Focused on maximum off-road traction at the expense of on-road civility and wear life. Modest winter traction.
These typically oversize tire feature aggressive tread lugs that bite into loose and muddy surfaces to provide maximum traction that helps propel the vehicle through muddy ruts and over slippery rocks. While many are branded with the M+S symbol and some are even pinned to accept optional metal studs to increase ice traction, their typical oversize applications, use of extra-large lugs and the absence of snow-biting sipes often challenges an Off-Road Maximum Traction tires´s on-road wintertime traction in slush, packed snow and on ice.
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