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They do a lot of winter testing with these trucks and tires, if they were that bad they wouldn't have put them on; though they do compromise and try to find that balance between snow performance, ride, desert heat longevity and so on. Are there better choices, sure, but bad enough to pull off right away, nope. That is just people looking for an excuse to upgrade. You see it all the time with tires and suspension. Someone says they are horrible and run off to replace them with something they are used to or like better, doesn't mean they are bad, just they are lying to themselves to upgrade. 

 

You will live and be fine, but only you know the situations you are in. If the streets are plowed and treated and you live in the city with a few bigger snow falls a year, you will be fine. If you live where you get 100+ inches and its snow packed from November to April, then get snow tires and this shouldn't even be an discussion. 

 

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1 hour ago, Amcguy1970 said:

They do a lot of winter testing with these trucks and tires, if they were that bad they wouldn't have put them on; though they do compromise and try to find that balance between snow performance, ride, desert heat longevity and so on. Are there better choices, sure, but bad enough to pull off right away, nope. That is just people looking for an excuse to upgrade. You see it all the time with tires and suspension. Someone says they are horrible and run off to replace them with something they are used to or like better, doesn't mean they are bad, just they are lying to themselves to upgrade. 

 

You will live and be fine, but only you know the situations you are in. If the streets are plowed and treated and you live in the city with a few bigger snow falls a year, you will be fine. If you live where you get 100+ inches and its snow packed from November to April, then get snow tires and this shouldn't even be an discussion. 

 

Tyler

I do live in an urban area.  One that plows main roads, but many secondary and tertiary roads can go a day or two before they get to them.  I have experienced crappy tires than come on brand new vehicles more than once, which is why I asked for reviews from people who actually have driven these in snow and inclement weather.  The 2019 I am trading in rides on Cooper ATS3s right now, and they are amazing in the snow.  Mediocre "do it all" tires in the snow, on hills, is not a good thing.  I don't mind dropping the money on tires that will be good from the start.  GM is known to go with the lowest cost option on everything.  Maximizing profit means more than putting the best possible option on a vehicle, if the OK option makes them more money.

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The Bridgestone Alenza AS tires that came on my 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 lasted for 76,000 miles, so when I replaced them two weeks ago, I went with the same tire. I just noticed something with the new tires that I hadn't noticed with the originals. Between the middle two grooves, I see what appears to be the cord of the tire. I tried contacting Bridgestone to ask about this, but they have no one who can provide phone support for the design of their tires. I've included an image of one of the tires to see if anyone else sees the same thing with their Alenza tires. Thank you for any assistance.

Jack Smith Tires.jpg

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7 minutes ago, hijacker said:

The Bridgestone Alenza AS tires that came on my 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 lasted for 76,000 miles, so when I replaced them two weeks ago, I went with the same tire. I just noticed something with the new tires that I hadn't noticed with the originals. Between the middle two grooves, I see what appears to be the cord of the tire. I tried contacting Bridgestone to ask about this, but they have no one who can provide phone support for the design of their tires. I've included an image of one of the tires to see if anyone else sees the same thing with their Alenza tires. Thank you for any assistance.

Jack Smith Tires.jpg

 

 

 

Hard to tell from that picture but I don't see anything abnormal.  

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3 hours ago, hijacker said:

The Bridgestone Alenza AS tires that came on my 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 lasted for 76,000 miles, so when I replaced them two weeks ago, I went with the same tire. I just noticed something with the new tires that I hadn't noticed with the originals. Between the middle two grooves, I see what appears to be the cord of the tire. I tried contacting Bridgestone to ask about this, but they have no one who can provide phone support for the design of their tires. I've included an image of one of the tires to see if anyone else sees the same thing with their Alenza tires. Thank you for any assistance.

Jack Smith Tires.jpg

Tire looks fine to me, I don't see any cords coming through.

newdude Senior Enthusiast

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3 hours ago, hijacker said:

The Bridgestone Alenza AS tires that came on my 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 lasted for 76,000 miles, so when I replaced them two weeks ago, I went with the same tire. I just noticed something with the new tires that I hadn't noticed with the originals. Between the middle two grooves, I see what appears to be the cord of the tire. I tried contacting Bridgestone to ask about this, but they have no one who can provide phone support for the design of their tires. I've included an image of one of the tires to see if anyone else sees the same thing with their Alenza tires. Thank you for any assistance.

 

 

 

 

Here's a better picture of that same tire on a brand new Suburban.  

 

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The little ribs on either side of the center are normal and are just a part of the tire mold.  As for the center, that is not an outwards line or cord, that is an actual divide between the center tread bar.  I can stick a tread depth gauge between it.

 

So...its all normal and your tires when they were new probably looked identical.  

 

Z45 Senior Enthusiast

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I got over 40,000 + on these tires on my 2021. Traded in last fall and the appraiser at the GMC dealer commented, tires look real good. He made a point of wanting to see the tires as they are a big expense if they have to replace 22's.   My 2024 has same tires, came with the LPO optioned wheels.  I would not want anything else, they never let me down.

 

Rotate every 7,500 miles..........

 

 

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