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Originally Posted by Doc2012
Can you provide more information on these copper tires?
How do they hold up?
Do they turn green after it rains?
How soft are they?
How big are the lugs?
Do they help ground the vehicle?
Are they solid, or do they have a tube in them?
How do they mount on the rims?
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Well I run standard size tires and rims and the studs will make your tires last longer but can be more dangerous when it rains because you are littery riding on the stud tips. They are best suited for freezing rain and thin ice on the roads. So you have to drive differently slightly when studs are in use. They also take longer for a vehicle to stop too.
These are just snow tires that have the ability to have studs put in them when new as you cant put studs in used tires.
The treadlife of these tires probably depends on where you live. Around the roads here being in PA with the potholes and they would last probably 20 to 40k miles max.
Just running them in winter naturally let's you get several seasons out of them depending on how much you drive.
Mine are getting fairly warn and was debating on getting another 4 for this season. I will take a photo of them for you so you can see what I use. Just keep in mind I probably only have 4/32 left on the center of the tire. So they are warn down and actually been on the rig year round for a year or 2.
They are a tubeless tire. Nothing super fancy but they work very good on snow and ice.
Another winter tire would be a blizzak tires I just dont know if they make them in our tire size.
They have a softer rubber on them that grips the snow and ice but they be good for only one winter as that material wears off faster.
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Build Thread:
https://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-g...os-builds.html
Brillo's Bucket Fluid Ex changer:
https://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-g...ml#post3358086
Sparks Plugs Wire and Coil Information:
https://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-g...on-5vz-fe.html