This is a nice, agressive style AT tire. They are rated good by users a TireRack.com. I was wondering if anybody has experience with these?
Anyone with Goodyear Wrangler SilentArmor's?
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derekb41 said:
A friend of mine has them on his 02 Chevy Avalanche. They seem much more durable than my Michelins. When I get a nail, it goes in and I get a leak. When he gets a nail, it bends and he doesn't get a leak. I was going to get a set of those as a replacement, but they just look like a highway tire to me and I am not doing that again, so I went with the BFG AT KO. I really can't comment with any degree of accuracy as to the handling and noise levels because the Avalanche though 30,000MI younger than my 100 had noises everywhere masking any tire noise as well as steering pump and tie rod end issues that made handling feel sloppy.
Pskhaat
Tourer
You'll like this tire. It is basically the same tread pattern as the GY AT/S if I'm not mistaken. It does very well on dirt and very well in snow and wears beautifully (or did on several occassions for me). I would personally run the AT/S tread without question over the BFG ATs (no offense to anyone).
Pskhaat said:
Did you run this tire (Goodyear Wrangler SilentArmor) on a 100 series LC/LX?
Wondering how it does at 70mph to 80mph, on a 100 series vehicle. Vibration issues?
My LX is much more sensitive to 70-80mph tire vibration than other vehicles I've owned, especially compared to GM product.
The Silent Armor tires that I have used did not have the same pattern as the Goodyear AT/S. I would compare the tread pattern more to the Mich LTX/MS. Is there more than one Silent Armor tread out there?
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Travis351 said:
It appears that there is only one style SilentArmor tread. Below are pics from tirerack.com
I am looking at these to replace my BFG At's, I know alot of Government types run these on there rigs and really like them.
I've had them on my 100 for about 10k and I really like them. good in snow/ice and fairly good off road. When I bought them I figured there had to be a tire that had newer technology in it than the bfg at. I have always had bfg's and like these more.
Based on the research I did this tire is kind of a milder at version of the mtr.
Make sure you get the silent armor and not the forterra.
Based on the research I did this tire is kind of a milder at version of the mtr.
Make sure you get the silent armor and not the forterra.
yooper
SILVER Star
I've been planning on either the Silent Armor or Bridgestone Revo's for my 100...can't decide....leaning toward the Revo's now because I think they're better snow and ice tires, which is important for me...
Pskhaat
Tourer
I concede that the AT/S tread and silent armour tread are different, from first glance looked to be the same. To answer an earlier question, only the AT/S was run on the Hundy:
AT/S tread:
Silent Armor tread:
AT/S tread:
Silent Armor tread:
yooper
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Revo tread. It's kewler. Maybe that's how I'll choose. 
hoser
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FWIW, Consumer Reports rated the Nitto TG better than the Revo in the snow traction and ice braking.yooper said:
yooper
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hoser said:
that's not helpful at all! Now I'm even more undecided...oooh the Nitto's come in bigger sizes too, all the way up to 315/75x16........
Pskhaat
Tourer
The NTGs are run by all the bling trucks/SUVs down here in AZ, get yourself a set of spinner wheels too! 
NTG's the tire of choice around here only on H2's with 20's. It's a shame too, they sound like a great tire from the reviews on MUD.
yooper said:Revo tread. It's kewler. Maybe that's how I'll choose.
nitto Dune Grappler, has "new" sizes.
hoser said:
Look closely at the CR ratings for tires.
Last time I looked, the ratings for braking and other tire categories were "excellent, very good, good, fair, poor".
I asked the CR "tire experts" via their forum what the difference is in the categories for, say, wet braking. Is it 2% difference in stopping distance between each category? 5%? Is it based upon a certain range of absolute stopping distance, per each category? How do they categorize their testing results?
Their answer:
They won't tell you. They blow smoke and BS and dance around the question. No information.
My assertion is that most high-quality tires probably perform within 5 or 10% of each other for traction related categories such as min stopping distance. If tire A stops the vehicle in 105% of the min stopping distance afforded by tire B, then I may decide that tire A is still a good choice, for me - because I don't consider a 5% longer measured stopping distance significant.
But CR will not release their actual tire test data to readers. They may rate tire A as "good" and tire B as "excellent", based on only a slight difference in performance, but who knows? They won't tell you how they rank the tires, quantitatively-speaking, so you really can't tell anything about the significance of the different categories.
And BTW, CR does NOT measure anything that would give an idea of how a tire will perform with respect to high-speed vibration tendencies - i.e., total force variation. You may buy a tire based on good-looking CR ratings, only to find that it has high FV due to non-uniformities in the rolling section, leading to vibration that cannot be cured by balance or even "RoadForce" match-mounting (a la Hunter GSP9700 machine).
The lack of CR testing for tire FV is especially puzzling, given the fact that OEMs DO spec and test tires for FV, and watch this as one of the quality metrics of a vehicle. There is purpose-made test equipment, to a precise & accurate standard, that is used by OEMs for this tire testing. CR doesn't touch it.
My respect for CR "tire experts" and tire testing is gone. There is very little useful information in their ratings, other than the vague "noise" category - but you can probably get as much comparative info about relative noise by comparing tread chunkiness.
Phoooeee on CR tire ratings...
Jim_Chow
V8_Fan
IIRC, the wrangler silent armor's are the same tire Toyota used on their ARB-equipped HDJ100 in the Beijing to Mongolia eco challenge last year (crossing the Gobi Desert), as Goodyear was the tire sponsor. How do the silent armor's compare w/ the revo's as far as road noise? I've only had one pair of P-rated wrangler AT tires about 10 yrs ago on my 2wd extracab, and they were noisy.
yooper
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CR sucks period. Very little of their testing is real world applicable any more and most of their "experts" know less than I do about what they are reviewing.
I gave up on them about 5 years ago when they started using high pressure and gimmicky sales tactics to sell the magazine. What dumbshits.
I gave up on them about 5 years ago when they started using high pressure and gimmicky sales tactics to sell the magazine. What dumbshits.
I've been runnning them for about 10k miles. I'm pretty happy with them. It took the shop a while to balance then correctly, but they are fine now (though I have alot of weights on the rim).
Previously I had stock size Revos (P rated, not LT) and I had three sidewall punctures (in Death Valley and Canyonlands). I moved the the SilentArmors in a LT 33 inch size. They supposedly have the same sidewall as the MTR's, but I haven't really had a chance to punish them.
As far as the snow... They are "Severe Snow" rated (Snowflake symbol on the sidewall) which is a better rating than "M+S". It's doesn't snow much in the Bay Area, but they performed well for ski trips. I was happy with the Revos too, though.
They are quiet enough for me. The P rated Revo's were a bit more quiet, not sure about the LT Revos.
Hope this helps!
Previously I had stock size Revos (P rated, not LT) and I had three sidewall punctures (in Death Valley and Canyonlands). I moved the the SilentArmors in a LT 33 inch size. They supposedly have the same sidewall as the MTR's, but I haven't really had a chance to punish them.
As far as the snow... They are "Severe Snow" rated (Snowflake symbol on the sidewall) which is a better rating than "M+S". It's doesn't snow much in the Bay Area, but they performed well for ski trips. I was happy with the Revos too, though.
They are quiet enough for me. The P rated Revo's were a bit more quiet, not sure about the LT Revos.
Hope this helps!
