Studded snow tires on a front wheel drive camry ?

I have heard that if you have a front wheel drive and you want to put studded tires on you have to put them on all 4 wheels ? I was also told that studded tires are hard on the front end parts in front wheel drives? I have a 2 wheel drive truck, my son has the Camry. I want to drive the Toyota this winter after he gets his Honda so we both want to know Thanks|||Check your state laws regarding this before you do it. I know that where I live it is illegal to run studded tires.|||Studded tires are effective primarily on glare ice. They are marginally effective on packed snow, they are really dangerous on wet pavement or slush and they tear up dry pavement and are illegal in many states.


I personally feel that they overall are not a benefit considering the mixed results. If you have to get around in deep snow or ice, you cannot beat chains for effect. Problem is chains are labor intensive and must be removed on clean pavement.


The best all round solution is snow tires. If you live in severe winter areas, 4WD w/ snow tires. If that doesn't work, use a snowmobile. If that's not an option, stay home and off the roads, it's too crappy out to drive.|||Where do you live that still allows studded tires? Wish we were allowed to use them up here in the great white north (Canada). Up here we generally recommend you put 4 of the same kind of tires, be them "all seasons " ( B.S.!! only in temperate climates, less than 1" snow at a time) , or snows ,( $#!^ up to your knees ). The car will pull no matter what with snows on the front , studded or not . But the rear end tends to slide out because of it just being dragged along as opposed to being the pusher end. Studded tires in the winter are about the same as good tires in the summer. Makes no difference front or rear wheel drive. Whatever your choice studded or not , try and do all 4 corners. If money is an issue just do the fronts, if you find the rear starts to wander then you know what to do. Same as driving your truck with 2 or 4 snow tires, steers much better with snows on the front than summers. enjoy the snow and, it may be early , but Have a Safe and Merry Christmas|||On a FWD vehicle 4 winter tires is MANDATORY. My shop for example will not sell winter tires in pairs. Period. It is a matter of safety and avoiding multi-million dollar liability lawsuits. A FWD vehicle with winter tires only on the front axle increases the possibility of a sudden spin and potentially serious accident by an order-of-magnitude because the front end has traction and the rear doesn't.





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There are plenty of studless winter tires on the market by the way that can in many cases offer superior performance to studded tires and of course without the downsides of studs. The Bridgestone Blizzak WS-60 in the above article for example.|||I have always used all seasons on my front wheel drive......Snow tires pfffffft....Waste of time and money as long as you have good all seasons..|||if the toyota is a 4 wheel drive then i wouldnt put on the studded tires, if its 2 wheel drive i might put on the studs and would put weight in the bed, as far as the camry goes all season tires are best and make sure they are not wore out, front wheel drives do better in snow cause the engine sits on the drive wheels, like adding weight to the pick up, spending money on new studded tires dont add up to me, gotta ask where you live to consider studded tires?|||how much does it snow? but i have front wheel drive myself and I live in Washington state and it drives really well!