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I have a 2017 DC Z71 2LT Silverado. It came with the stock Goodyear Wrangler Fortitude tires. I live in Atlantic Canada and I am skeptical as to how they would hold up during the winter. I do shift work, 2 days and 2 nights with 4 off. Half of those shifts I commute a total of about 150kms per shift, 95% highway. I am currently looking at new tires to replace the ones that came on the truck. I have been looking at 285/65/18 BFG KO2s or GY Duratracs. Would the tire size be acceptable for a stock truck (looking at a 2.25'' level) and which tire would you recommend? I have searched the different threads on tires and I am still a little unsure...

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I have a 2014 Sierra with a 2.5in level. I run a 275/65/20 Duratrac. I love the tire, good road manners and off road has not let me down through mud and fields. I live in Mississippi though so cannot talk about snow. Our roads ice maybe once a year and the state seems to shut down. haha

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32 minutes ago, BlueSilvyZ71 said:

It came with the stock Goodyear Wrangler Fortitude tires. I live in Atlantic Canada and I am skeptical as to how they would hold up during the winter. 

I have driven on, and plowed snow with the stock crap goodyear tires for 2 years. They are ok. I have not gotten stuck with them. But there are many better tires available. Almost anything you buy that is all season will be better. But don't feel like you won't be able to leave the garage with the stock tires on.

 

You should buy whatever tires you like. BFG KO2's are popular for a reason, but other tires can give you similar performance for possibly better price. shop around. My favorite retailer just had a buy 3 get 1 free tire sale last week for black friday.

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I had KO2s put on and once it got down to -45 and colder they turned into frozen blocks of rubber and driving sucked. I went back to Duratracs and they have been great down to -60 so I put them back on for this winter. The only benefit the KO2s have is a stronger sidewall

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On 11/30/2017 at 8:50 PM, Bash74 said:

I had KO2s put on and once it got down to -45 and colder they turned into frozen blocks of rubber and driving sucked. I went back to Duratracs and they have been great down to -60 so I put them back on for this winter. The only benefit the KO2s have is a stronger sidewall

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-45° and -60°?!? How do you even live there? I grew up in NH and I think the coldest I ever saw was -27° and that was like breathing in daggers.

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-45° and -60°?!? How do you even live there? I grew up in NH and I think the coldest I ever saw was -27° and that was like breathing in daggers.
Wearing the warmest stuff possible. Also do what you have to outside and then get back in. Living in interior Alaska is fun though and you do get use to it, don't think it will hit -60 like last year.

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-45? You're kidding, right? BRRR
Interior Alaska hit -60 last year, that's when I found out the tires turned into rolling cinder blocks. Its something you do get use to and understand stuff is different at those temps. Everything on the truck works great except that power steering for the first few miles or the lack there of, it's like driving an old tractor with flat tires.

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My 2017 DC Z71 2LT Silverado came with Duratrac 265/65R18's. When I first saw them on there, I thought they' were gonna be loud as a bastard by the look of them. That hasn't been the case however. I'm ok with the noise level. Six months and 10K miles later, I really like the Duratracs.

I haven't had a chance to run them in a Massachusetts snow storm yet, but from what I've read and been told, they should be a good winter tire. 

slj2008 Senior Enthusiast

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I'm on my second pair , love them NO Problem's in snow . Most the time I'm out before the plows

sdeeter19555 Senior Enthusiast

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We have them on the company 2500hd, they seem to need frequent rotation to keep the feathering down...

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