New Tires

nfisherman · May 26, 2016

I replaced the junk Goodyear SRA tires on my Sierra. I only got 30,000 miles out of them. They still had tread left, but they had no traction. I felt like they were dangerous on wet roads. Driving in snow would have been impossible.

I replaced them with Michelin Defender LTXs. What a difference! They're not aggressive, but the ride is great, they stick like glue and they're quiet. I don't go off road, so I just need a good all season tire. These are great for me.

cbrsilv15 · May 26, 2016

Let us know how they hold up. I want those next.

Binobanbino · May 26, 2016

I have run those tires before on my trucks and I love them. Great traction and last a very long time. I had over 80k on them before they reached the tread indicators.

Donstar · May 27, 2016

I replaced the junk Goodyear SRA tires on my Sierra. I only got 30,000 miles out of them. They still had tread left, but they had no traction. I felt like they were dangerous on wet roads. Driving in snow would have been impossible.

I replaced them with Michelin Defender LTXs. What a difference! They're not aggressive, but the ride is great, they stick like glue and they're quiet. I don't go off road, so I just need a good all season tire. These are great for me.

What size and load rating? They are available in p-metric and LT. (I am looking at the Defender p-metric with a 115T load/speed rating.)

nfisherman · May 27, 2016

That's the one I bought, except it's a 113T load/speed rating. It's the only Defender tire I found in my size, 275 55 20. It's rated for 2,535#, which is all I'll ever need. I found it's hard to get them. My GMC dealer and two other tire shops told me it would take a month to order them. Autotire got them the next day. $1,033 mounted with tax.

white1500 · May 27, 2016

I'm waiting for the p265/70/17 to come out in June.

Donstar · May 27, 2016

I'm waiting for the p265/70/17 to come out in June.

This is the size I'll be buying. They are apparently available now at Costco and they are rated at 115T for this particular size. I had my local Costco confirm and they said they could have them in 3 or 4 days. They have a lot of the LT Defenders in stock at this size but I don't need the extra weight of an E rated tire.

Brownsfanhere · May 27, 2016

Those sras are down right dangerous on wet pavement. Nice choice of tires there.

mdauwald · May 27, 2016

I replaced my LS2s with Defenders last October. I bought the first set of Defenders that particular Discount Tire sold. I have put about 6K on them now and absolutely love them. We never had an ice event this past winter so I can't speak for winter traction but wet traction is great. They don't hydroplane at all.

redwngr · May 28, 2016

I replaced the junk Goodyear SRA tires on my Sierra. I only got 30,000 miles out of them. They still had tread left, but they had no traction. I felt like they were dangerous on wet roads. Driving in snow would have been impossible.

I replaced them with Michelin Defender LTXs. What a difference! They're not aggressive, but the ride is great, they stick like glue and they're quiet. I don't go off road, so I just need a good all season tire. These are great for me.

Did you get the Defender LTX or Defender LTX M/S ?

nfisherman · May 28, 2016

I had to edit my reply. I just noticed that they do say Defender LTX M/S. I haven't found anything I don't like about them yet.

Donstar · June 15, 2016

I am hoping to get 265/70/17 Michelin Defenders this week. This tire is available in euro metric or LT rating. The euro metric(P) tire has a load/speed raring of 115 T. This is considerably better than my OEM 255/70/17 Bridgestone tires with a rating of 110 S. HOWEVER, I worry that I might regret not buying the bullet proof LT tire rated at 121 R. The LT's are 8 pounds heavier per tire and believe this will have a noticeable impact on MPG. Will it be noticeable or is this a myth? I have had Michelin E rated tires in the past and not worried about any difference in ride quality. Should I spend the extra or is this overkill?

mookdoc6 · June 15, 2016

As for the first guy to start this thread....HECK YA! Tell these people GOODYEARS ARE STRAIGHT UP DANGEROUS WET! It's amazing they have not been nailed in court. Nothing has changed with them in 40 years!

SUPER SOFT.......like 320 Treadwear? SUPER QUIET.....engineers love that? SUPER DANGEROUS WHEN WET....nobody cares?

I bad mouth GOODYEAR and FORD because they deserve it! You people bought into the whole ecoboost thing? 2.7ltr and you took it like gospel? OH MAN........................................GOODYEARS AND 2.7ltr's I am like Ronald Reagan now just rolling over and over and over...........