All season tires for Tremor

[DanSS]

Would anyone recommend switching out the essentially new stock Goodyear A/T tires for an all season tires for predominantly non-off road use for the new tremor, in terms of any better ride quality and for mostly road and highway use ? Thanks.

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[notfast]

Highway tires will generally be quieter on road, have less vibration, and you could get low-rolling-resistance ones for marginally better fuel economy.

If you really click off the highway miles (as in like, 20,000+ a year), Michelin Defenders wear like iron, have great traction down to 2/32", and are quiet. Other than cost, the downside is that they dry-rot super fast (like 5-6 years), so not really worth it unless you really rack on the miles.

You could also consider something like the Kumho HT51, which I believe is the only highway tire that still carries a 3PMSF rating in case you venture to places that require that rating to avoid needing chains.

 

[Cancunbadlands]

If you really want to improve MPG look at the 225/65R17 All Season tires, I like Michelin

 

[DanSS]

Thank you @notfast and @Cancunbadlands

I was wondering if it’s possible to improve the ride quality over the stock Goodyears. Not that I am not happy with it as it is already , but would it improve if changing to different tires since I would rarely off-road or haul anything? I bought the truck for the looks and love it as it is. Thanks.

 

[notfast]

Thank you @notfast and @Cancunbadlands

I was wondering if it’s possible to improve the ride quality over the stock Goodyears. Not that I am not happy with it as it is already , but would it improve if changing to different tires since I would rarely off-road or haul anything? I bought the truck for the looks and love it as it is. Thanks.

What about the ride quality do you want to improve? I mean, to an extent everything is a compromise.

If the ride is too harsh, you could get tires at the low end of the weight classification (a 104 SL load index instead of a 108 XL) which will have softer sidewalls and that are low-rolling-resistance (such as Continental Tour 54s), but something like that (mushy sidewalls and LRR) will make the steering feel less precise or even a little sloppy.

If the high-frequency vibrations or noise are annoying, basically any highway or CUV tire will fix that and be quieter and less buzzy.

 

[TKranbuhl]

Stock size Michelin Defender 2's. My mileage instantly jumped 4.5 MPG. Highway, last trip, was 35.5, 2.0 EB.

 

[Hot Runr Guy]

Stock size Michelin Defender 2's. My mileage instantly jumped 4.5 MPG. Highway, last trip, was 35.5, 2.0 EB.

Is yours a Tremor?

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[MakinDoForNow]

What about the ride quality do you want to improve? I mean, to an extent everything is a compromise.

If the ride is too harsh, you could get tires at the low end of the weight classification (a 104 SL load index instead of a 108 XL) which will have softer sidewalls and that are low-rolling-resistance (such as Continental Tour 54s), but something like that (mushy sidewalls and LRR) will make the steering feel less precise or even a little sloppy.

If the high-frequency vibrations or noise are annoying, basically any highway or CUV tire will fix that and be quieter and less buzzy.

I replaced my Michelin primacy with the Continental True contact Tour 54 and really like them. Got the 225/60/r18. The 235 are more Light Truck instead of SUV TIRE LOAD WISE. When I bought mine They were $175/tire and had $110 CC rebate for set of 4.
ETA: I inflate mine to 38psi as 35 seems way soft. Think the 235 are 104 rated, the 225 are 100 rated(OEM on lariat 18").

 

[DanSS]

Stock size Michelin Defender 2's. My mileage instantly jumped 4.5 MPG. Highway, last trip, was 35.5, 2.0 EB.

Did you like the ride quality also ?

 

[dalola]

You can improve ride quality (softness) incrementally with less aggressive tires, and going with a 70/75 series tire for more sidewall, and lowering PSI to the lower side of the range. Of course, this will come at the expense of handling. Really just depends on your priorities. All tires represent some kind of compromise.

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