Tires BFGoodrich or Nokia

Ive had BF Goodrich KO2's on my trailblazer for 15yrs, really like them.

Studded all the way! Had Hakkas on my RAV4 and they made such a difference. They can save your life on black ice.

ive used nokian all weather tires - an actual true all weather

If this is your first time, yes get some studded tires, something like a Hakkapelitta.

My little car, a fwd Ford Focus has non studded Hakkapelittas.

We drive a FWD minivan or a RWD truck - both with good winter tires, Michelin X-ice on the minivan, Nokian Hakkapeliitta LT3 non-studded on the truck.

I have Nokian Hakkapelitta studded tires and they\u2019ve been amazing the last 2 years living in Banff and I have a RWD car, drove to Calgary and back plenty of times, in snow storms and have driven to Jasper and BC in the winter with no issues.

Studded Nokian Hakkapelitta are awesome best snow tires i have had and as far studded tires increasing stopping in wet I have never noticed it and I believe it is minimal if any especially with the modern studded technology

My take after several sets of KO2 and the competition. KO2s look good and are very durable for off-road work. Excellent puncture resistance and tough sidewalls. For on-road they start fairly quiet but tend to get noisy after wearing. They flat-out suck in the rain, marginal at best in snow/ice, and tend to push in corners (poor lateral traction).

I had Nokian Black as summer tires, very hard, quite uncomfortable.