Good Year Wrangler ATS 305's ?

[lawdog]

Any one have any experience with the 305/70R16 Goodyear Wrangler ATS tires. The Kelly's have about had it and the goodyears look god, but have heard good and bad about them. Looking for a fello Diesel owner with experience with these tires for an honest opinion

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2000 QC SHORT BED 4X4, 24 VALVE W/ 275 HP INJECTORS, 3. 54 GEARS W/ POSI, AUTO, BLACK WITH EVERYTHING EXCEPT LEATHER,285/75R16 KELLY SAFARI AWR, RAIDER NOMAD CAB HIGH CAP,FACTORY RAZ STEREO W/ STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, KENWOOD 848 AMP, KENWOOD EXCELON 6X9 IN DOORS AND KENWOOD EXCELON 6IN. ROUND DUAL-MAGS IN REAR DOORS, MTX FACTORY FIT BOX W/ 2-10"SUBS UNDER REAR SEAT

2001 ARCTIC CAT ZR800 TWIN LE BLACK... . Totalled 03-09-01 at 90-100 mph. Ambulance ride and 2 months off work, and a new 2002 Arctic Cat ZR 500 LE Green now in garage

 

[Archive]

Hi Lawdog,
I just traded them in on Goodyear MT/R. The ATS tires are a soft tread and sidewall. They have great traction and are a smooth ride. I had only 6000 miles on them when I traded them in. Very fast wearing tire with the weight of our trucks. The MT/R are more agressive of a tread design which correlates to tire noise. The MT/Rs have 3ply sidewall and a different rubber compound than the ATS.
First thing I noticed upon driving away from the tire store was the stability of the tires. I have better steering response, cornering and ride. Will have to see how the tires will wear. I am running 315/75R16 in the MT/R. I did have 305/70R16 ATS. JMOP.

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2001 RAM H. O. 6Sp 2500 SLT 4x4 Quad Cab, 4Wheel Disc, 4. 10 Limited Slip, Fog Lights, Muffler removed, Silence Ring Gone, Autometer Pro Comp 60# Boost & Pyro, Banks High Ram (Red), Cummins Red Valve Cover, K&N RE-0880, Skyjacker 2. 5 lift Class 2, 7218 Dual steering stabilizers, Custom Pro Fab Trackbar (sweet), EGR Flares (nice fit), Centerline Comet III 16x9. 5 with Goodyear MT/R 315/75R16, Smittybuilt stainless nurf bars, ExTang BlackMax tonno, THIS IS NOT A HOBBY, THIS IS AN ADDICTION !!! MAINLINING DIESEL !!!

 

[Cooker]

HO,

I was strongly considering a set of the ATS's too, but it is good to get some real world feedback from a fellow CTD owner.

They must really not be that good if you decided to get rid of them after only 6000 miles. They were wearing pretty fast huh? How many miles do you think they would have lasted?

Thanks for the great info,
Ryan

 

[BCFAST]

My best advise would be to avoid ANY TIRE that says Goodyear on it! They make a wonderful race tire. . but their street tires suck! They are: expensive, noisy, rough-riding, poor handling, short-lived and terrible in the rain. Buy Yokohama's, Bridgestone, Sumitomo, Michelin, etc... these tires come round and stay round. Mater of fact, I rode in an Expedition just today with Wranglers on it... after 14,000miles they are out of round, scalloped badly, noisey, rough... blah-blah. This is my opinion from my years of experiences.

