Buying myself new shoes for Christmas

[mr_bots]

My son bought Carl's Centelines a couple years back, and off we went to Sam's Club for skins. He bought the GYs because they were so damn cheap. For the money they are a pretty good tire.

I ran them for a couple of Alaskan winters without much whining when I had ol' Blue.

My kid did finally upgrade to Nokian ice tires last year, just because he got a smokin deal on some Denali 17 take-offs

Blah, blah, blah...you guys need to learn to drive in the snow...

Compared to the Michelin LTXs I had on the Jeep and Sierra the Goodyear Wrangler SR-As on my Tahoe blow. Once I have an extra $800-$1000 or these wear out (have 12k now) they're getting dropped for Michelins.

 

[OldCracker29]

 

[Darkanion]

No pics yet!? This guy should be banned!

 

[geektoad]

My son bought Carl's Centelines a couple years back, and off we went to Sam's Club for skins. He bought the GYs because they were so damn cheap. For the money they are a pretty good tire.

I ran them for a couple of Alaskan winters without much whining when I had ol' Blue.

My kid did finally upgrade to Nokian ice tires last year, just because he got a smokin deal on some Denali 17 take-offs

Blah, blah, blah...you guys need to learn to drive in the snow...

This...

We always ran Goodyear tires in the snow when I lived in the Snow Belt w/ Lake Effect snow. Never had any issues.

Even the 2wd 2500HD trucks that we had at the company I used to work at did fine driving on ice.

I guess you just have to know what you are doing...

Listen you wankers. I didn't say I couldn't drive them.

Just because I can drive them doesn't make them good tires. I might not be in Alaska, but I've got 26 winters under my belt with all sorts of vehicle/tire combos, the most interesting being my 98 Camaro on RS-As. loved driving by morons in their SUVs off the road during storms as i cruised on by in that car.

But seriously, these SR-As on the new trucks are a sad excuse for an all season all terrain. They are more prone to hydroplaning than any tire I've had in a LONG time. On snow their initial bite is nonexistent, and they don't clear very well, and stopping distance suffers for it. All stuff that can be driven around for sure, but given modern tire technology it's a little silly. This isn't an anti-goodyear rant, I'd take the Wrangler AT/Ss that came on my 08 Silverado. Those were a whole lot better than the SR-As.

That said, aside from wanting better performance, I need a more aggressive looking tire on the truck anyway. The SR-As make it look like a car

 

[Darkanion]

Just because I can drive them doesn't make them good tires.

 

[Dartboy]

No pics yet!? This guy should be banned!

Sorry, but I had to get back to work and pay for the damn things

Then we had the work X-mas party and I was too busy drinking to take pics. I'll get to them soon...

 

[Darkanion]

Sure ya will!

 

[Texas Jim]

No pics yet!? This guy should be banned!

Sorry, but I had to get back to work and pay for the damn things

Then we had the work X-mas party and I was too busy drinking to take pics.
I'll get to them soon...

.... I think we have heard THAT line before....

 

[Darkanion]

If he'll let little things like WORK or DRINKING get in the way, the next thing you know, he'll start siding his house!

 

[Dartboy]

The old tires were Goodyear Wrangler HP, never any good in snow according to a lot of people. With 50K miles on them, they're probably even worse. The open diff probably doesn't help a lot either There's a difference between being able to drive in snow and enjoying it My old Chevy with the rear locker and a set of Nokian WRG2 was a snow beast, if these are even close to the WR, I'll be happy.

Even though the sidewall is only 1/2" shorter, I swear I can tell the tires are smaller just looking at them They ride nice and quiet, and it seems like the truck is just a little quicker off the line.