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SnowRunner Tire Differences

By Koala

Have you ever wondered what the difference between the tires is, other than what the game tells you? Ratings of "Poor", "Average", "Good", and "Excellent" aren't very clear when there are several tires all with the same score, and nothing to tell you how they differ.

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Guide Index

Overview

Introduction

Highway

Allterrain

Offroad

Mudtires

Chained

Extra Information

Comments

Introduction

**This guide isn't actively updated as I no longer play the game, but I do check the comments occasionally and add the new information posted. Many thanks for the work.**

Certain trucks have a variety of tire types available under each category; For example, the KRS 58 "Bandit" has 3 tires available under "Highway", "Allterrain", and "Off-road".

Take the Allterrain tires as an example, "UAD I", "UAD II", and "UAD III", all have the same in-game wheel performance of "Good", "Good", and "Average" for on-road, off-road, and mud.

Now, how do you know if there's actually any difference in these tires other than a cosmetic one? You don't, at least not as far as the game is concerned with telling you, and so this guide will give you the answers to your question: Is there any difference at all? Yes, yes there is!

Tire Name

Asphalt

Dirt

Mud

UAD I

1.9

1.5

UAD II

1.5

1.2

UAD III

1.5

1.7

The following sections include Tire Friction Values, where a higher value is better. In real life, friction between the tire and the road surface is what allows the car to move forward, the same applies in-game where higher friction values result in a better ability to traverse these surfaces.

Highway

Type

Asphalt

Dirt

Mud

UHD I

0.4

UHD II

1.2

0.2

UHD III

3.2

0.2

HMD I

0.4

HMD II

1.2

0.2

HMD III

3.2

0.2

JAT HMS I

0.4

JAT HMS II

1.1

0.3

JAT HMS III

3.2

0.9

0.4

JAT HMD I

0.4

JAT HMD II

1.1

0.3

JAT HMD III

3.2

0.9

0.4

JAT HHD I

0.4

JAT HHD II

1.1

0.3

JAT HHD III

3.2

0.9

0.4

HS I

0.8

0.4

HS II

0.2

HS III

2.5

0.8

0.2

FHMD I

0.4

JAT HS I

2.2

0.7

0.3

JAT HS II

2.3

0.2

Allterrain

Type

Asphalt

Dirt

Mud

ATMD I

1.9

1.5

ATMD II

1.5

1.2

ATMD III

1.5

1.7

UAD I

1.9

1.5

UAD II

1.5

1.2

UAD III

1.5

1.7

P12 AT

1.9

1.5

ATHS I

1.5

1.2

SPO I

1.5

Kennworth 963

1.6

1.7

UCD I

1.5

1.4

1.5

Kenworth C500

1.8

1.6

Kenworth T800

1.5

1.6

1.9

JAT ATMS I

1.5

1.7

JAT ATMS II

1.7

1.5

1.1

JAT ATMS III

1.4

1.5

1.4

JAT ATMD I

1.5

1.7

JAT ATMD II

1.7

1.5

1.1

JAT ATMD III

1.4

1.5

1.4

JAT ATHD I

1.5

1.7

JAT ATHD II

1.7

1.5

1.1

JAT ATHD III

1.4

1.5

1.4

TrAT I

1.5

AS I

1.4

AS II

1.2

AS III

1.2

Ultima AT I

1.1

1.4

Ultima AT II

1.1

1.3

Ultima AT III

1.1

1.2

Ultima AT IV

1.3

1.1

Offroad

Type

Asphalt

Dirt

Mud

OHD I (P16)

0.8

3.5

OHD I (P512)

0.8

3.5

OHD I

0.8

1.9

OHD II

0.8

3.2

1.5

OHD III

1.5

ANKO I

0.8

1.7

OHS I

1.5

OHS II

0.8

1.8

UOD I

1.5

UOD II

0.8

1.9

UOD III

0.8

3.2

1.5

D.S. 15C-177

1.7

ZiKZ 566A

0.8

1.3

Mack M917

1.2

2.8

1.8

Kenworth 990

0.8

3.1

3.4

"Atom" Tires

1.8

PLAD 450 Tires

1.8

JAT OMS I

1.7

JAT OMS II

0.8

3.1

1.6

JAT OMS III

0.6

3.2

1.6

JAT OMD I

1.7

JAT OMD II

0.8

3.1

1.6

JAT OMD III

0.6

3.2

1.6

JAT OHD I

1.7

JAT OHD II

0.8

3.1

1.6

JAT OHD III

0.6

3.2

1.6

JAT OHS I

0.8

1.6

JAT OHS II

3.2

1.3

JAT OHS III

0.9

1.7

OS I

1.2

OG I

0.8

2.1

UOD I (F750)

1.5

UOD II (F750)

0.8

1.9

UOD III (F750)

