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Have a 2005 Colorado Zr1 crew cab and am looking for new tire recommendations. I had an accident in snow 2wks ago after never even coming close since owning it and I have 22k miles on the tire and want to get new ones. Thanks for any response. Scott Have a 2005 Colorado Zr1 crew cab and am looking for new tire recommendations. I had an accident in snow 2wks ago after never even coming close since owning it and I have 22k miles on the tire and want to get new ones. Thanks for any response. Scott Michelin LTX are hard to beat. Check the reviews online. Randal "SJ" <skjoy@roadrunner.com> wrote in message news:476d431e$0$2559$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... Have a 2005 Colorado Zr1 crew cab and am looking for new tire recommendations. I had an accident in snow 2wks ago after never even coming close since owning it and I have 22k miles on the tire and want to get new ones. Thanks for any response. Scott Michelin LTX are hard to beat. Check the reviews online. Randal Any specific LTX? "Randal O'Brian" <ROBRIAN1@austin.rr.com> wrote in message news:476d472a$0$28805$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... "SJ" <skjoy@roadrunner.com> wrote in message news:476d431e$0$2559$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... Have a 2005 Colorado Zr1 crew cab and am looking for new tire recommendations. I had an accident in snow 2wks ago after never even coming close since owning it and I have 22k miles on the tire and want to get new ones. Thanks for any response. Scott Michelin LTX are hard to beat. Check the reviews online. Randal Any specific LTX? I asume you would want the M/S version. I don't live in snow country, but they perform great in the rain and very quiet, too. Randal For snow performance, NOKIAN tires. for all around everything BF GOODRICH T/A old john i run them on a 1999 tahoe, a89 ford bronko, a 2000 xj jeep cherokee, an 1988 jeep cherokee highly modified and a 1955 cj5 for bad rock climbing. Hello, X-rated! You wrote on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:57:52 -0500: XV> On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:02:42 -0500, "SJ" <skjoy@roadrunner.com> wrote: XV> For snow performance, NOKIAN tires. With best regards, ajeeperman@comcast.net. E-mail: ajeeperman@comcast.net > for all around everything > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > With best regards, ajeeperman@comcast.net. E-mail: ajeeperman@comcast.net those tires are crap... i wouldn't put them on my wheel barrow >> for all around everything >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > those tires are crap... i wouldn't put them on my wheel barrow You don't know what you are talking about. > for all around everything > > BF GOODRICH T/A > old john > i run them on a 1999 tahoe, a89 ford bronko, a 2000 xj jeep cherokee, an > 1988 jeep cherokee highly modified and a 1955 cj5 for bad rock climbing. I very much agree with you about the BGF T/A. I work in the oilpatch, spend a lot of time driving too fast on rocky tire breaking roads, mud and snow a.s deep to a tall indian and also a lot of 80mph+ highway miles. Over the last 30 years, I'ved used all kinds of different tires, including Toyo, KumHo, and Cooper. Hands down, the BF Goodrich T/A is the best one I've ever used. I do a lot of pulling a 6000# trailer through ice and snow also. BFG's really stick on icy highways. They have a pretty agressive tread so they do well in soft deep snow and mud also. Quite riding. They are a really well designed tire, and It ain't like I've not had any experience with this stuff. My son just put some Nittos on his hD 2500. They were quite a bit cheaper than BFG T/A's. He still says the old BFG's were better, but the Nitto are cheaper and he his satisfied with thier performance. > Hello, X-rated! > You wrote on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:57:52 -0500: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > With best regards, ajeeperman@comcast.net. E-mail: ajeeperman@comcast.net for all around everything BF GOODRICH T/A old john i run them on a 1999 tahoe, a89 ford bronko, a 2000 xj jeep cherokee, an 1988 jeep cherokee highly modified and a 1955 cj5 for bad rock climbing. Hello, X-rated! You wrote on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:57:52 -0500: XV> On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:02:42 -0500, "SJ" <skjoy@roadrunner.com> wrote: XV> For snow performance, NOKIAN tires. With best regards, ajeeperman@comcast.net. E-mail: ajeeperman@comcast.net > For snow performance, NOKIAN tires. Yes they are amazing, i have them on my 05 F150... amazing tires... wear really well too! i got 65K out of them, and i DRIVE this thing hard on the pave and on the gravel -- its a work truck. > Have a 2005 Colorado Zr1 crew cab and am looking for new tire > recommendations. I had an accident in snow 2wks ago after never even coming > close since owning it and I have 22k miles on the tire and want to get new > ones. Thanks for any response. > Scott If you want an all around good tire, snow, wet, mud, summer, etc. I have had great performance with the Bridgestone Dueler A/T. I had them on a previous truck and drove from AZ to Western NY in December and they handled all the conditions great. If you want something more aggressive, you could step up to something like the Dayton Timberline MT's. You can also look at Dick Cepek as they and Mickey Thompson have a great line of AT tires. >> Have a 2005 Colorado Zr1 crew cab and am looking for new tire >> recommendations. I had an accident in snow 2wks ago after never even coming [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > MT's. You can also look at Dick Cepek as they and Mickey Thompson > have