Re: Another tire post

Posted by kcm.MN on August 16, 2017 at 07:48:45 from (174.219.143.179):

In Reply to: Another tire post posted by 300jk on August 16, 2017 at 05:30:58:

I used to use Cooper tires until I moved north. The rubber on the tire I used was a harder rubber, which extends tread life, but reduces traction. The best "traction" tires out there are Winter tires, but they're soft and don't last long, which is why they're only intended for the coldest months in the north.

My Cooper tires used to get pretty close to their rated mileage even though I didn't pay "that" close of attention to it. Road conditions were always different, I didn't normally haul a load or pull a trailer, and my truck was built by Mitsubishi. Tires had every chance in the world to have a long life.

When I stopped using Cooper tires, it was when we made our first trip to Arkansas when Dad needed a pacemaker installed. Took an exit somewhere down there (Missouri, maybe?) and came to a stop sign looking for a quiet place to pull over and rest for a while. It was slightly sprinkling. We turned right, which was uphill - nothing much for the old 1994 Chevy 1500 with 4x4. Made the turn and went to stop at the other stop sign. When I let off the brake then, we slipped backwards! Tried it again, but this time using the old "lightly step on the brake at the same time" trick - same thing!! So then I shifted into 4-high (4-low didn't work on that truck) and STILL slipped backwards!!! Didn't stop sliding until the truck hit grass, which was only a couple of feet before we would have rolled over and downhill! :shock:

Finally got out of that situation, but sure did have me wondering. We had Cooper tires with still-decent tread, but the combination of the hard rubber, the light rain and oils on the road, and the steep slope were just too much for the loaded pickup. What was disconcerting was, NOBODY ELSE WAS HAVING THAT PROBLEM!! Not long after that, the rear seal on the truck started giving some problems, and by the time we made our 2nd trip there a couple years later, the truck ended up being parked down there. Loved that truck, had an awesome engine(!!), but didn't have time to fix it before returning here. So bought a used (but in AWESOME condition!) 1996 GMC Suburban 3/4T with 4wd and the General Grabber AT2 light truck tires. Haven't looked back since!

The next truck is our current 2004 Chevy 1500 4x4. Bought it with nearly new Goodyear HTS tires. Got the truck home for the first time and couldn't even pull our 16' trailer into the yard in 4-low because the tires kept slipping in the snow. Switched over to the Grabbers and found that they not only had better traction, but considerably less road noise as well.

Here's a couple of links that talk more about the Grabber. Oh, apparently it's supposed to be a 60,000 mile tire, but I go by performance and safety rather than life expectancy. When I think if life expectancy, I think of the vehicle occupants!

http://www.4x4review.com/general-grabber-all-terrain-tire-review/

http://www.fourwheeler.com/product-reviews/1309-biggest-little-tire-test/

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