Factory sized tires or not...
#12
11-17-2010, 11:21 AM
Record Breaker
#13
11-17-2010, 07:12 PM
Professional
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Dunbarton, NH
Posts: 103
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#14
11-18-2010, 09:40 PM
Rookie
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Lake Villa, Illinois
Posts: 95
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
The best thing I ever did to my 01 with a 4.7 was to get rid of the GoodYears and put Firestone Destination LE's on it. Whole different ball game in the snow. Don't know where you live but the stockers made that truck push the snow something firece. The Destination LE's cut right through and are nice and quiet.
#15
11-18-2010, 09:42 PM
Rookie
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Lake Villa, Illinois
Posts: 95
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Also - so impressed with the Destination LE's that I dumped the Yokohama's on my summer wheels for the Firestones. I have no affiliation with Firestone and do not know anybody who does but I'm telling you that it is a much better set of rubber for our trucks.
YOKOHAMA's suck by the way. Complete F'n garbage.
YOKOHAMA's suck by the way. Complete F'n garbage.
#16
11-18-2010, 10:06 PM
Captain
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Minneapolis
Posts: 597
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
When you say goodyear silent armor do you mean the fortera silent armor or the wrangler silent armor? because there is a difference and its HUGE!!!
the wrangler silent armor's are severe weather rated and from what i hear they do well. i had the fortera silent armor and it was the wrost tire ever!!
They wore out so damn fast and traction on anything but dry weather was horrible!
i just got 400 dollars back for em from discount tire.
i claimed a mileage warranty on em. they are rated for 70 thousand and i got 29 thousand out of em. they had worn down to 4-5/32nds
and i live out in Minnesota. we already had a HUGE winter storm where we got 10 inches of snow like last saturday. i had just got the bfg ta ko's two days before so i was set lol!!
the wrangler silent armor's are severe weather rated and from what i hear they do well. i had the fortera silent armor and it was the wrost tire ever!!
They wore out so damn fast and traction on anything but dry weather was horrible!
i just got 400 dollars back for em from discount tire.
i claimed a mileage warranty on em. they are rated for 70 thousand and i got 29 thousand out of em. they had worn down to 4-5/32nds
and i live out in Minnesota. we already had a HUGE winter storm where we got 10 inches of snow like last saturday. i had just got the bfg ta ko's two days before so i was set lol!!
#17
11-18-2010, 10:21 PM
Hall Of Fame
Damn liquor!
#18
11-20-2010, 12:58 AM
Captain
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Minneapolis
Posts: 597
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#19
11-20-2010, 02:43 PM
Hall Of Fame
#20
11-22-2010, 06:50 PM
Professional
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Dunbarton, NH
Posts: 103
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
ajoshi, It is the GY Wrangler SilentArmor. It had the best rating just short of putting snow tires on. http://www.goodyeartires.com/tire/wrangler-silentarmor/
The Forturas would not cut it for me, because they looks like something grandma would have on her 1985 Dodge Diplomat (hahaha)!! I was looking at ratings for winter traction and bad and inclimate weather because winters s*ck in NH.I live on the top of a mountain and it wasn't fun last year with almost bald tires on a 1 1/4 mile trip up or down the steep hill!!!!
I always had pretty good luck with GY tires.
The Forturas would not cut it for me, because they looks like something grandma would have on her 1985 Dodge Diplomat (hahaha)!! I was looking at ratings for winter traction and bad and inclimate weather because winters s*ck in NH.I live on the top of a mountain and it wasn't fun last year with almost bald tires on a 1 1/4 mile trip up or down the steep hill!!!!
I always had pretty good luck with GY tires.