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Silverado-Hareek Senior Enthusiast

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and there are a lot of side wall blow outs reported.

 

This is what worries me. And I have to drive 7 hours to South Carolina tomorrow.

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TJay74 Senior Enthusiast

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The tires are fine for general driving, they just are not great for winter weather.

20L8TSierra24 Senior Enthusiast

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This is what worries me. And I have to drive 7 hours to South Carolina tomorrow.

I'm driving to Daytona for the Coke zero race and then Tennessee 2 weeks later and I couldn't be happier with my new tires. I had the SRA's on mine and they shook but it was "tolerable". I dropped $980 on a set of Nittos and sold the SRAs for $450. Best $500 anyone can do for their trucks IMO.
Oldjock Enthusiast

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For me the tires are critical for safety. I had the dealer swap out the GY's (gave me $125/tire credit) for a set of Michelin LTX M/S2. I have been using these tires for the last 15 years and love them. I pay more but find the quality and value I want.

Smooth, quiet, good lifespan and great in the snow.

2strokesmoke Enthusiast

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Ive got a Loaded SLT currently being built, i ordered the 20" rims ane they come with the SRA'S you guys are scaring me. We have some pretty darn cold,snowy,icy and long winters. If these tires are that bad i will be getting rid of them before the white stuff comes. Thanks for the honesty. Wonder why they are even offered on a 2500HD in the first place.

I found these tires to preform differently, according to outside temperature and weather.

They did not leave a good impression on me, I now run toyo open country a/t extreme and they are a 10 ply tire and are recommend for a load/work truck. These are very good overall handling tires, and look good also.

I have taken them off my truck currently, and put my stock tires back on until they figure out why my truck is vibrating shaking regardless the tires on it.

Toyo makes a good tire so does nitto in my opinion.

oldy800 Enthusiast

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It does seem funny that on the 18" rims that GM puts the Michelin LTX M/S2 rubber but puts the GY rubber on the 20" rims. Up here in Alberta Canada winters can be pretty harsh and long, so good quality AT's are a must.on a 7000lb + truck.

Silverado-Hareek Senior Enthusiast

Silverado-Hareek

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It does seem funny that on the 18" rims that GM puts the Michelin LTX M/S2 rubber but puts the GY rubber on the 20" rims. Up here in Alberta Canada winters can be pretty harsh and long, so good quality AT's are a must.on a 7000lb + truck.

 

They don't put Michelin's stock. People are paying to upgrade to them. I have a Z71 with 18" rims and the stock tires are Goodyear Wrangler SR-A's.

20L8TSierra24 Senior Enthusiast

20L8TSierra24

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They don't put Michelin's stock. People are paying to upgrade to them. I have a Z71 with 18" rims and the stock tires are Goodyear Wrangler SR-A's.

My SRAs are history lol
Silverado-Hareek Senior Enthusiast

Silverado-Hareek

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My SRAs are history lol

 

Yes I know they are and I'm super jealous! I can't wait until I can afford to dump these Goodyears.

 

Side note: my truck is in the shop for some hail damage repairs and I have a 2014 Malibu as a loaner for the weak. Besides the shifting driver seat issue it has that I posted about in that thread, I'm also paying attention to the ride quality as I tend to feel the road in this car more than the Cruze loaner I had a few months back. The Malibu has Goodyear tires..............

MJFlores Enthusiast

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I just noticed that NTB has zero interest for a year if you use their credit card....very temped to go buy 4 Nitto Crossteks and an alignment. As much as I hate my Good years, I may leave them on until they wear down more...or until I see a tire sale I cant pass up. Every once in a while NTB has a buy 3 get 1 free tire same...if that happened tomorrow I'd do it. I HATE these GY tires.

Silverado-Hareek Senior Enthusiast

Silverado-Hareek

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^im like you I'm driving on these garbage GY tires for a while until they wear more to save some money. Then I'll put some michelins on. I'm pretty convinced my tires are the culprit of my issues but I'm willing to tolerate them to save some money. This truck payment is already maxing out my budget and I bought it thinking I wouldn't have to put any money into it for a while since it's under warranty and i definitely shouldn't have to replace tires after 5000 miles.

20L8TSierra24 Senior Enthusiast

20L8TSierra24

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^im like you I'm driving on these garbage GY tires for a while until they wear more to save some money. Then I'll put some michelins on. I'm pretty convinced my tires are the culprit of my issues but I'm willing to tolerate them to save some money. This truck payment is already maxing out my budget and I bought it thinking I wouldn't have to put any money into it for a while since it's under warranty and i definitely shouldn't have to replace tires after 5000 miles.

Or take em off and at least pay for 1/2 the new tires... Might as well get something for them
Crooks Enthusiast

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I sold the goodyears on craigslist for $400. Best move I have made. Those tires suck in the snow.

patriot Enthusiast

patriot

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I really liked the BFG All Terrains I had on my '02 Silverado. If I can, I'll probably put a set on my '14 when the time comes.

BR-TEXAS Enthusiast

BR-TEXAS

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I sold the goodyears on craigslist for $400. Best move I have made. Those tires suck in the snow.

Besides that, any improvements on vibration/shake?

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