OEM Tires

[VinnyZ17]

I had the goodyear SRAs and hated how they looked. They did above what I expected from them the one winter I ran them. I am also a hunter and wanted something that I wouldn't have to worry about if I had to go off through some mud. I went with the P rated Dynapro Atms. Very nice tires. Great on highway with very little extra highway noise than the SRAs and I still have the great MPG that I bought the truck for. 12k on them and they still look new. If you get the 10ply E rated tires you will suffer 2-3 miles per gallon.

[HyperX]

Buy the tires of your choice and throw those Goodyear racing slick equivalents up on CL. Plenty of good options for a good AT tire without having to break the bank. Cooper Discoverer AT3s, Nitto Terra Grappler, Hankook Dynapros and Toyo Open Country get a lot to of love and have good on road manner without killing your gas mileage, handling and excessive road noise.

 

What tires, in your opinion, would have least slippage when in 2wd hitting gas from a red light? As much as I like the Adventures, they slipped quite a bit when first getting on them.

[Brian S.]

So I just got a new 6.2 L Sierra Denali and they came with the LS2 Good Years. So far the tires are OK, but I have not had any snow or ice to really test them. I traded in my lifted Silverado with Good Year Adventures with Kevlar. I absolutely loved those tires. From driving on street, to my farm, to hunting and especially snow.

 

So my question is - should I keep these LS2s? Or bite the bullet and upgrade to Adventures. Has anyone taken their trucks on muddy (1inch) off road and/or ice with them? Did they perform ok?

 

Thanks!

You need to remember a LOT of the guys posting here don't ever go off road.

 

Personally I own a fishing and hunting cabin a mile back an unplowed dirt road, and am on unplowed dirt roads all the time, even in the winter here in Wisconsin. I hunt ducks and fish at river backwaters year round.

 

I also drive on frozen lakes all winter, through snow, on ice.

 

I leave the SRAs on my pickups and put it Auto 4wd and never have any problems. (and I replace the SRAs with SRAs because they're quieter than off road tires)

 

It's your money, but I don't think you have any functional reason to upgrade tires for hunting. Maybe if you're pulling stuff in mud at the farm, but not to get around.

[TxTruckMan]

You need to remember a LOT of the guys posting here don't ever go off road.

 

Personally I own a fishing and hunting cabin a mile back an unplowed dirt road, and am on unplowed dirt roads all the time, even in the winter here in Wisconsin. I hunt ducks and fish at river backwaters year round.

 

I also drive on frozen lakes all winter, through snow, on ice.

 

I leave the SRAs on my pickups and put it Auto 4wd and never have any problems. (and I replace the SRAs with SRAs because they're quieter than off road tires)

 

It's your money, but I don't think you have any functional reason to upgrade tires for hunting. Maybe if you're pulling stuff in mud at the farm, but not to get around.

I agree with you, but he doesn't have SRAs, he has LS2s - a completely street tire. They will be horrible in any amount of mud.

[steelcity]

 

What tires, in your opinion, would have least slippage when in 2wd hitting gas from a red light? As much as I like the Adventures, they slipped quite a bit when first getting on them.

They're already on your truck - Goodyear eagle LS-2's

[Brian S.]

I agree with you, but he doesn't have SRAs, he has LS2s - a completely street tire. They will be horrible in any amount of mud.

Thanks, I stand corrected. I didn't know they put anything but cheap/marginal off road tires on trucks at the factory. (so I assumed the LSs were low end off road like the SRAs)

 

I'd probably replace them given that info, I believe Consumer Reports rated some pretty reasonable Hankooks highly in truck tires last year.

 

I've done the Dueller and Dueller Revos, liked the traction, but not the noise.

[xranger90]

Dad hated the LS2 on GA muds and roads, great on highway though.

 

If I were you, I would look at Cooper Discoverer AT3 or Nitto Terra Grappler, or better yet the improved Nitto Terra G2.

[robvas]

Thanks, I stand corrected. I didn't know they put anything but cheap/marginal off road tires on trucks at the factory. (so I assumed the LSs were low end off road like the SRAs)

 

I'd probably replace them given that info, I believe Consumer Reports rated some pretty reasonable Hankooks highly in truck tires last year.

 

I've done the Dueller and Dueller Revos, liked the traction, but not the noise.

The LS2's are a low end tire. It's OEM, remember.

 

If you wanted something that will 'have the least spin off the line in 2WD' you'd want to look at a sport truck tire.

 

General Grabber UHP, Hankook Ventus ST, that sort of thing

[TxTruckMan]

The LS2 is not a bad tire for what it is. It's not a truck tire, it's not a sport tire, and it's not an off-road tire. It's a fine street tire. I personally go with a Wrangler, Dueller, etc. truck tire to get better road hazard/sidewall protection but still keep a decent ride. I like the AT Revos for my 4wd trucks, and the HL Alenzas for my 2wd trucks.

[Txjose]

My truck didnt even make it home from the dealer......

 

 

Level and 33" mid terrains lol

[akkrezz]

I have the goodyear eagles on 20'' rims, stock. I live up in Alaska and they do just fine for me in auto or 4wd on snow or ice. I've driven off road and through almost 2 feet of fresh snow with them and they did just fine. I'm waiting to upgrade to something bigger when i have the money for rims and tires this summer. It's all about the amount of money you want to spend!

[kurtg2020]

I had the LS2's on my truck and I got 46,000 miles out of them. I hunt, so I have driven in plenty of mud, snow and other conditions and the tire performed ok. Right before I got rid of them, we got 6" of snow, and the tires did ok considering the ware they had. I felt that the wet traction was worse then the performance in mud. I replaced them with Cooper Discoverer AT3, and I also went from the stock size of 265/55/20 to 265/60/20, I would have gone bigger but I don't have any kind of lift/leveling kit for the front and didn't want one. I have a 2014 with the vibration from 70+ mph on up and the new tires have helped with that, strange thing is that when the dealership was trying to help me figure it out, they pulled wheels and tires off a brand new Silverado and it did nothing to help my vibration. Then they threw my wheels and tires on the new truck and it didn't vibrate with my wheels and tires. Overall I can't complain about the tire, not one flat, never stuck in 46,000 miles, however the new Coopers are much much better.