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Goodyear tires for my 1st Gen

Discussion in '1st Gen Tundras (2000-2006)' started by shoe07, Apr 12, 2021.

  1. Apr 12, 2021 at 6:36 AM
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    shoe07

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    I will be needing tires here in the next couple of months. My grandfather retired from Goodyear, so I have access to 35% off plus any available rebates on Goodyear, Dunlop, and Kelly tires. So I am getting Goodyear brands. I am just unsure of which to get. My dad has SRA’s on his f-150, and I’ve not been to hugely impressed, I love the way the duratracs look, but am concerned about noise.

    I drive primarily on highway, some forest service or farm fields and woods (haven’t ever gotten anywhere a highway tire couldn’t get me out with 4wd), and this summer we will be going to Texas and plan on doing some beach driving, possibly with camper in tow.
    I do live in a climate where it snows and ices throughout the winter, and this is my mode of transport to get to work.
    We tow our rv trailer around 7k miles a year.

    does anyone have any recommendations?
     
  2. Apr 12, 2021 at 7:55 AM
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    jimf909

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    I don't have Goodyear specific recommendations but if you live with snow and ice and won't be installing dedicated winter tires during those times then I recommend getting tires with the Mountain and Snowflake rating. It's more stringent than the M+S rating and tires with that rating have siping that is truly helpful in snow.

    This is a reasonably good explanation of the Mountain and Snowflake rating v. the M+S rating.
    https://www.tires-easy.com/blog/mountainsnowflake-symbol/

    This may be old news for you but maybe others will find it helpful.
     
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  3. Apr 12, 2021 at 8:02 AM
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    I've never had a decent Goodyear tire on any of my personal vehicles but our work trucks seem to do well with Duratracs and Silent Armor.
     
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  4. Apr 12, 2021 at 8:58 AM
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  5. Apr 12, 2021 at 8:59 AM
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    I have specific wheels and tires on our odyssey for winter, but with how few miles I drive this in the winter it doesn’t make sense to have a second set of wheels and tires. It’s basically to work and back, 24 miles a day. I’ve seen the 3 peaks or whatever they call it and was considering dropping the wrangler trail runner out of contention because of it.

     
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    I've not been a fan of Goodyear tires. All the vehicles that I've owned that came with them from the factory likely had cheapy versions though. Low traction, squeely, soft, wallowy, just not good. Immediately improved after replacing the Goodyears. Some of the higher end stuff may perform better, but I have no experience with the Duratracs which would be my likely choice.
     
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  7. Apr 12, 2021 at 9:40 AM
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    I run Duratrac's on all 3 of my rigs and absolutely love them. Good in all weather (including snow/ice), wear excellent, look sharp.
     
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  8. Apr 12, 2021 at 9:48 AM
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    Goodyear bought out Cooper Tire in February. Would Cooper tires get the 35% discount?
     
  9. Apr 12, 2021 at 10:09 AM
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    If it fits it ships
    I have duratracts on my tundra and i bought them with 20k miles on em and put 15k on them and they are alittle bald but they are still gripping through the mud rocks and sand.
     
  10. Apr 12, 2021 at 10:20 AM
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    As of last time I looked online no. Only what is on Goodyear.com is available for the discount.
    I’ve honestly never purchased Goodyear’s, as I was to hardheaded to think that my gpa’s special price was so special.
    I’ve almost always gotten Michelin’s or continentals for my cars.
    But it is simply 35% off whatever the price on Goodyear .com up to 6 matching tires. they price match any online competitor for his deal. And you get any available rebates. So very hard not to go this route now that I know this.

    I can also replace my 17 year old spare. And I found a matching wheel so I can start doing a 5 tire rotation.
     
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    I have heard a lot of good and almost no bad about the duratracs.
     
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    The is the one I'd go with. @shoe07 you mentioned concerns about noise. I can't speak to that tire specifically but it seems tires have come a long way. Most all-terrain tires these days really aren't that loud in my experience. If you were 100% on pavement a highway tire might make sense but I think an all-terrain makes more sense based on what you wrote.
     
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  13. Apr 12, 2021 at 12:54 PM
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    I recently got an excellent deal on Firestone Destination 3s for $399 with $150 off (buy 3, get 1 free) & $100 prepaid Visa card by applying for the Firestone credit card. I’m normally a Michelin guy, but these all season have siping to the bottom of the treads and the ride is smooth. Just thought I’d toss that out if your flexible and want a discount better than 35%. Also you get a 70k mile warranty supposedly.
     
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  14. Apr 12, 2021 at 5:44 PM
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    I’ll be getting 5 tires, so in my case 35% off will be a better deal most likely. Thanks for the idea though!
     
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    Have you priced all of the alternatives you're interested in and what the best deal for them is? Compare to your best Goodyear deal and then decide which tire is right for your needs. You'll be stuck with them for many miles to come, pick the right tire, not just the cheapest or best deal.
     
  16. Apr 13, 2021 at 6:54 AM
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    You are certainly correct, having come from mostly cars and crossovers my experience with truck tires is limited. Any preconceived notions I have are most likely irrelevant as the tires I’ve used in the past are not meeting the same use case. (High performance summer, and dedicated winter). Our odyssey is still running the original Michelin primacy’s. The tundra is currently on Michelin premier LTX which were OE for the Lexus gx the wheels came from. They seem like a good highway tire. I wouldn’t mind more snow or offroad competence.

    if I decide on a Goodyear model, I’ll certainly compare competitors. I’ll probably look on tire rack too to view their review before ultimately deciding. My plan is to do something in late June/early July before our two big summer trips. For now the tires I have currently are fine, just getting a little light on tread.

     
  17. Apr 14, 2021 at 12:35 PM
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    Michelin Defender. Its a great tow/haul ‘E-rated’ tire that does well in Sand and Snow. Its real performance is in quiet handling and smoooov feels on street. I’m on 285/75/r16 which only comes in ‘E-rated’ so they are a little heavier than P-rated in differing sizes. Been on these for 16 years since they were M/S then M/S 2, and now Defender LTX.
     
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    I've had duratracs on two different tundra's and been really happy with them, haven't put more than 15,000 miles on them so can't speak to longevity, but good snow grip and haven't noticed the road noise, maybe I would in a newer car, but my trucks pretty loud with wind noise already.
     
  19. Nov 29, 2021 at 6:37 AM
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    I ended up going with Goodyear workhorse A/T’s. they are three peaks (so semi winter)

    My grandpa got a 45% off coupon he gave me so I got all 5 tires for under 640, plus a yeti rambler.

    they are slightly noisier than the Michelin’s I had, which is to be expected as they’re all terrain. They look cooler though.
    I’ll have a better idea of what I think after i get some more miles on them.

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