So I've managed to scrape together $600 for tires. My front tires are completely beat from a bad front end. I should have new brakes and OME shocks and springs installed this weekend and I need some tires. I'm starting to look around now but any suggestions for a good all year tire leaning more towards snow traction? I don't care too much about road noise my current tires are noisy. What size should I be looking to get with my new 2" lift?

 

What size are you looking for?
I've heard good things about the Cooper S/T's, though I haven't used that particular Cooper.
Nokian is good for snow.

 

i'm not sure how they would do in snow but i use these buckshot xmt mudders... got all four installed for like 635...

 

Right now I have the stock sized tires on. I would not mind going a little bigger now that I am lifted 2" but I'm not sure the max size tire, I'm sure if I search I will find the answers. I'm mainly driving on the road but I live in the country and in western NY and our road is hardly ever plowed and many times has 3-4' drifts. I also do some light offroading but would like to get into it more.

 

Mud tires will not be good for snow because they are of a harder rubber compound.
Tires get hard when they get cold, start with a harder tire and they will get harder yet in the cold and your snow traction will go right out the window and you will be slipping and sliding everywhere.
I have the Cooper S/Ts' and I LOVE them, they are a cross between a M/T and a A/T.
I run them on my work van too, great tire.
I have also ran the BFG A/T and they SUCK hairy monkey nuts.
I have also ran the Toyo Open Country A/T, good all around tire, great in the snow.
If it were me I would def buy the Cooper S/T.
The S/T is great in the snow, sand, mud, gravel, rain...just a all around excellent tire.
If my work van can go through 6" of snow with no problems with these tires then a Disco can go through 7" easily.

 

So with a 2" lift what size Cooper S/Ts should I be looking at? I don't want obscene tires but a little bigger would be cool.

 

You dont want to go bigger than a 245/75, any bigger and you will lower your mpg, increase driveline wear and hydroplane easier in the rain as well as increase the potential for less snow and ice traction.
Remember than flotation tires not only float across mud but they also float across water, ice and snow.
So a big fat tire is counter productive for everyday people.

 

dumb question: if you guys are running 245/75s with a lift, and I can run 245/75s stock, then what's the point of the lift?

to allow for more articulation?

 

No such thing as a dumb question.
Yes.
Also for looks.
A lift also increases your approach and departure angles but reduces your roll over angle.
Personally I dont like lifts, but thats just me.
245/75's on stock suspension will rub when you push the suspension to its limits.

 

245/75/16 or a 245/70/16 would be great. You can go larger but you will loose gas mileage.
Look around a little, those Cooper have a tread design that won't last long.