best CT winter tires?

[henchman24]

spoke with a friend who has owned a CT since last year, foundation model AWD -- he told me he didnt even get dedicated witner tires, just drove the truck like normal all winter and it was fine.

He said the truck is so heavy that he didnt feel he needed to swap tires -- just sharing some insights for those still on the fence.

ive always had a seperate set of winter tires so i'll be getting the nokians

It is all dependent on how much snow and ice. Though the heavy is what works against the CT... stopping ~6600lbs on snow/ice is the primary issue. Getting moving with the traction control Tesla has is usually no issue. Turning at a slow enough speed is usually fine. Stopping is the primary issue. Physics is undefeated.

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[ChristianNO]

If you want real good tires? -> https://www.nokiantyres.com/winter-tires/nokian-tyres-hakkapeliitta-lt3/

both with spikes and without is possible

 

[jbtfd]

Ordered Nokkian LT3 as per many suggestions found throughout this site

Question: does the tire shop need any special instructions on putting them onto the CT? I bought LT3 + new set of rims, but is there any offset or things like that I should bring up.

Or just a 1:1 swap and drive away?

 

[BrockN]

Ordered Nokkian LT3 as per many suggestions found throughout this site

Question: does the tire shop need any special instructions on putting them onto the CT? I bought LT3 + new set of rims, but is there any offset or things like that I should bring up.

Or just a 1:1 swap and drive away?

Probably too late now, but TPMS would be part of the new install...

 

[jbtfd]

All good, they included the tire pressure monitors and everything is working great

these LT3s are traction beasts in this snow!

 

[MyOtherTruck]

The correct answer is Blizzaks. Tried so many others and man they just stop on a dime on ice and plow through the 3 foot Vermont storms no issue. Hakkas are great too but in the ice the blizzak has a slight edge.

 

[fiendi5h]

First winter with my CT, I also went with the Blizzaks. I've always run them on my past vehicles with great success.
They are louder and feel grippy-er but our temps have been above freezing the whole time I've had them on.
I'm in southern ontario canada, lots of ice, sometimes lots of snow

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