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Any thoughts on the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor tires.

I had them was very pleased with them..Had over 55,000 miles on them with plenty left on them... Was happy with snow and mud, would really clean the snow out of the tire not get packed in...

I have michelin ms2 for winter tires now, the guy at discount tire talked me into them over the Silent Armor said there better... I like them but still cant get over how the tires pattern clears the snow out....

I had a set on my '07 Ram 3500 SRW. They worked well in snow and light mud. I only had about 10,000 miles on them when I sold the truck so I can't say how long they would have lasted.

They usually get high marks for tread wear though.

They handle well and are quiet. Also good plonking offroad. It's pretty good in winter too.....felt secure on packed snow and would go up my driveway with 8" of fresh snow no problem even with ice underneath (4WD). But mileage on a 7,000lb diesel was lousy. The first set was gone in 28k miles. Second set was the Pro Grade and they only went 33K before replacement. I didn't want a 3rd set. The Michelin M&S lasts forever but is terrible on packed snow or slush.

Had them on the wife's Toyota Sequoia. Only lasted 40k miles and had a tough time keeping them balanced. I would not buy them again.

Had them on an Avalanche. Great in snow, but the Avalanche was a capable machine with just about any decent snow tire.

40,000 was about right for me. Had some miles left, but at that point they started to ride hard.

Had a new set on a superduty once.

They were ok, but I don't feel the performance matched the price.

Had them on a chev 1/2 ton 4x4. A good tire in the winter on ice and snow. A little soft for gravel, would get chewed up fairly easily.

I had a set on my Excursion for 77,000 miles. These were load range E tires. They were extremely quiet and I could have gone even farther on them except my ball joints wore and cupped the front tires which made them noisy. They were outstanding in deep snow. For ice driving, well nothing is going to be great for ice except perhaps a dedicated winter tire. I did hit a patch of ice once that sent me into the ditch. So I can't give them high marks for ice, but for deep snow they were great.

I replaced them with Michelin LTX M/S2 tires. I was plowed into a parking spot last winter because I don't drive the truck a lot during the winter months. I had packed snow up over my running boards and three feet of snow piled up behind the vehicle. I had my doubts about getting out without a lot of shoveling, but decided to give it one try. I got in the truck, warmed it up and placed it in 4 wheel high and put it in reverse. I backed straight out without so much as even spinning a wheel. I really like these new Michelin tires. As a bonus, they are even quieter and smoother on the road than the Goodyear's!

Thanks for all the input. I am thinking strongly of buying Michelin LTX AT2s. Most of my driving is onroad. Of course, getting stuck off road is no fun. I think we have all been there. The Silent Armors have a good looking tread, and they would probably work well too.

I had them on my 2003 Yukon XL. They were pretty good tire but the sidewalls seemed a little soft compared to the OEM Bridgestones. When you made a sharp turn they seemed to roll a bit more so it took time to get used to them.

The tires appeared to have good tread life and were much better in the snow and rain. Sold the Yukon after about 20K miles and they had a lot of tread on them.

I have a 2500 Sierra now with top of the line Michelins (LTX M/S - E load range)and I would stay with Michelins over the Goodyears. I most drive on paved roads.