0.8

3.2

1.5

Hummer H2

1.2

TrO I

0.8

1.5

Burlak 6x6

0.6

3.3

2.2

EarthRoamer

0.9

3.1

1.6

Rezvani Tires

1.2

TO I (Apache)

1.2

OJ 1 (Jeep)

1.2

Land Rover

1.2

AAC-58DW

2.1

1.2

Tank Tires

2.6

2.2

1.1

JAT OS I

1.2

JAT OS II

0.8

2.2

1.2

JAT OS III

2.3

1.1

JAT OS IV

2.2

1.2

Mudtires

Type

Asphalt

Dirt

Mud

MSH I

0.5

1.7

MSH II

0.5

1.7

3.2

MSH III

0.5

MSH IV

0.7

1.7

MHS I

0.5

MHS II

0.5

2.4

MHS III

0.5

2.4

AMHS I

0.5

2.4

TMHS I

0.5

2.4

ZHM (612h)

0.3

3.35

ZHM

0.5

1.7

Cat 770G

0.5

3.5

Stock Tractor

0.5

DMHS I, II, & III

0.5

Ankatar MHS

0.5

2.2

Futom MHS

0.5

JAT MSH I

0.6

1.6

JAT MSH II

0.5

1.7

3.2

JAT MSH III

0.5

3.1

JAT MMD I

0.5

2.2

JAT MMD II

0.4

2.2

JAT MMD III

0.4

2.1

JAT MHS I

0.5

1.8

2.2

JAT MHS II

0.6

2.3

JAT MHS III

0.6

1.9

2.4

JAT MHS IV

0.4

1.8

2.6

JAT MHS V

0.5

2.4

2.1

JAT MHS VI

0.6

1.8

2.5

Cat TH357

0.5

1.7

TO I (TUZ 420)

0.5

MS I

0.5

1.6

TM I

0.5

2.4

TM II

0.5

2.4

TrM I

0.5

JAT MS I

0.5

2.7

1.8

JAT MS II

0.5

2.4

2.1

JAT MS III

0.4

2.1

2.5

Chained

Type

Asphalt

Dirt

Mud

UAD III Chains

1.2

1.3

OHD II Chains

1.2

1.3

MHS I Chains

1.2

1.3

CS I

0.9

1.1

TrC I

1.2

1.3

Ultima CS I

0.9

1.3

1.2

Extra Information

The information in the guide was obtained from files which can be found within the game's directories, using the in-game tire names for reference.

Base friction values for the different tire types:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Codename - SR/preload/paks/client/initial.pak/[media]\_templates\trucks.xml

Further vehicle specific information:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Codename - SR/preload/paks/client/initial.pak/[media]\classes\wheels\*.xml

Further DLC vehicle specific information:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Codename - SR/preload/paks/client/initial.pak/[media]\_dlc\

If you wish to explore these values yourself, you will have to open the "initial.pak" file using an archiver utility such as WinRAR or 7zip, there you will have access to the "[media]" directory allowing you to explore the above files - and any others if you wish.

Note: I do not own the separate DLC vehicles - Western Star 49X, Chevrolet Apache 6x6, Navistar 5000-MV tractor, and the GMC Brigadier - so I cannot look up their tire names and check if they have unique tires. Though based on the files available, the Chevrolet Apache 6x6 is the only one with different tire modifiers, and they appear to be matching the "AS I", "AS II", and "AS III" values already present in the Allterrain section.

86 Comments

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Koala [author] 1 Apr @ 2:33pm

I'm not overly familiar with how tire size affects performance myself.

There have been many posts in the past about it on Reddit of people debating the hidden stats of tires and their performance, one of such posts being:
https://www.reddit.com/r/snowrunner/comments/s7w8ox/snowrunners_tire_physics_explained_in_details/

DMHS is in the table above, all have the same value:
DMHS I, II, & III 0.5 2 2

*re-made the comment to un-hide the link so it doesn't look sus

AstroLex 1 Apr @ 11:40am

What about DMHS 1-4?

ShadowX 30 Mar @ 12:22am

what about in ground pressure? Does it not affect that?

Tweedler 29 Mar @ 3:04pm

It doesn't in friction, but it does in ground clearance which is also very good. The less your frame is dragging through the mud, the better.

ShadowX 28 Mar @ 10:45am

What about tire size? does that make a difference?

BK-BERKE 8 Mar @ 9:53am

Great guide. It was incredibly useful to me. Thank you!

Koala [author] 13 Jan @ 12:51pm

Correct yeah, snow and mud are treated as the same thing by the game engine, so you're looking to use mud tyres for both.

Chains meanwhile ignore ice outright, so if you're struggling with ice then chain tyres are your friend.

Tweedler 12 Jan @ 5:23pm

Chains seems to be the only thing that affect Ice.
Best I can tell Snow is the same as Mud and use the same Tire Friction Values.

1st.trax 11 Jan @ 10:09pm

ice? snow?

Pain 9 Jan @ 6:40am

thx

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