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Well it's been 10 and a half months and 24,200 miles since I bought the Trailblazer.  Just took it in for state inspection and the tires will not pass due to lack of tread.  Very disappointing for an OEM tire.  I DO NOT want to put these back on (BFG Open Trail T/A).  What is a good replacement?  Anyone tried anything yet?  Looking for a high milage tire that is good in the rain and will work ok in the snow.  Should I try BFG Long Trail T/A's?  BFG is giving me mixed feelings right now.  Looking to put stock size back on which is P245/70 or 75/16.  I have to wait until I pick the car up to see if it has 70 or 75's on it, I can't remember.  Thanks in advance.
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try some yokohama avs s/t  for the street stance or yokohama geolanders for offroad look

 

they are making the best looking tires right now, and mine have lasted for a long time.

 

I have a set of the avs s/t on my 20's on my silverado, and i'll probably put the same set on our trailblazer when the time comes

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Anyone ever hear of Nokian tires (www.nokiantire.com)?  The are made in Finland and are supposed to great on wet and snow covered surfaces.  I was looking at the WR model that is all season but is Severe Service rated.  The few reviews I have found say that they are good tires.  They look really neat in the picture, almost like a performance tire.  Is it worth trying something I never heard of?  My supplier says he has had good luck with them so far.
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MattDewalt:

 

How can you have the most wins and finish eight in the Nascar Winston Cup Series?

 

There is a "B" grade to almost every automotive product (production and aftermarket). The BFG production tires had a treadwear of just 300, jsut enough to make it through the next inspection. The tires have been properly inflated and rotated on a regular basis? The rear tires will not pass either.

Weird, too early for the softest of tires to below legal (3/32") on all four. Buy a Kelly Safari SUV. Excellent dry/wet traction, 50,000 mile warranty. I am running Kelly's and quite pleased!

Have a great one!

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I checked the treadwear on the OEM BFG's - 420!  I got the report from the dealer last night as far as remaining tread.  RF - 2/32, L/F - 3/32, R/R - 5/32, L/R - 6/32.  Although the rears still have some tread left, I might as well put 4 of the same tires on, especially with potential snow coming.
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I have the stock tires on my 2002 Envoy. They are 17" Michelin XUV's or whatever their new tire is. So far they are quiet and are excellent in the rain. Much better than the Goodyear Wranglers that came stock on my Jimmy.
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I've got 31" Yokohama Geolander's on my ride - I really like the look of them and they are guarenteed for 80K km. :puke:
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Well, I ended up ordering a set of Nokian WR's for $99.50 each.  They just got delivered and the look great.  Almost looks like a high performance tire.  They are supposed to be great in wet weather.  As long as they get decent milage, they should be a good tire.  I'll try to put them on this weekend and then keep everyone updated on how I like them.
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Well, we got 8" of snow yesterday and the Nokian's worked perfectly.  As I expected they would because they are basically a snow tire designed for all year use.  My wife who usually has bad luck driving in the snow made it up our unplowed lane (I wasn't home yet to plow and expected to see her car sitting at the bottom) which is 0.7 miles long and climbs about 200' in elevation.  She said she had no problems spinning and they were great on the slush covered roads.  So, as long as they get good treadwear, they will be a great all around tire,

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