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Here is a link to my original post regarding my 22" Continental Terrain Contact A/T tires. I have about 15000 miles on them now and they look perfect. Very happy with these tires:

How about tow rating?

I can confirm that the link above is the exact match for the frame wax....and I agree that I would not want to respray an entire rusted frame with it, but it does a great job at touching up the places it has worn off or been rubbed off. I just resprayed the frame rails behind the rear wheels and the top of the shock towers and it looks new again. Thanks for the link!

Love these tires on my 22s, All terrain, but have not tried in the winter as I have dedicated winter tires....

You will like the Contact A/ts. Very happy installing them on my truck. Handled great towing my camper with excellent rain performance.....and look awesome. I have dedicated winter tires, but have been using these tires in the snow due to an early storm and they are great in the snow too. Good luck.

Timbrens work in the same principle in that they raise the back of the truck to help level it out and take some of the sag off of the springs. The main difference is that they are non-adjustable and replace the axle bump stops with a progressive style rubber spring that is attached with a bolt in the same location as the original bounce stops. Unloaded they sit a couple of inches above the axle and do not make contact with the axle. When you lower the camper they make contact with the axle padse and take some of the pressure off the springs. ... increasing ride height. Some complain they notice a difference in ride quality unloaded but I haven't. What I meant in my previous post was you could easily remove them for the winter or when you're not using them if you wanted to.

See my post below. Went from a 2015 LTZ (conventional shocks) to 2018 Denali (magnetic shocks) and noticed the same problem. I was totally surprised by the ride difference. I couldn't find an air bag solution to work with Denali, so the solution for me was to put on Timbren SES to raise the ride height when towing, putting the shocks back into their sweet spot. Towed all summer including a two week trip with no problems. Ride quality was virtually the same unloaded, except on very harsh large bumps as you could tell the Timbren's might of come in contact with the axle. They are very easy to remove for the rest of the season if you choose to when done camping. (one bolt per side). Good luck.

Michigan and Northern Ontario. Wish I could help you there. I have a different wheel and tire combo for the winter. I have not found better traction in the winter than running dedicated winter tires. Mine are Hankook Winter iPike tires and would never go back to all season in the winter. It is not only about moving ahead, but stability, tracking, and stopping as well. This way I get to run the tires I want in the summer and not worry about winter traction. Yes I have an up front cost, but each set lasts longer because I only run them half a year at a time.

Yeah that's CR for you. There are many reports of how well these tires work off-road elsewhere. Lets face it, other than winter many of these tires will see 90% asphalt during their lifetime. I just wanted a extra traction without sacrificing road manors. I think these Continental Tires do a great job of meeting those demands.

Here is a link to the CR report found on Continental's website comparing the AT tires including the Falken, GY, Mich, Yoko, others people are talking about: http://www.continentaltire.com/sites/default/files/consumer-reports/CR_TerrainContact.pdf

Here are the Continental ATs on my truck (285/45/22). I have about 3000 miles on them now and all of the positive reports on these tires so far are true. Very quiet, softer ride than my Bridgestone Duelers, aggressive styling, balanced great, and awesome wear rating. Consumer reports ranked them the best AT tire....I know I'm not a fan of CR either, but after reading the reviews, seeing them in person, and installing them, I am sold on them so far. Here are some pics.

Well put on the Timbren's and the ride quality when towing has dramatically improved. The truck only drops about 2 inches with the trailer hooked up and I think that the Timbren's put the height in the 'sweet' spot for the Magnetic shocks as I could 'feel' the suspension working with a much softer ride. Without the trimbrens the drop was much more significant, putting the shocks near the bottom half of their travel increasing the firmness of the shock. Feels much more like my 2015 now. Still have some fine tuning with WD hitch and more miles to compare, but I am much happier now. IF that was the problem I am surprised as I thought the Magnetic shocks were BETTER, because they "can tighten and loosen when necessary, the system allows the best of all worlds: a firm, tight ride when cornering and a comfortable, loose feel over bumps."! PS.....I have driven it for a week with timbrens installed, Going over railroad tracks and frost cracks on Michigan roads and have not noticed any change in ride quality when not towing. I will keep you updated once I put more miles on. Thanks.

2018 GMC Denali