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Carneyman
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I dunno what you all are talking about. I pulled a couple of of Colorado boys out of the snow on the way down from Winterpark Monday ( I actually had to pull them up the mountain, cause they only had tow hooks in the rear), and my Goodyear tires did just fine in the snow/ice. It must take a real man to use these tires. 
Dartboy
I actually AM too lazy to Choose a Custom Title
Goodyear makes a lot of different tires, I'm sure at least a few of them are decent in the snow. The ones I had aren't one of them.Tire Rack's survey rated them pretty poorly -Light snow- 5.0, Deep snow 4.2, Ice - 3.7
Yeah, that's not a great tire for a winter driver, especially considering my job has me out on the road before the town plows are out. Finns know their snow.
Yeah, that's not a great tire for a winter driver, especially considering my job has me out on the road before the town plows are out. Finns know their snow.
Dartboy
I actually AM too lazy to Choose a Custom Title
First snow, now I'm glad I spent the money. WORLDS better then the old tires. I don't think the Rotiivas are quite as good on snow as the WRG2, but I think they're a bit better than the Vatiiva.
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 whiningwhen 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
Well aesthetics is the most important part of picking a tire
geektoad
redneck geek
RIGHT.
