What kind of tires to purcahse

[rshipyor]

I have a 2014 Chevy Silverado 1500 z71 anda 2018 cougar half ton 25res. I need to replace my truck tires and I am wondering what type of tires I should be looking into. I live in the upper peninsula of Michigan so lots of snow as well. I would appreciate any input. Thanks.

[440justin]

I would look at stepping up to a LT tire instead of the P tires you have now. Will give you a much better feeling when towing.

[Dennis852]

I am running the Toyo RT’s on my truck. Very happy with them and a great towing/all terrain tire in my opinion.

[sourdough]

Originally Posted by rshipyor

I have a 2014 Chevy Silverado 1500 z71 anda 2018 cougar half ton 25res. I need to replace my truck tires and I am wondering what type of tires I should be looking into. I live in the upper peninsula of Michigan so lots of snow as well. I would appreciate any input. Thanks.

I think I would go with the LT as was mentioned due to towing the trailer. I would also go with a M/S rated AT tire but nothing aggressive. Aggressive treads don't wear well or give you good traction in the event of an emergency action. Other than a dedicated M/S tire (aggressive) or a trailer tire I use Michelin pretty much exclusively now. Tread compounds can't be beat. I use Defender LTX tires on my trucks. They have full depth siping which makes a huge difference in noise and traction. JMO

[wiredgeorge]

I had two Toyos on my clunker when I bought it and it made my truck... well ride like a truck. I went with four commercial LRE (off brand) and that was a mistake (I am cheap and it is a pattern) as they can't be balanced 100 percent; they are not bad or dangerous but at 45 mph you can feel a little wiggle. They will likely last for the life of the truck but if I had to do it over would just spring for Michelin after taking out a mortgage on the house.

[JRTJH]

We finally got our house paid for, so I'm not about to take out a mortgage for a set of tires for the truck....

That said, my F250 came with Michelin LTX AT2 tires. At 50K miles on the truck last October, I was concerned with another winter in northern Michigan on that tread. So, I priced Michelin's at Sam's and Costco, and after the heart attack, I decided to try a tire that was recommended by another member of this forum, the Sailun Terramax AT4S. I priced them several places, found them cheapest at WalMart, so I ordered 4. Total price was about $450 less than the Michelins. So far, after about 9000 miles, I have no complaints. They have an aggressive tread, worked super in the ice/snow in the Gaylord area (known as the snowbelt of northern Michigan and comes close to Marquette's snow totals). They are as quiet as the Michelins, ride as good and seem to wear very close to the AT2's.

So far, I've been pleasantly surprised by Sailun's truck tires and they can be serviced at every WalMart with a tire department.

ADDED: I just checked the WalMart website. They still have not corrected the photo on the AT4S. The photo is for the HT tire (highway tread) The AT4S is a significantly more aggressive tread than that pictured on the WalMart site.

[rshipyor]

Lots of good info I never knew about lt tires thanks everyone for the great info