![]() ![]() Discussing icy paths, this tire isn’t a good match because of its lower contact patch and presence of very few sipes, its grip would be less due to low contact area and it will provide a very poor handling experience, increasing the chances of skidding. This action increases the traction ability of a tire and makes sure that the vehicle moves smoothly. The soft snow particles are grabbed in the grooves and as the vehicle accelerates, they are thrown backwards, same as mud particles. On soft snow STT Pro wins again due to its higher void ratio. But to conclude, the winner is STT Pro due to its extreme void ratio and its rival is also much better but it can’t beat STT Pro. The handling of this tire is also good due to wide spaces in the shoulders that evacuate mud easily and there are no chances of mud getting stuck in between the lugs due to presence of mud ejectors. ST Maxx can’t beat its competitor in mud due to comparatively narrower grooves but this tire also performs really well on mud due to its deep tread which allows more mud particles to get in and as the vehicle moves forward these particles are thrown backwards. This tire due to its higher void ratio can be taken in any kind of heavy mud area without any trouble. The handling ability is even better than its grip as the shoulder grooves are even wider so when the vehicle is cornering in the muddy areas the mud is easily evacuated through the spaces in the shoulders. The mud particles are grabbed in the tread and are thrown backwards as the tire moves forward. This is due to its extremely high void ratio that allows high amount of mud particles to pass from the grooves. STT Pro provides really impressive performance on all sorts of muddy areas. ST Maxx STT Pro Dry on-road Grip High Low-Moderate Dry on-road handling High Low-Moderate ST Maxx STT Pro Wet on-road Grip High Moderate Wet on-road handling High Moderate Aquaplaning resistance Moderate-High High Off-Road Traction Comparison ST Maxx STT Pro Mud traction Moderate-High High Snow traction Moderate-High High Ice traction High Moderate Rock traction Moderate High But still do not drive this tire at high-speed on flooded roads as due to less contact area its griping ability isn’t much strong. This is due to its higher void ratio that allows high amount of water to channel out from the grooves, keeping the tread in contact with the road. But this tire has very high hydroplaning resistance and on flooded roads, none of the underdiscussing tire can beat it. On wet tracks the results aren’t much different due to lesser contact patch and less sipes. ![]() Handling of this tire is much poor compared with grip as shoulder grooves are much wider than the central ones, so as a result contact patch from shoulders is very less decreasing the handling ability. The contact area is decreased, decreasing the grip as well. This is because of its gigantic grooves that decrease its contact area with the surface. STT Pro lacks a lot on road, in terms of dry grip and handling. On wet roads it performs well but on flooded roads, a tire needs to have wide grooves, it will also perform well due to its deeper tread but isn’t able to beat its rival. The hydroplaning resistance of this tire is lower than its rival this is due to its less void ratio. ![]() The wet traction of this tire is also much better than the rival due to increased contact patch plus deep sipes present all over the tread, the contact patch boosts the grip while sipes wipe the water away from the tread. The more area of shoulder is touching the road so the tire provides confident handling while cornering at high speed. Its handling is also much better than the rival due to closely placed blocks in the shoulder lugs. Due to the closely placed tread blocks its contact patch is increased enabling it to grip well on dry surfaces. This is due to its much higher contact patch. ST Maxx is the clear winner talking about on road traction. Sipes are placed all over the tread, there are no stone ejectors available in this tire but the shoulder lugs are connected with each other, using connectors and these connectors work as stone emitters as well. The three rows are divided by narrower longitudinal grooves, all the tread blocks in these rows are separated by small lateral grooves. The central part has three tread block rows placed between two major longitudinal grooves. ![]()
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