So I drove my '23 Carpathian Edition with 22" tires for the first time today on snow with 9K miles on it, it drove horrible!! It was all over the road sliding and stuff.
What could you guys recommend for winter setup, thank you guys in advance.

 

Snow tires. I run snow tires with a set of 20 wheels.

 

^ This. 275/55R20 Nokian winter tires on 20" OEM wheels.
https://na.nokiantyres.com/snow-wint...liitta-r5-suv/

You can find nearly new Defender 20" OEM wheels on ebay for around $1500 for a set of 5.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/27739642402...Bk9SR9KZ2JyHZw

Buy TPMS sensors (LR070840) online from Land Rover Paramus or Land Rover Palm Beach.

Traction on acceleration isn't a problem with a Defender. It' all about turning and braking these heavy vehicles on slippery conditions.

 

Agree. I swapped out the default 19" for Michelin X-Ice this year. Finally somebody made a winter tire for the 19" rims!

 

I would not want to swap wheels. Just change your tires to a great all terrain that is triple peak snow rated. The Cooper Road + Trail is perfect. You just need to get them in 285/45R22.

 

It does sound like a good tire, thank you

 

Thanks for these, I appreciate your help

 

Your choice of "winter tire" or "3-peak'in it" is very much dependent on the kind of conditions that you'll be experiencing in your area for the winter.

Do you live in an area that will occasionally get a good dumping of snow? Do you live in an area like Buffalo or New England or Michigan where snow is the norm during the winter? Are the roads cleared and prepped by the state/municipalities with good discipline or is it every man for himself when the slick stuff starts falling?

If you live in a buffer area - where you don't get that much snow but perhaps the road clearing services aren't the best - you can probably get away with a 3-peak rated A/T tire. The 3-peak rating doesn't mean that the tire is as good in the snow as a dedicated winter tire. In fact, in my experience it means very little to overall traction improvement.

If you live in a heavy snow area where you're going to definitely be regularly driving on uncleared and unprepped roads regularly then a winter tire is probably your best bet.

That being said, I live on the coast of Maine where we get over 100" of snow a winter and none of my SUV's have winter tires. Only the Defender has 3-peak tires. If I lived even 10 miles inland, I'd definitely have dedicated snow tires on the Defender and Cayenne. The roads that we travel on are very well maintained with regards to plowing and salting. We just make sure to use snow mode and don't drive like an a55hole

 

Another factor around here are potholes. The craters out there now would destroy a 45 sidewall tire and probably bend the wheel too. And your 22" summer wheels stay nice and aren't covered in road salt.

 

These are my "summer" tires and they are decent in snow and slush. I traveled to upstate NY in early November and got caught in a 3-day snowstorm coming off the Great Lakes. Coopers did just fine with snow mode engaged. But as expected, not as good in snow as the Nokians on it now.