Best tires?

[Brando]

Thanks guys. Anyone go with the Michelin Defender LTX M/S? It’s not the same knobby or chunky style, but can get a great deal on them right now.

I had those on my 2011 Sierra prior to my Trail Boss, they were excellent tires, don't look rugged but performed extremely well in all conditions.

 

[Peach1303]

Well, I could no longer stand the Duratracs….went as long as I possibly could with them. Bought the Michelin Defender LTX M/S 275/65/18’s…wow. My truck has no more vibration noises, no more humming of the tires, no road noise, nothing! They aren’t aggressive looking, but it doesn’t look nearly as weak as I thought it would with these. Thrilled.

 

[Raguusauce]

Here is the Firestone tread. Still some aggressive look, but silent compared to stock. And so much better in rain.

 

[Peach1303]

Thanks. I was trying to find those without the white lettering but everything was sold out/unavailable in my area.

 

[Raguusauce]

Costco installed it. They asked if I wanted white letters out or in. I guess the other side has black letters.

 

[Loosedog]

Here is the Firestone tread. Still some aggressive look, but silent compared to stock. And so much better in rain.
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You have a full side shot of the truck with these tires on to get a sense of the overall look?

 

[Raguusauce]

 

[Camila23]

Well, I could no longer stand the Duratracs….went as long as I possibly could with them. Bought the Michelin Defender LTX M/S 275/65/18’s…wow. My truck has no more vibration noises, no more humming of the tires, no road noise, nothing! They aren’t aggressive looking, but it doesn’t look nearly as weak as I thought it would with these. Thrilled.

How are they holding up? I’m about to change my Duratrash and the michelin are in my radar.

 

[Camila23]

Thanks guys. Anyone go with the Michelin Defender LTX M/S? It’s not the same knobby or chunky style, but can get a great deal on them right now.

What did you end up purchasing?

 

[Ed R]

Back up... How are the aftermarket tires holding up. Looking for a new QUIET tire. 275/65R18. Not an off road guy, but I do tow often.

I questioned my choice, more than once, to stick it out with the OEM Duratrac, But I'm there now. 63,500 on them now, can easily get another 2-3000 out of them, but I'm done.

Need some good advice. I'm leaning toward the "Wrangler Workhorse HT 275/65R18" not the LT E. Pretty much has the same spec as the Duratrac, but it's 10lbs lighter than the OEM Duratrac., don't know if that matters.

 

[johnnymac81390]

The OEM Duratrac tires where trash for me they had very uneven wear and a really bad humming noise around 20K I've had the Fallen Wildpeak AT3 on for about 20K now and they are probably the best tires I've ever run Im running a 295/70/r18 and did a mud flap delete on a stock trail boss with no rub and a 1.5 inch spacer truck is very smooth

 

[Takin' Care CTB]

Replaced the OME Duratracs on my Chevy Trail Boss after 57,000 miles with the Wild Peak AT3WA's after reading so many great reviews and rating surveys. I absolutely LOVED the reduction in noise but almost 10,000 miles on them later and I'm ready to move on! On the PRO side, they were fantastic tires through an Ohio winter and handled the midwest snow (6" or less) and ice (lots) great; 10/10 on winter driving and 10/10 on road noise (decibel meter had the Duractracs at 87 decibels and the WP’s reading at 70 +/-). HUGE difference! On the CON side, I thought the Wild Peaks (275/65/18) looked unaggressive and undersized from day one (I immediately wished I had gone with 295/70 instead but I got cheap I guess). Definitely not worthy of the Trail Boss look IMO (sorry – each to their own). Warmer weather performance has been the most disappointing - these tires struggle on wet grass and are even WORSE on the loose gravel at the boat ramp to the point of being embarrassing. I have to put it in 4WD on a slight incline on a dry day just so I don't get laughed at pulling out an averaged sized ski boat (2,600# 21 ft) which the Duratracs handled fine in 2WD). Wouldn't recommend them unless you're just road driving.

 

[Takin' Care CTB]

Any one running on Cooper Discovery Rugged Treks or have thoughts?

 

[Nebraska Navy]

Those Coopers are on my radar as well. They look a lot like the MT Baja ATs.

 

[The Raven]

Any one running on Cooper Discovery Rugged Treks or have thoughts?

As long as you stay away from the E-range versions, it seems like it would be a fine tire for the TB. Don't expect it to be quiet by the 10k mark though, it won't be. They also don't seem to offer a 33" size for 18 wheels which is weird.