Goodyear Wrangler Silentarmor

bluegmctruck · December 12, 2010

looking to get new tires. i currently have firestone transforce A/T. these tires a great for dry traction but as soon as it starts to rain they begin to slip. thinking about getting goodyear slientarmor. does anybody have these tires? how to they do with towing? thanks

yukon25008.1 · December 12, 2010

i had two sets on two different vehicles. there a good tire overall but wasnt real happy with the looks, there not like the the older model wrangler at/s.. they were much better in my opinion. if you dont want real aggresive like the mt/r.. i would look at the nitto terra grappler or other brands that are off road but not maximum traction

doverarjim · December 12, 2010

I have a set on my 2 wd truck and think that they are a good tire, only had a problem with one when I first bought them, when I first put them on the truck would take off at times it might go to the right or the left I just never knew what was going to happen. Worst problem was they were put on and I left on a 500 mile trip, when I got back I took it to the tire store and talked to the operator and told him what was happening. He when out jumped in it and took it around the block he pulled it on a rack and came in and told me it would be a little bit he needed to put new tires on the front. They replaced them and its been good ever since, about 10,000 miles.

kdrchuck · December 12, 2010

Best tires i've ever owned. I went cheap this time and regret it. Next set will be GYSA. They were great in all conditions. I can not comment on their performance towing, rock crawling, or mudding but all practical driving, Ice and deep snow, they are great.

chaser841 · December 13, 2010

I really like them. I had them on my Dodge Durango, Silvy 1500 and now my Silvy 2500. Them and the Nitto Terragrapplers are my choices. Nitto's look better. But I can get the Silent Armour's at a better price.

bluegmctruck · December 14, 2010

sounds good. thanks for the input

newdude · December 14, 2010

Slipping with Transforce AT's? Hmm...I have 20k on a set and have never slipped in rain...

peteking · December 14, 2010

Best tires i've ever owned. I went cheap this time and regret it. Next set will be GYSA. They were great in all conditions. I can not comment on their performance towing, rock crawling, or mudding but all practical driving, Ice and deep snow, they are great.

Same here. I'm running Silent Armors right now. They live up to the name, I think. On dry pavement at highway speeds...these things are (relative to other A/T tires) whisper quiet! Rain traction is very good and they do OK in the snow. The self-cleaning properties of the treads in snow & mud are pretty good, but not 'excellent'. But I think it's a great tire and would certainly buy another set.

KMGZ400 · December 14, 2010

i have silent armors and all 3 of my vehicles. great performing on road, suprisingly not too bad off road, decent in snow to.

the silent armors on my truck seem to be wearing down pretty fast after 8000 miles...i do drive it harder then the other trucks

ChevyTech77 · December 14, 2010

A good friend of mine, has a set on his '04 CC 2500HD and he isn't all too impressed with them. I've driven

the truck and couldn't really find nothing terrible about them but they are not real hot in snow, that much I

do know. His problem is that with regular rotations, and correct tire pressures, they are nearly worn out at

30,000ish miles. He does pull a large travel trailer 5-6 times in the summer but that's it. He does like them when

towing but he also went with the 265/75R16 Load Range E's, also.

I still stand by Michelins. Love mine and anytime we have a problem child in the shop (tire issue), we put

Michelins on them to fix the concern.

KMGZ400 · December 14, 2010

A good friend of mine, has a set on his '04 CC 2500HD and he isn't all too impressed with them. I've driven
the truck and couldn't really find nothing terrible about them but they are not real hot in snow, that much I

do know. His problem is that with regular rotations, and correct tire pressures, they are nearly worn out at

30,000ish miles. He does pull a large travel trailer 5-6 times in the summer but that's it. He does like them when

towing but he also went with the 265/75R16 Load Range E's, also.

I still stand by Michelins. Love mine and anytime we have a problem child in the shop (tire issue), we put

Michelins on them to fix the concern.

MIchelin LTX are the best tire... pricey but thats definatley what im getting next

ChevyTech77 · December 14, 2010

A good friend of mine, has a set on his '04 CC 2500HD and he isn't all too impressed with them. I've driven
the truck and couldn't really find nothing terrible about them but they are not real hot in snow, that much I

do know. His problem is that with regular rotations, and correct tire pressures, they are nearly worn out at

30,000ish miles. He does pull a large travel trailer 5-6 times in the summer but that's it. He does like them when

towing but he also went with the 265/75R16 Load Range E's, also.

I still stand by Michelins. Love mine and anytime we have a problem child in the shop (tire issue), we put

Michelins on them to fix the concern.

MIchelin LTX are the best tire... pricey but thats definatley what im getting next

Love mine. LTX AT/2's.

I put LTX MS/2's on the woman's Jeep GC too. She likes to take corners like Micheal FREAKIN Shumacher so I couldn't see putting a full on AT tire on it because no mater what I do, the edges would be chopped.

Finally got to try out the MS/2's on her Jeep yesterday, in all the snow/ice, and was pleasantly suprised. Not quite

as qrippy in the snow as my AT/2's but that's it and pretty self explanatory looking at the tread designs. The MS/2's ARE better on the ice though. Also pretty self explanatory.

SWDoodle · December 14, 2010

I have a set on my 2500HD and my Jeep GC. I have had good luck with them. They seem a little hard to balance, but if you do regular rotations and balance when needed they are a quiet smooth running AT tire. Best I've run so far. Mileage won't be as good as the Michilens, but I think performance will be as good or better (bear in mind I have no experience with them, just what I've read). I noticed my mileage dropped some when I went to these compared to my stock Duravis, but I did go up a tire size too. They hug the road good and are excellent in snow and mud for an AT tire. Pretty good in sand as well.

The main reason I bought them is because of the Kevlar. I had run several sets of Firestone Destination ATs and Daytons Timberlines and had many, many tire repairs. I run alot of rural roads. I've had very few tire repairs with the GY's. So in my opinion that outweighs any loss in mileage. No way to prove the Kevlar helps with flats other than the fact I get far less than I used too. So I'll continue to purchase them if they continue to hold up like they have.