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No problem. I went down this route so I just wanted to share my experience. An alternative to OEM is the rancho RS5000x’s. I forgot to mention I had these on my rear and the ride quality was pretty smooth. They felt pretty much the same as the OEM so these might be a cheap alternative. I bought these after getting rid of the Bilstein’s due to the stiff ride quality in the rear especially. Might be an option for you. They even have one that comes with a coil pre installed which makes things easy for the fronts. https://www.americantrucks.com/search?keywords=Rs5000x&generationId=18&vehicleGroup=Silverado1500&vehicleType=Silverado

Bilstein 5100 are stiff while empty and have a pretty rough ride. They are great if towing heavy loads. Fox 2.0 are firmer than stock but not as firm as the 5100’s. They drive smooth at speed but impacts are more noticeable compared to OEM. Honestly if you don’t care about the leveling I would go back to a new set of OEM shocks all around. They will give you the smoothest possible ride being that they’re twin tube shocks (less dampening ability which translates to smoother ride at the expense of handling/overall bounciness of the ride quality) but will still do the job. I’ve had all three setups including the rancho quick lift as well. I do not recommend the quicklift setup. I currently have fox 2.0. I like it but it’s not as “soft” as OEM. Again if I were you I would just find the OEM setup. That is the softest ride quality you’re gonna be able to get out of a 1500.

Good point. Having driven on loud tires before I know what to expect. Based on how these look I don’t see why they would be any louder than a duratrac which isn’t that bad to begin with.

Makes sense. The listed weight came from tirerack and of course Goodyears website doesn’t even list tire weights at all. You would think that information would be kind of important to list on their own site. But either way that is really light for such an aggressive tire. The reviews on Goodyears site are mixed for this tire. Some comment on how much noise they make. Some say how little noise they make. Maybe some sizes are noisier than others ? Who the hell knows haha. But I agree for the price its hard to beat.

The lack of warranty makes sense with that price. Being an OEM tire usually means cheaper no matter what. I did see those complaints about ride noise after a certain mileage as well. I guess that’s just what you get with a cheaper OEM aggressive tire.

Nice. I am torn between these two tires, the Toyo seems like a high quality tire but the price difference is huge. For anyone looking, Simple Tire has the Territory’s at only 197 a tire! Makes you wonder why they’re so damn cheap. https://simpletire.com/brands/goodyear-tires/wrangler-territory-mt#anchor=SiteProductLine&curationSource=none&delivery=Del3&itemId=220410&mpn=796272833&pageSource=sizeCatalog&productPos=2&rad=DD&tireSize=lt275-70r-18&v=1

Makes sense, I did see those as well. Do they ride stiff as hell? 55 lbs isn’t too bad I feel. Like I mentioned I saw Toyo AT3’s in that size at only 52. I just had really heavy duratracs before (around 60 lbs) and it was really rough driving around so it kinda pushed me away from E’s.

Thanks for the feedback. The load range C tires in my size are only 50 lbs. Everything else is much heavier and load range E. Another plus is both Tread A and B look really good, with yours being a bit more aggressive then the B’s, but both tires look pretty great for being so light in class. The sidewalls look great. It was either these or the Toyo AT3’s which are only 52 lbs but E’s so I would imagine a stiffer ride would occur. My last set of Duratracs were E’s and were stiff as hell regardless of PSI.

Curious to know if anyone has been running this tire/size. They come as OEM on the Silverado zr2’s. What is appealing about them is they are the only load range C I can find in the 275/70/18 (33”) size. The only other options are two SL options (both General Grabbers) or load range D/E (everything else), so the C is a good middle ground while not having to run a heavy tire. I have seen some comments saying they get really loud as they wear down. I’ve had duratracs before and they were noisy but not bad. The price is really good for these right now but obviously being cheap isn’t always a good thing. Tire rack: Goodyear Wrangler territory MT

Yea, they’re comfortable on the highway but potholes and curb drop offs are brutal in the city. Seems to me even at lower settings it doesn’t really help the jarring feeling of hitting them. They just seem way too stiff regardless. I keep them on setting 6-7 just to have some form of rebound control otherwise they’re just way too bouncy. For the money they’re not the worst I guess.

Got the rancho quicklifts on my truck last year to level it. Looks like there was some oil near the spring perch and a bit on the body of the strut. Just wanna know if it’s time to pull them, I definitely do not like the way they ride and this is the perfect excuse to remove them and put on some Fox 2.0’s.

Makes sense. I was told by multiple shops to set mine at 38 psi (max is 51 psi even on the p metric duratrac tire). Just wanted to see what you ended up with. Thanks.

What pressure did you end up sticking to? I ask because I recently purchased the same tire size and load rating (275/65/r18 116, Duratracs funny enough - I wanted to stay away from the LT versions too) and have been trying to nail down the best pressure. Usually just stick to 35 but I’ve noticed my fuel economy has been pretty bad at that pressure.

I do find it interesting that they spec’d those 265/65 duratracs so high even though the load capacity for that size and load rating (114SL) caps at 36 psi. Wonder if it’s something specific to those duratracs, softer sidewalls perhaps.

Makes sense. I have not had them long enough to see how they wear, but I did confirm elsewhere that the stock 265/65/18 Duratracs on the midnight editions do in fact call for 38 psi in lieu of the 35 psi for the regular all season tires. Must be for better wear if the engineers spec’d the stock Duratracs out for 38 psi from the factory. Thanks.