Time for tires on my GMT900 Sierra

[alaw9]

Well, it's that time and I'm looking for tires with a bit more bite than the Eagle LS-2 from the factory. Living in Indiana, I'll be dealing with snow, ice, and open fields. I do run around on sales trips so decent tread wear is higher on the list than being able to run through mud pits. Any opinions would be very helpful.

I've looked into these so far, and I'd like to stick with 275/55R20 under $1000:

BFGoodrich Rugged Terrain T/A

Yokohoma Geolander A/T-S

Yokohama Parada Spec-X

Firestone Destination A/T

Toyo Open Country A/T

Nitto Terra Grappler

 

[07blackz71]

cooper zeon ltz tires.

 

[Bigredmariner]

Yokohama Parada Spec X

 

[Sunset_Z28]

I had a set of Geolandar A/Ts once but my opinion is mixed. The tire looked great and lasted fairly well, but they were prone to cupping and road noise. My current tire is a Kumho Venture A/T. Nothing fancy looks-wise but they have worn very well and haven't let me down in any mud.

 

[mr_bots]

When I was looking at tires I narrowed it down to the Goodyear Wrangler A/T and the Michelin LTX A/T2. No one around here carried the Goodyear so I got the Michelins and couldn't be happier. Never had them in much snow and ice since we get very little but they're quiet and have tackled some mild offroad such as sand, dirt, mud, and brush with no issue. LTX tires also have great tread life. Not cheap but will be replaced with the same tires, no questions (assuming I have the Jeep long enough to wear a set of tires out).

 

[Zembonez]

I've had a couple of sets of the Firestone ATs. I was very pleased.

 

[Bowtie2Sierra]

cooper zeon ltz tires.

I had 30k on my Zeon LTZs on my last truck before I traded it and they still had close to half the tread left. They were still quiet, rode better than the GY's from the factory, and did awesome in snow. Keep in mind that I rotated them every 5k miles and always checked the air pressure.

 

[BlueCollarPilot]

Of those you have listed I can speak for three:

Yokohoma Geolander A/T-S
Firestone Destination A/T
Toyo Open Country A/T (My current tire)

Honestly quite impressed with all three. I have around 41K on my Toyo's, and they are performing great. Out of the three I'd say they have worn the best. They've recently developed a little road noise, but that's to be expected. If I were in the market for new tires today I'd have no reservations about buying Toyo's again.

As for the Firestone's and Yokohoma's, good tires as well. I replaced the Firestone's with the Yokohoma's at around 50K IIRC. This was on a 2003, 3/4 ton Chevy that I traded at around 70K. Yokohoma's were still wearing good with 30K at that point. If I'd been better about rotating the Firestone's they would have seen more life.

 

[ScottyBoy]

I have the Geolandar A/Ts on my truck right now. I love them. They are wearing pretty even and have ZERO road noise. They right just as smooth as the Goodyear Wrangler highway tires I had before these. They are great in rain, and off road. But I can honestly say that I still have not driven them in mud yet. I did drive up a fairly steep hill covered in wet grass, and I did lose traction until the tires actually ripped up the grass and grabbed the dirt. Then they grabbed good and I started going up the hill with no problem. Keep in mind that my truck is a 2wd also.
These tires were also the cheapest of all the tires I was looking at. I have 265/70-17s and got all 4 from Tirerack for under $600 with tax and everything. Then it cost me $80 to get them mounted and balanced.

 

[BlueCollarPilot]

I have the Geolandar A/Ts on my truck right now. I love them. They are wearing pretty even and have ZERO road noise. They right just as smooth as the Goodyear Wrangler highway tires I had before these. They are great in rain, and off road. But I can honestly say that I still have not driven them in mud yet. I did drive up a fairly steep hill covered in wet grass, and I did lose traction until the tires actually ripped up the grass and grabbed the dirt. Then they grabbed good and I started going up the hill with no problem. Keep in mind that my truck is a 2wd also.
These tires were also the cheapest of all the tires I was looking at. I have 265/70-17s and got all 4 from Tirerack for under $600 with tax and everything. Then it cost me $80 to get them mounted and balanced.

How many miles do you have on yours Scotty?