 

[Archive]

Cooker,
I would not even want to speculate on approximate mileage, not very good, is all I can say. I can say to date the best tire I have ran so far is the BFGoodrich A/T 285/75R16, they still had a fair amount of tread at 50k miles. Quite a few of them loaded. I went with these because BFG did not have there Mud T/A in the size I wanted and the wife wanted a more aggresive tread pattern than the BFG A/T. BFG also has made all there dealers sell within a few dollars of each other. I saved about 40 dollars a tire going with Goodyear. Almost a tire for free. I bought them at Discount Tire, had good luck with them #ad
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2001 RAM H. O. 6Sp 2500 SLT 4x4 Quad Cab, 4Wheel Disc, 4. 10 Limited Slip, Fog Lights, Muffler removed, Silence Ring Gone, Autometer Pro Comp 60# Boost & Pyro, Banks High Ram (Red), Cummins Red Valve Cover, K&N RE-0880, Skyjacker 2. 5 lift Class 2, 7218 Dual steering stabilizers, Custom Pro Fab Trackbar (sweet), EGR Flares (nice fit), Centerline Comet III 16x9. 5 with Goodyear MT/R 315/75R16, Smittybuilt stainless nurf bars, ExTang BlackMax tonno, THIS IS NOT A HOBBY, THIS IS AN ADDICTION !!! MAINLINING DIESEL !!!

 

[DieselB59]

Here you go, honest opinion. Got mine at 70K. Now 75K. Hardly any wear, just like my BFG AT's that I ran for 60K. The stock Goodyears only lasted 10K. I am running 45 psi front and 30 psi rear unloaded. Stability is fine. I plan on rotating them every 9000 miles, with each fuel filter change, just like my BFG's. Rotating will make any tire live longer. My stock Goodyears wore out because the dealer aired them up to 50 psi front and rear. They wore right down the center. Airing them down when given proper instruction prolonged the end, but the damage was already done. The Goodyear ATS's have a better treadwear than the BFG's did. No noise at all, and nice large channels for water to pass thru.

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Chris Timochko
*Association of Diesel Specialists Certified*
AUTO WURKS DIESEL R&D TEAM
1997 5sp 4X4, Rhino Linings, Espar Heater, A. W. D. HX40 turbo, ATS 3pc Manifold, BD 4" Brake, Marine Compression, A. W. D. Custom Tuned Injection Pump, A. W. D. Intercooler, A. W. D. /Mallory Fuel System and Braided Stainless Lines, A. W. D. 370B Injection Nozzles, Delivery Valves, Governor & AFC Spring Kit, Psychotty Air, NOS Diesel Kit, A. W. D. 6" Chrome Exhaust System, BD No Smoke Valet Switch, McLeod Dual Disc Clutch, Mag-Hytec Rear Cover, Cummins Chrome Kit, Optima Red Tops, Hadley Bully Horns, Hurst Line Loc, Goodyear Wrangler AT/S 305/70/16s. 15. 50@97mph on Goodyear All-Terrain tires. Dynoed at Ida's: 435 hp at the rear wheels.
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Project U96 - 1996 3500 2WD racer. A. W. D. Marine Ultra Low Compression, A. W. D. Teflon-coated Pistons, A. W. D. High Lift Camshaft, Ported and Honed Cylinder Head, Intake and Exhaust manifold; A. W. D. HX40 Turbocharger, ATS 3pc Exhaust Manifold, A. W. D. Water Mist Injection, A. W. D. Custom Fabricated Fuel System, Race Spec A. W. D. /BD P7100 Injection Pump, A. W. D. Custom High Flow Fuel Injection Nozzles, BD Auto transmission and Custom TC, Weld Draglites, Goodyear Eagle Drag Slicks, 5" Single Stack Through The Bed, Mag-Hytec on Rear and Transmission. 11. 54@115mph

 

[WKener]

I have never run the goodyears, but a good friend of mine that has always had PSD's runs nothing but that tire. He refuses to change tires (he also refuses to change trucks though too #ad
), they get decent treadwear, very little road noise, and a pretty nice ride. I could not tell any difference in tire ride between those and my BFG 285's, but I can tell you that he was stuck in some pretty thick crud once, and I went in with the BFG AT's and yanked him out... He does seem to go through tires fairly quickly, so I am speculative about them reaching 40-50K miles.

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'97 2500 ext cab, long bed, 4x4, 5spd
Just the stock plate forward...
New plate, etc etc on it's way.