New tires for SUV

[mattpegher]

I need new tires before the snow gets too bad, but last time I got new tires for my last yukon they were truck tires and they significantly hurt the ride. Should I go with all weather or light truck. I won't be off road so were talking snow and ice traction on asphalt, occasionally unplowed.

 

[desy]

Bridgestone Duellers were rated the best at the tirerack when I went looking a couple years ago for LT/SUV

 

[jagec]

I'll never understand people who buy a truck when they want a car.😕

I'm not trying to be insulting, I just don't get it.

 

[mattpegher]

Just because I need a truck doesn't mean I want a rough ride. As some here may know, as an ER doctor I need 4x4 for winter driving no matter what. I have frequently loaded the car with 3 adults and 3 kids, 2 of which are in car seats. And when I do, I frequently need to load up the back with goods/luggage/etc. The advantage of the Yukon is that no matter what the roads are like I can get to work, and in the winter I leave before the plows have come, at least a half dozen times a season I drive in one to two feet of unplowed snow. On more than one occasion I have even needed to use 4 wheel low to get in. Lastly if I sit in a car seat that doesnot allow 90 deg knee bend for too long, my hip will lockup.

Some truck tires are made with job sites in mind; mud, offroad etc. These give great traction offroad but many give poorer traction on paved roads than street tires, not to mention a rougher ride.

 

[Capt Caveman]

I love my Michelin Cross-Terrains. Very nice high-way ride and excellent on wet roads and snow. Check out the reviews and ratings on tirerack.com

 

[chucky2]

If you get the Bridgestone Dueller's, you want to get the REVO ones, not the others. If you do go that route, you want to get the LT designated REVO's, instead of the P### REVO's, as the LT's have like 3/16" more tread on them. However, the LT's are heavier than the P's (some reduction in gas mileage will occur), and you loose the 50k warranty the P's have.

The BFGoodrich All-Terrain KO's have good winter traction when new, however when you get about 35-40k on them, they bite near as hard. The nice thing about them is they're such a beefy feeling tire, whatever you do run over/hit will loose - it's hard to explain, they just feel very durable when you're driving on them...more so than the REVO (which is what I have now).

EDIT: Maybe if you've got the $$$, you can get some cheap steel wheels with good All-Terrain and/or dedicated winter tires like Nokians or whatever they're called, and then once the wintery season passes, bolt on your nice wheels with a more summer tire. I know that's quite a bit more money, but that way you get to enjoy all the benefits all the time...plus, the winter tires should last a few seasons then, you'd just have to do it once....

Chuck

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
I love my Michelin Cross-Terrains. Very nice high-way ride and excellent on wet roads and snow. Check out the reviews and ratings on tirerack.com

I just got the Michelin LTX M+S for my truck, expensive ($800), but I like.

 

[kalrith]

What size tires do you need? I put these Pirelli Scorpion ATR on my SUV a little over a year ago, and they're great. They were around $550 from TireRack after shipping and mounting. I bought them because I didn't want some loud knobbies on my SUV that spends a lot of time on the highway, but I also wanted good snow performance. They definitely fit the bill. About a year and 15,000 miles later, they still look brand new.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
I love my Michelin Cross-Terrains. Very nice high-way ride and excellent on wet roads and snow. Check out the reviews and ratings on tirerack.com

I just got the Michelin LTX M+S for my truck, expensive ($800), but I like.

Best tires you can buy for your purposes, OP. Get these...no tires will ride better.

 

[programmer]

Indeed ... Michelin LTX M+S very good. Put them on an Explorer I had and thought they were far far better than the Firestones that I had before. Car-like ride but with good traction in snow when needed. That said, check comments on tirerack about them too for other's experience in snow and ice.

 

[Pacfanweb]

There's also a Michelin LTX AT. Same tire as the M+S, but slightly more aggressive tread pattern. Got 'em on my Tahoe. We had 20" of snow here in 2000, and they did great. They have slightly more road noise, but it's negligible....not like you put a mud tire on, nowhere close.