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I'd like to know how you got 41K miles on a set of I'm assuming the Goodyear Wrangler SRA's....
.... So really what's your secret?
I never rotate the tires, rarely check air pressure, and squeel a lot from a stop. But I don't drive fast around turns. I could easily drive beyond 50K on these tires if I wanted.
I put Goodyear Wrangler AT/S 275/65 R18 on mine. That is what the stock spare.
Great traction in mud, wet and slick boat ramps. It changed the ride slightly but hardly noticeable.
Rob you are so correct. However I don't beat on this truck. Nor have I had a heavy load on this truck yet. Like you I use my truck to commute 60 miles a day to and from work. Plus I use the truck all weekend long. Anytime I go anywhere I take the truck. It rarely sits. I know one of my biggest and harshest factors for any wear and tear on the truck is how crappy Pa. roads are.
I never rotate the tires, rarely check air pressure, and squeel a lot from a stop. But I don't drive fast around turns. I could easily drive beyond 50K on these tires if I wanted.
Unless I'm on a road I'm not familiar with and a bend that catches me off guard, I don't make hard turns in this truck either. Now my old trucks that was a different story. I wheeled those things hard. But this one I baby. Even my wife comments all the time how I treat this truck so differently than any of my other ones. But I've wanted one of these trucks for a long time. And I want it to last for a long time. Now I do work it, but that's what a truck is for. I just haven't yet had the need for putting a heavy load on the truck yet.
I just wanted to go 1" taller to fill the wheel well better but it pushes everything into an E rated tire. The weight increases a lot and the ride quality goes down. I guess I have to stay stock size. Bummer.
I've been running them on my Bronco for 4 years and they've been great in snow, mud, rain and dry tar. I'd probably run them on my F150 but they don't have the size I wanted for 20" rims.
I didn't word that correctly, so I'll try again:
The Wrangle All Terrain Adventure With Kevlar has superseded the Wrangle SilentArmor.
They are different tires. I know that the SilentArmor is still listed on the Goodyear Website, but as far as I know, it's not actually sold anywhere these days.
As for the Snowflake. the LT versions of the "Adventure" tire ARE rated with the Mountain/Snowflake symbol. the P-metric versions are not. In some sizes, that used to be true with the SilentArmor tires as well. Not 100% sure why, but the LT versions have less tread depth, and that might be a factor.
Remember that only certain sizes of the Grabber are snowflake symboled, remember to check the order guide before picking: "NOTE: While many of the Grabber AT2 On-/Off-Road All-Terrain tires meet industry severe snow service requirements and are branded with the mountain/snowflake symbol, some do not. Specific tires/sizes not meeting the industry's requirements are identified with a "Not Rated For Severe Snow" notation on Sizes & Prices, as well as on Specs. Grabber AT2 tires are designed to accept optional #13 metal studs to enhance ice traction."
To note there's no such thing as a good all terrain snow tire. The compounds necessary for dry grip and the compounds necessary for snow grip (cold weather) directly oppose each other. You don't want an extremely soft compound in mud/grass. You don't want a hard compound in snow (which is what summer tires become in 0 degree weather, hard as bricks). If the snow is anything decent you need actual snow tires.
I just spent a week driving a Suburban with Grabber AT2's in mud, gravel, ice and snow and they did pretty well for an all terrain. I personally like to run a true snow tire but that's not needed for everyone.
The leasing company we used this time switches the whole fleet to grabber's when they put them in service, one of the other big leasing companies switches them all to Goodyear Dura Trac's.
08-31-2015, 01:27 AM
But this one I baby. Even my wife comments all the time how I treat this truck so differently than any of my other ones. But I've wanted one of these trucks for a long time. And I want it to last for a long time. Now I do work it, but that's what a truck is for. I just haven't yet had the need for putting a heavy load on the truck yet.
