FACTORY 22 INCH TIRES. HELP. NORTHERN CLIMATE

[TylerRST]

Hey ya'll

I just put an order in a few weeks ago for a refresh High Country with factory 22s, GMs new 22 inch package size is 275-50-22 and all I can find in a standard load tire is highway all seasons. What is everyone doing with 22 inch wheels as far as tire size in all terrains? I would like to stay away from 10 ply load e tires, as I don't tow heavy often and don't want to sacrifice ride quality. I live in Minnesota with snow and ice and also venture off road when using the snowmobiles and side by side and I'm not feeling confident with the O.E Bridgestone Dueler A/S 2. Insight and pictures appreciated. Thank You.

[latreille89]

I'd suggest not running those nice 22's in the off seasons and just getting some steelies in a smaller rim? Biggest regret on my last truck was running my rims through the winters so I bought winter tires and rims this time around.

[AJMBLAZER]

There isn’t much in the factory size. Some options if you go with a wider tire but not many. 

[newdude]

Get a second set of wheels with good snow worthy tires.  Best option all day long.

 

Takeoffs should be really easy to find.  

[AJMBLAZER]

Yep.  Even just going down to 20's would widely open up the range of tires you have.

[CamGTP]

Switch tire sizes. Go to a 285/45/22 and will get get many more options.

[JimCost2014]

2 hours ago, TylerRST said:

Hey ya'll

I just put an order in a few weeks ago for a refresh High Country with factory 22s, GMs new 22 inch package size is 275-50-22 and all I can find in a standard load tire is highway all seasons. What is everyone doing with 22 inch wheels as far as tire size in all terrains? I would like to stay away from 10 ply load e tires, as I don't tow heavy often and don't want to sacrifice ride quality. I live in Minnesota with snow and ice and also venture off road when using the snowmobiles and side by side and I'm not feeling confident with the O.E Bridgestone Dueler A/S 2. Insight and pictures appreciated. Thank You.

A member on the site just put a set of these on his 22's recently.

COOPERDISCOVERER RUGGED TREK285 /45 R22 114T XL RBL

 

[mafd2]

As per Cam, go 285/45/22 AT.  The 3 best are Firestone AT 2, General Grabber APT and the Continental. All 3 have great reviews and low noise.  I have a '22 refresh on order and going with 22's.  Will probably go with Firestone.

[TNTSierra]

11 hours ago, mafd2 said:

As per Cam, go 285/45/22 AT.  The 3 best are Firestone AT 2, General Grabber APT and the Continental. All 3 have great reviews and low noise.  I have a '22 refresh on order and going with 22's.  Will probably go with Firestone.

Congrats!  Did you go with another LTZ? What color you choose and engine?  

[mafd2]

1 hour ago, TNTSilverado said:

Congrats!  Did you go with another LTZ? What color you choose and engine?  

Thank you!  Ordered it in Jan. will be built the last week of this month.  Yes, LTZ Z71 5.3 in Glacier Blue. 

[eppieguy]

3 hours ago, mafd2 said:

Thank you!  Ordered it in Jan. will be built the last week of this month.  Yes, LTZ Z71 5.3 in Glacier Blue. 

His post said High Country

[mafd2]

23 minutes ago, eppieguy said:

His post said High Country

And your point?  The OP was asking about 22" AT tires. It's Irrelevant if it's a HC or Custom. 22" AT tires are AT tires. TNT congratulated me on ordering a new truck and "asked me" if it was an LTZ and I said yes. So WTH are you talking about? Read before you reply an asanine post. That's how ****** gets twisted around on here. Geez dude....

[eppieguy]

23 minutes ago, mafd2 said:

And your point?  The OP was asking about 22" AT tires. It's Irrelevant if it's a HC or Custom. 22" AT tires are AT tires. TNT congratulated me on ordering a new truck and "asked me" if it was an LTZ and I said yes. So WTH are you talking about? Read before you reply an asanine post. That's how ****** gets twisted around on here. Geez dude....

Talk about Geez dude, take a Xanax and Chill.

[mafd2]

23 minutes ago, eppieguy said:

Talk about Geez dude, take a Xanax and Chill.

Buzz off.  Don't understand what you mean by he's talking about a HC. What's the relevancy of a HC? It's a 22" AT tire. I'd love for you to explain that one. 

[bwoodsmn]

On 2/14/2022 at 7:24 PM, mafd2 said:

As per Cam, go 285/45/22 AT.  The 3 best are Firestone AT 2, General Grabber APT and the Continental. All 3 have great reviews and low noise.  I have a '22 refresh on order and going with 22's.  Will probably go with Firestone.

The Terra Grapplers and Ridge Grapplers from Nitto are also highly rated and available in 285/45/22.  Lastly, the Michelin LT/X is available in 275/50/22 and is not a full A/T tread, but  a lot more aggressive than the OEM tires, and they are a direct fit. I ran those for years in a Suburban, towing a trailer in Minnesota winters, and light off roading with an RV behind it.