a great line of AT tires. This guy just had an accident in the snow... i don't think an all season tire is what you should be recomending.... > >> Have a 2005 Colorado Zr1 crew cab and am looking for new tire > >> recommendations. I had an accident in snow 2wks ago after never even coming [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > This guy just had an accident in the snow... i don't think an all season > tire is what you should be recomending.... No where did I recommend an all season tire, if you did a little research you would see that ALL the tires I recommended are either ALL TERRAIN or MUD TERRAIN. HUGE difference between them and an ALL SEASON. Plus everyone that I recommended is M&S rated. On top of that, I recommended tires that worked very well on a 2wd Dodge Ram, in Lake Effect snow storms in Buffalo, NY so I stand behind my recommendations 100%. Thanks for your valued and valuable input.. > >> Have a 2005 Colorado Zr1 crew cab and am looking for new tire > >> recommendations. I had an accident in snow 2wks ago after never even coming [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > This guy just had an accident in the snow... i don't think an all season > tire is what you should be recomending.... Funny thing too about what YOU recommend If you go to Nokian's web site and use their tire selector, for the OP's truck, you come with the Vatiiva AT tire. Hmmmm OR, You could go with one of the Nokian All WEATHER (read ALL SEASON) tire! Again, thank you for your input, but even YOU recommend the same type of tire. The Bridgestone Dueler REVO's are pretty good in snow/wet. The Michelin LTX MS are good on the wet, but not so hot in snow. +80k mile tire, and lower rolling resistance than others. Cheers Have a 2005 Colorado Zr1 crew cab and am looking for new tire recommendations. I had an accident in snow 2wks ago after never even coming close since owning it and I have 22k miles on the tire and want to get new ones. Thanks for any response. Scott Hello, ajeeperman@comcast.net! You wrote to X-rated Vermonter on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:30:06 -0800: a> BF GOODRICH T/A a> old john a> i run them on a 1999 tahoe, a89 ford bronko, a 2000 xj jeep cherokee, an a> 1988 jeep cherokee highly modified and a 1955 cj5 for bad rock climbing. a> Hello, X-rated! a> You wrote on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:57:52 -0500: XV>> For snow performance, NOKIAN tires. With best regards, ajeeperman@comcast.net. E-mail: ajeeperman@comcast.net Have a 2005 Colorado Zr1 crew cab and am looking for new tire recommendations. I had an accident in snow 2wks ago after never even coming close since owning it and I have 22k miles on the tire and want to get new ones. Thanks for any response. Scott Are you sure the accident was caused by tires? No tire made can prevent a accident if you are overdriving for road conditions. Not pointing fingers at you because I have never seen you drive but don't be one of those fools that think because it is a 4X4 you can still drive 70 mph in the snow. Believe me, after 2.2 million miles without a at fault accident I have seen every type of fool you can imagine. Every winter I watch someone in the hammer lane going 20mph faster than everyone else then 10 miles down the road you see them in the median with that I don't know what happened look. I think your Colorado came with GS60 General tires. For all around driving these should be fine. They are a all season touring tire which should offer good control in the snow. As far as being aggressive taking off in the snow, probably not. Those big blocky mud slingers look cool but arent the best choice for snow. For braking and steering in the snow you want a straight tread with plenty of sipes. I just had a set of General's very similar to the GS60's put on my vehicle for the winter. "SJ" <skjoy@roadrunner.com> wrote in message news:476d431e$0$2559$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... Have a 2005 Colorado Zr1 crew cab and am looking for new tire recommendations. I had an accident in snow 2wks ago after never even coming close since owning it and I have 22k miles on the tire and want to get new ones. Thanks for any response. Scott Are you sure the accident was caused by tires? No tire made can prevent a accident if you are overdriving for road conditions. Not pointing fingers at you because I have never seen you drive but don't be one of those fools that think because it is a 4X4 you can still drive 70 mph in the snow. Believe me, after 2.2 million miles without a at fault accident I have seen every type of fool you can imagine. Every winter I watch someone in the hammer lane going 20mph faster than everyone else then 10 miles down the road you see them in the median with that I don't know what happened look. I think your Colorado came with GS60 General tires. For all around driving these should be fine. They are a all season touring tire which should offer good control in the snow. As far as being aggressive taking off in the snow, probably not. Those big blocky mud slingers look cool but arent the best choice for snow. For braking and steering in the snow you want a straight tread with plenty of sipes. I just had a set of General's very similar to the GS60's put on my vehicle for the winter. No, I'm certainly not saying the tires caused the accident, and I'm sure human error played as much part as anything. I just want to cut down the modifiable risk factors. I've never even so much as slipped in snowy weather until that accident, and maybe a new better tire could have helped. Just looking for ways to prevent future problems. I also agree about the 4x4 and 70mph in the snow thing. thanks Scott
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