John Baucom

41,000 miles These tires are at the end of their useful life, though not quite to the wear bars yet. Wet traction is now unacceptable, and they will easily hydroplane if not cautious when hitting any water on the road. Dry traction is still good, of course. I'm satisfied with the value I received from these tires, but did not choose to replace this set with the same. I have a set of LT275/70R17 General Grabber A/T X in the garage waiting to be mounted.

I saw my first set of these this morning on a Ram 2500. They appeared to be stock sized. For an all terrain, I was disappointed by the tight tread pattern and lack of void. I doubt it had much more void than a Michelin MS2.

I ordered a set from Discount Tire last year for our Subaru Forester, and they've been great (the tires and Discount Tire).

My wife's Subaru has had a set of Continental Terraincontacts on for almost 30,000 miles, and neither of us have 1 bad thing to say about those tires. IIRC we've used half of their usable tread depth. If we still have the car when these tires are due to be replaced, I'll buy another set of Terraincontacts - they've been that good.

I measured the approach angle on my 2014 crew cab 4x4 this evening. Stock, with the air dam removed, the approach angle is 20 degrees.

36,000 miles The tread depth averages 4/32". At this rate, I could probably get another 6-7,000 miles before hitting the wear bars. Wet traction is still satisfactory, even when driving through standing water at highway speeds. I suspect wear would have been more even, high speed vibration reduced, and tread-life increased, if my local GMC dealer had cross-rotated the tires instead of a simple front-to-back pattern where the tires never swapped sides. I cross-rotated them myself 500 miles ago, and the vibration above 75 mph is almost completely gone - my cup of ice water in the cupholder doesn't rattle on the interstate anymore.

30,000 mi. Update The tires have been rotated at every oil change (6,000 mi) and they're wearing evenly, with a tread depth of 6/32" all around. The balance issues have resulted in some cupping, and road noise has increased, though they're still not loud. Traction on dry and wet pavement is still good. We haven't had much snow here in SC, but I find some on occasion in the mountains, and these tires have performed well in snow and slush. Generally, I've been well satisfied with the traction these tires have in all road conditions. In addition to paved and gravel roads, I've put on a couple hundred miles in dirt, rocks, and light mud. Performance was fine on dirt, rocks, and light mud (clay), though lack of tread depth is beginning to become an issue in mud. The tread shows very little chunking, cuts, or other damage. I believe I can run these tires until November - December without hitting the wear bars, but they will be replaced before it snows next winter. The worst aspect of these tires is the difficulty in balancing and maintaining balance. It took several attempts at balancing and a few thousand break-in miles before the tires would run acceptably smooth at interstate speeds. In the past month, an obnoxious high speed vibration has returned at speeds above 75. It's a shame that imbalance and vibration have been problems, because the traction and handling have been good.

Update: I now have 11,000 miles on these tires and they've worn down 2/32". At this rate they should easily make it to 50,000 miles with adequate tread depth. Traction on dirt, gravel, light mud, wet grass, and wet roads is good. The extra weight over stock tires is noticeable, and between the weight and tread pattern, I've lost almost 2 mpg. The only issue has been a high vibration. Goodyear balanced the tires 3 times and the vibration barely improved, but after the GMC dealer balanced the tires, the vibration almost disappeared. Now a slight vibration begins at 75 mph, but is only really noticeable if there is a drink in the cup holder. The vibration isn't significant enough to worry with.

I just put a new set of Kelly Edge AT tires, size LT265/70R17, on my 2014 Sierra 4x4. I couldn't find ANY user reviews and/or pictures about these tires, but I decided to take a chance and ordered a set at my local Goodyear store. I will use this space to provide an initial review and post updates as the miles add up. Hopefully someone will find this helpful. As background information, my Sierra is a crew cab 1500 with a 4.3 V6. The original tires were P255/70R17 Bridgestone Dueler H/Ts. These tires were smooth and quiet, but wore quickly. According to the Tire Rack spec sheet, they started with 10/32" tread depth, and by the time I replaced them at 15,270 mi. today, the tread was down to 5/32". The performance and fuel economy with the factory tires was good, so I didn't want to deviate too far from the factory specs, but I did want a slightly larger, more common size, that was tougher and a bit more aggressive than stock. I use my truck primarily for commuting, but on weekends and days off, it is used to reach (sometimes remote) trail-heads and kayak launch points. Towing is limited to <4000 lbs, very infrequently, while I haul 800-1200 lbs in the bed once or twice per month. Most loads are limited to just a couple hundred pounds. I compared these tires to the Cooper Discoverer RTX, Discoverer ATP, and the Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 2. The Discoverer RTX was ~$100 cheaper at Tire Kingdom on a $100 off deal, the Discoverer ATP was essentially the same price at Discount Tire, and the Revo 2s were about $200 more at Costco. I ultimately ruled out the retailer specific Cooper RTX and ATP. The price of the Cooper RTX was a strong draw, at less than $600 out-the-door. However, I was willing to pay a reasonable premium for the security and convenience of a truly nationwide warranty valid at ANY authorized Goodyear retailer. That may not be a factor for everyone, but it mattered to me. Plus, the Goodyear dealer is located a few blocks from my office, while the nearest Tire Kingdom is 17 miles away. These Kelly tires stand just over 31" tall on my truck, inflated to 45 psi. There is noticeably more road noise than stock with the radio off, but realistically, I never drive with the radio off unless I'm on the phone. The road noise is not intrusive enough to impact hands free phone use. The ride was firm, but not harsh, and handling was normal. There was none of the sponginess that I associated with the P-metric tires at 35 psi. I detected no vibrations or bounciness after installation, so apparently the tires are round and the tech who installed did a good job balancing them. I measured the tread depth at 15/32" before I left the Goodyear store; spec sheets that I looked at listed the tread depth at 13-15/32 and Kellytires.com listed 14/32". According to a Kelly tires rep, the weight is 47 lbs each, which is on the light side for load range E tires in this size. Sidewalls are 2 plies polyester and tread is 2 plies polyester, 2 plies steel, and 1 ply polyamide. Kelly offers a 30 day ride quarantee.