Anyone ever notice (Tires)

Sean Neilan · October 17, 2016

Doesn't HT stand for highway tread or something like that?

15 Z71 · October 17, 2016

Doesn't HT stand for highway tread or something like that?

That's what I thought. Those are the tires that came on my wife's Acadia.

ColoRetiree · October 17, 2016

Doesn't HT stand for highway tread or something like that?

Yes, it might. And it might also stand for "Horrible Tire", but that's not the point I was trying to make. I was not saying the Fortitude HT is any kind of super tire. Rather I was attempting to demonstrate that not all 2017 Z71's came with SRA's like the OP's truck did. The OP stated he paid $200 extra for All Terrain tires yet his truck was delivered with SRA's which Goodyear clearly markets as A/S and not A/T. And the fact that the Fortitude's come on the 18" wheels instead of the less expensive SRA's demonstrates that GM understands the difference between them.

At the very least I think GM or his dealer owes him $200.

Just my humble opinion, yours may vary.

15 Z71 · October 17, 2016

Yes, it might. And it might also stand for "Horrible Tire", but that's not the point I was trying to make. I was not saying the Fortitude HT is any kind of super tire. Rather I was attempting to demonstrate that not all 2017 Z71's came with SRA's like the OP's truck did. The OP stated he paid $200 extra for All Terrain tires yet his truck was delivered with SRA's which Goodyear clearly markets as A/S and not A/T. And the fact that the Fortitude's come on the 18" wheels instead of the less expensive SRA's demonstrates that GM understands the difference between them.

At the very least I think GM or his dealer owes him $200.

Just my humble opinion, yours may vary.

My truck was not delivered with SRA's. It had them on it on the lot. It was just listed on window sticker as "on/off road tires-$200. That's all I was saying.

15 Z71 · October 17, 2016

Sorry, let me clarify that. The Bridge stones where on it on the lot.

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · October 17, 2016

Yes HT stands for highway tread which is just a normal street tire. The SR-As are probably a slight step above HT since it does at least have the grooves on the shoulder (outer edge of sidewall) like an all-terrain tire.

kstruckcountry · October 17, 2016

In all honesty, there are some HT's I'd prefer to an SR-A. Cooper's HT performs better than an SR-A.

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15 Z71 · October 17, 2016

My wife's Acadia has the Goodyear fortera's.I thought they went pretty good in the snow. She does need new tires now,but we got 60,000 on these. I don't think I would want them on a truck though.

wetcoaster · October 17, 2016

The SR-A is one of the worst tires I've driven on a pick-up right along with the GS-A. They're down right dangerous. Starting and stopping with any sort of urgency in the wet is terrifying. I'm in the northwest were it's extremely wet and i leave a lot of space in front of me (I get cut off a lot as a result) because I can't trust them. If I could afford to swap these new tires off I would. When they wear out, which seems like it will be soon because I scrubbed off 2/32nds in 8000km, I'll be replacing with a top tier tire to keep my family and other motorists safe.

TheHauler · October 17, 2016

Wow thats super cheeky of them...

Billy346 · October 18, 2016

The Goodyear SRA's must be a way for GM to cut down on the cost of their vehicles. (Or increase profit). They probably figure that anyone who doesn't care about the tire will just drive the truck until the tires need to be replaced, and anyone who does care about the tires will just replace them with the tires that they want.

I don't understand why they can't offer a premium tire optional from the factory like a Michelin LTX A/T or M/S. We put those tires on our work trucks and they last at least 65,000 miles and give excellent traction in every road condition.

Sean Neilan · October 18, 2016

GM isn't the only one doing the cheap tire thing. I had a 2012 Ford Focus before my truck and I think Continental tires but they were trash after 30k miles.

Chevor · October 18, 2016

I got 120,000 miles outta my OEM tires, budy of mine, multimillion mile driver, buys a new truck every year loves the Goodyears. Puts 150k on a set. Huge plus for him is he can picks the tires up cheap.