Snow tires recommendations?

[Smeek]

For what it's worth, a good AT tire should not need winter tires. Most AT tires that you're going to mount on these trucks are M&S rated. 21's will have issues with that statement depending on tire.

The weight of the Rivian alone will combat most snow conditions, not a lot for ice. But unless you live on the tundra I'd question why you'd have a dedicated ice tire. Driving condition familiarity is a greater impact than most tire options.

I'm being a bit hypocritical as I have other trucks with two sets of tires, but that's mostly just a bad habit. If you have good AT tires I wouldn't sweat winter tires at all (for those without a lot of experience). OP has road tires and should definitely look at a winter set of 20" wheels to have the most tire options. 21s are a good range option in non winter months. I've never seen 21in ATs but I presume they might exist somewhere.

I do a TON of winter driving throughout Canada and the NW. Just my opinion over the years. Despite some reports, I've found that the R1T handles fantastic in snow/ice. I dont run the scorpions on it though, they seemed to be a little squirrly the first winter so i switched to KO2s last winter. Hope this helps.

As the video shows, the M+S rating is pretty meaningless.

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[wasabi911]

Found these on costco for my 21". Do you think costco would give me any problems installing these 21" on my rivian?

 

[Franksmartin]

Nokian Hakkas on the 20s. Best winter tire in the world.

 

[Smeek]

Found these on costco for my 21". Do you think costco would give me any problems installing these 21" on my rivian?

I think they would give you a hard time, even though it would be fine (load rating is a bit less). But that's a pretty high price for these tires. I paid $280 per tire for these last month from tire rack (different size)

 

[jewwithguitar]

Nokian Hakkas on the 20s. Best winter tire in the world.

Which Hakkas are you running for 20”?R5 SUV or LT? If so, what size? Any service center reprogramming needed after mounting the tires?

 

[Franksmartin]

Which Hakkas are you running for 20”?R5 SUV or LT? If so, what size? Any service center reprogramming needed after mounting the tires?

I bought the LT3 in the stock 275/65 size but haven’t mounted them yet.

 

[Aag12]

Found these on costco for my 21". Do you think costco would give me any problems installing these 21" on my rivian?

They won't do it. I've tried and seems like Costco will only do oem spec.

 

[Aag12]

It’s the tire rack wall mount, I have 3 of them so far. It will fit 4 Rivian tires, but I’m using one tire as the spare. If you are mounting it high definitely recommend a hoist — these things are heavy.

Which rack is that? I bought one off Amazon, but it wasn't big enough to handle the big wheels/tires safely.

 

[EVerywhere]

It’s the Tire Rack rack

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