21” tires and snow- winter travel

[SeaGeo]

I have the R21 Pirelli Verde All season. The snow mode helps quite a bit, but the tires are not great in hard pack snow. Pirelli only makes all season R21. In fact, I haven’t been able to find a R21 EV snow tire. Know if any?

Your best best at the moment is to get a 20" wheel and 275/60 r20 winter tires with a 116 rating, like what Hankook has. The 21" tire is the only one of that size right now on the market.

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[GoldenMaui]

Your best best at the moment is to get a 20" wheel and 275/60 r20 winter tires with a 116 rating, like what Hankook has. The 21" tire is the only one of that size right now on the market.

Thanks for the information.

 

[SeaGeo]

Thanks for the information.

I'm in a similar position with 22s on our R1S.

 

[AltaTruck]

I went a different route. My R1T came with 20" and I bought a set of take off 21" to drive most of the year - for extra range. To get up our very steep, long driveway when it is snowy and icy, studs are the way to go. I bought a stud gun, drilled my 20" tires, and studded them. They were flawless last winter. They are a little noisy but traction, particularly when going down the drive and hitting regen, was so much better.

 

[87Ducks]

So looking ahead to the PNW winter… what was the experience with 21” roads going over the WA State passes or down city streets in snow or packed snow/ice???

My R1S is to be delivered in a week or two…

I took delivery of my R1T in March with the 21" tires mainly for the range benefit. I made the assumption winter tires were available for this size but as they say "never assume". I need the 3 Peaks rated tires to legally travel over Oregon Mountain passes during storms (and for my peace of mind) so I have ordered a set of 20" A/T which will be installed at the service center before the snow flies. From what I have read on these forums, downhill on snow is the biggest challenge. I have driven in snow for over 40 years but never in a vehicle this heavy. If the 20" A/T's aren't sufficient, at least I can get an actual snow tire this size. This will be an expensive fix but in reality I normally keep my winter tires on their own rims for ease of change over. Now we just need a service center in Central Oregon...

 

[JSitty]

I took delivery of my R1T in March with the 21" tires mainly for the range benefit. I made the assumption winter tires were available for this size but as they say "never assume". I need the 3 Peaks rated tires to legally travel over Oregon Mountain passes during storms (and for my peace of mind) so I have ordered a set of 20" A/T which will be installed at the service center before the snow flies. From what I have read on these forums, downhill on snow is the biggest challenge. I have driven in snow for over 40 years but never in a vehicle this heavy. If the 20" A/T's aren't sufficient, at least I can get an actual snow tire this size. This will be an expensive fix but in reality I normally keep my winter tires on their own rims for ease of change over. Now we just need a service center in Central Oregon...

Thank you. I may try to find 20” rims to put on true winter tires, or go with chains. Thanks 87Ducks. See you in the Big 10- Go Dawgs!

 

[87Ducks]

Thank you. I may try to find 20” rims to put on true winter tires, or go with chains. Thanks 87Ducks. See you in the Big 10- Go Dawgs!

No problem. BTW Know any Huskies happy with giving up games against Stanford & UA for Rutgers & Indiana? Don't blame UofO or UW as the writing was on the wall after SC & ucla left the conference for $0.00. Thank you Larry Scott.

 

[JSitty]

No problem. BTW Know any Huskies happy with giving up games against Stanford & UA for Rutgers & Indiana? Don't blame UofO or UW as the writing was on the wall after SC & ucla left the conference for $0.00. Thank you Larry Scott.

Totally agree… much rather go to Tempe or Tucson or Bay Area…

 

[CharonPDX]

I have the 20" All-Terrain. They're sold as "winter" tires, with 3PMS rating. They handle packed snow fine, but Pacific Northwest ice is problematic. I got snow socks. Put 'em on when driving on ice, take 'em off as soon as I'm on bare pavement.

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