Goodyear G133's

[Ncostello]

Anyone use G133's or similar tires? You used to be able to get the G124's and G159's for 16" wheels but they are becoming harder to find.



The 133's are about the only thing offered in LT245/75-16 which would work fine for my 2500 wheels. I've got a 2WD truck so I'm looking for something I can rotate... not just drive and steer tires.



These look like they would do well on a pickup. I'm not a 2WD tire expert but I do know I need some traction. Especially in the snow. Then again anything would be better than the Generals I have now. Goodyear G133

 

[frijole]

Goodyears/Generals

I wouldn't buy a Goodyear, General, Firestone if my life depended on it... Goodyear makes absolutely elite, (read *****en) race tires, but their consumer tires are a crock. Generals are a joke, as are Firestone. You want a good tire, stay with a (in descending order), Michelin, Michelin, BFG, Dunlop, Discount Tires Pathfinder, (low mileage, but a good tire), then your Asian tires, Toyo, etc. I assume, (whew) you have a budget to stay within, and I don't know what your needs are, (off road, agressive tread, rain and snow, or hiway tread), but get the heck away from Goodyear, Firestone, and for sure General. Had two Generals on a boat trailer blow within 1K miles of each other, damn near lost the boat both times. NEVER again! Friends had the same experience with those listed. I got 96K miles out of a set of Michelins on a Grand Cherokee the wife drives, and she drives like I do, pedal to the metal. Work trucks (not bought by us, rather, by the company), got 100K out of Toyos, all mostly freeway miles in SoCal. They weren't worth a darn in the rain, butt end of truck would get loose at any hint of moisture on the road, BUT, that was in the 80's, and Toyo has since cured that problem.

Your choice my man, but get away from local influences, and go with something that has a reputation, and works for your use.

My . 02, or . 03, or . 05$ worth... Ron

 

[Ncostello]

Thanks for your opinion. I've seen some good service out of goodyear big truck tires... but usually never out of their automotive tires. Thats why I was looking at a scaled down version of the big truck tires... and the G133 is one of them. I had some Goodyear RT/S on a 4x4 GMC Z71 and they were great on snow/ice. But they wore horribly. I always drove that truck very easy... and they were shot in 20K. I rotated them and everything but they still looked bald too quickly.



I like Michelin I suppose... never really had any dealings with them on a personal vehicle... but I did spec the XDN's, and XDE's on our new volunteer fire truck. They are superb on snow and slick surfaces. As far as my Dodge is concerned, $150 seems too high for a typical Michelin radial that I would buy. I was hoping to keep it under $100 per tire. I kinda want to limit myself as I always tend to go overboard on everything when I dont really need to.



I found some good looking Yokohama Geolander A/T+II all terrains that had great reviews and excellent traction and wear. I've never owned anything but an "American" tire so I dont really know. I suppose it would be as good as they come. They were $90 each. Not too bad.



I wouldn't mind a generic tire either as long as it could go the distance and keep me from getting stuck in 2" of snow. I really want a tire that is agressive traction wise but doesnt look like a monster mudder on a 2WD.