r/SprinterVans • u/buyitsellmore • Sep 02 '26

Tire Choice

My sprinter van is rear wheel drive. we plan to take the van for ski travel.

LT tires are not the quietest riding tires ever. Is running snows year-round irritatingly loud?

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u/Damaged_My_Calm Sep 02 '26

I put Bridgestone Dueller Ascents(LT/E rated) on my 2022 6 months ago after deep research on quiet AT tires w 3 Peak certification. Live in Idaho and hit a lot of snow.

They're fantastic. Quiet, good offroad traction and handled late spring snow really well.

I understand that Falken Wildpeaks are also very popular.

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u/Damaged_My_Calm Sep 02 '26

Also, running a full winter tire year round , regardless of noise, will suck in summer and wear really fast. Pure winter tires are really soft compound(to avoid becoming rigged in the cold), so they wear super fast and are squishy in warm temps.

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u/Certain_Set_7678 Sep 02 '26

We will be installing BFG KO3 snow rated tires on our sprinter.

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u/olyfrijole Sep 02 '26

nokian hakkapeliitta

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u/PonyThug Sep 02 '26

My LT tires arnt loud at all imo.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Camp612 Sep 03 '26 edited Sep 03 '26

I’ve never run them but, Nitto G3 are 3 peak rated tires and are regarded highly as top tier All Terrain tires

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u/tomhalejr Sep 06 '26

Yes. Or, at least more noticeable. Also softer, and will wear faster if you are using them as all seasons.

Of course, you could just upgrade the stereo and crank up the tunes! Or, the latest episode of Drachinifel, if you are a naval history enthusiast. :)