Tires- GMC

[fudgie]

Need new tires on my truck. 305-65-18. Found some on ebay for half of what the BFG are (which is only what my dealer can find). They are mudders which is what I like. As I just randomly searched the web it kept pulling up LT 33". Are 305's the same as 33's?

[signart]

You need 34's.

[Jersey mike]

i'm becoming a big fan of Cooper tires.

I have a set on my wife's car and we have 2 sets of Discoverer HT3 on our work vans.

I just checked the one truck today and the tires are 2 years old, have had 50k miles put on them in those 2 years and they're hard miles, lots of weight all the time, front end not great and the tread shows little signs of wear. We run highway and city miles all the time.


http://us.coopertire.com/

http://us.coopertire.com/Tires/Light-Truck.aspx

http://us.coopertire.com/Customer-Care/Tire-Selector.aspx#select-size

http://us.coopertire.com/Customer-Care/Tire-Selector.aspx?searchType=metric&width=305&aspectRatio=65&rimDiameter=18


http://us.coopertire.com/Customer-Care/Tire-Selector.aspx?searchType=metric&width=305&aspectRatio=65&rimDiameter=18

[Jersey mike]

have you tried Tire Rack?

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/sizes/results.jsp?diameter=18

[Pappy!]

I ran Coopers on my Rubicon. Excellent off road and in the mud. On the road......noisy after a few thousand miles. Constant rotation did not help with the road noise of mud terrain tires.  The wore like Iron as well.

[3fan4life]

i'm becoming a big fan of Cooper tires.

I have a set on my wife's car and we have 2 sets of Discoverer HT3 on our work vans.

I just checked the one truck today and the tires are 2 years old, have had 50k miles put on them in those 2 years and they're hard miles, lots of weight all the time, front end not great and the tread shows little signs of wear. We run highway and city miles all the time.


http://us.coopertire.com/

http://us.coopertire.com/Tires/Light-Truck.aspx

http://us.coopertire.com/Customer-Care/Tire-Selector.aspx#select-size

http://us.coopertire.com/Customer-Care/Tire-Selector.aspx?searchType=metric&width=305&aspectRatio=65&rimDiameter=18


http://us.coopertire.com/Customer-Care/Tire-Selector.aspx?searchType=metric&width=305&aspectRatio=65&rimDiameter=18

+1 on the Coopers. 

I've used them for years and haven't had a bad one yet.

[fudgie]

Don't have my size in the coopers.

Looking at these.

[cookiedough]

michelin makes good tires, but usually pricier.

I find good mudder/snow tires with more of an LT designed for better traction in mud/snow are louder and wear faster than P (passenger) tire truck radials which makes sense.  Tons of them out there, just keep searching for the deals.

I had a set of BF goodrich rugged trails t/a or was it a/t that ONLY lasted 24K miles before bald all easy hwy. miles in 18 inch size.  do not get those although o.k. riding not too loud and so-so traction, there are better choices out there for sure.

What about these Nitro Grapplers for 250 each, got good reviews and look pretty rugged being 10-ply.
http://www.tirebuyer.com/tires/nitto/terra-grappler-g2/p/tv154000580  (check around for best pricing though)

My wife gets a discount from tiresplus stores thru her work like 20% off or is it 25% off any tires including off labor as well.   Maybe you know someone that could get you a discount at one of those places thru their work?

craigslist is hit or miss although I found new 18 inch OEM passenger rated 18" truck tires including new factory aluminum OEM rims (take offs guy wanted bigger rims/tires when bought truck new) all for 500 bucks.  Tires alone new are worth 500 easily for 4 of them so I can sell the new factory rims for easily 75 bucks each no problems once my OEM factory tires are shot which will be soon.  I will probably just keep the new rims on the new factory OEM tires since factory balances, etc. and sell my old tires on my used same exact rims trying to still get 75 bucks out of them each.  

[cookiedough]

looking around for you the size of 305/65/18 are not too common so your choices will be limited.

If you can consider the not quite as aggressive mudder tread design,  I think for 250 each or so the nitro grapplers are a good choice for the price paid.  I know a few on trucks that have them and they say are a good tire for the price paid. 

Unless you do a lot of off road mudding,  I really do not see the need for big mud tires vs. more of an all terrain LT road tire.   Good luck on your search. 

the other set just going off this website only other option is bf goodrich t/a's  (other website I gave you in first post is a TON cheaper though:
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/cart/selectStore.do?productTypeId=1&r=WIMINT%7Cpc%7C53570&storeCode=WIM-01&productId=32044

[Pappy!]

Ditto.....the whine/roar of muds will drive you nuts after a while. Go with an all terrain at the most. They are plenty aggressive with a heavier truck and nowhere near as loud.

[fudgie]

Ditto.....the whine/roar of muds will drive you nuts after a while. Go with an all terrain at the most. They are plenty aggressive with a heavier truck and nowhere near as loud.

Ive always had mudders on my other Z-71. General Grabber AT2 & Fierce Attitudes. I loved the fierce attitudes. Going on 6 yrs & 55k on them before she was totaled. So the road whine never bothered me. I only drive in a 100 mile radious. More then that I take a rental.

[fudgie]

Unless you do a lot of off road mudding,  I really do not see the need for big mud tires vs. more of an all terrain LT road tire.

I don't off road as much anymore since I moved off the farm a little over a yr ago. It was nice to go out in a plowed field in the spring with confidence.  I do still live in the country and have snow to contend with. 2 winters ago I would have not made it down a unplowed road with out my mudders. I was pushing snow with my front bumper and it was packed in the grill. 

[cookiedough]

LT all terrain tires are, in my opinion,  just as good of mudders, as all the time more agressive tread mudders.  I have passenger (P) truck tires on my 4wd and get thru it all fine but wish sometimes I had LT all terrain tires.  As long as 4wd works,  mudders are usually not needed IMO.

either way,  good luck on finding a more agressive tread in that bigger tire size.   265 thru 285 is more common in 1/2 ton trucks vs. 305.     NO experience, but they claim skinnier tires are better in snow and bad conditions since most farm trucks 3/4 ton, etc. have skinnier tires than most 1/2 ton trucks, but more rugged/more plies.

[3fan4life]

I don't remember what size you're looking for.

I'm running the Discoverer A/T3 in 265/75-16 on my GMC.


http://us.coopertire.com/Tires/Light-Truck.aspx

They do well in snow and mud and aren't terribly loud on dry pavement.

THey are considerably louder than the HT3's that they replaced.