O.E. Tires

[jetfixer320]

When purchasing new vehicles in the past, I've done tons of research on pretty much everything EXCEPT the tires, & it burned me a time or two.
I know sometimes the O.E. tires can be pretty good & sometimes you can't get them off your vehicle soon enough. (Wrangler SR-A's)
I see my 2025 Yukon AT4 Ultimate is coming with Wrangler Trailrunner AT tires. Does anybody have any experience with this particular tire?
In reading the tire reviews, it's pretty much mid-pack, pretty good in some areas, just so-so in some areas, and horrible in a few others.
If you have any experience with this tire, is it okay, or should I start shopping? They'd probably be fine for most of my city driving, but
living in Idaho, they'll get their fair share of winter roads too.

 

[imfrogman]

When purchasing new vehicles in the past, I've done tons of research on pretty much everything EXCEPT the tires, & it burned me a time or two.
I know sometimes the O.E. tires can be pretty good & sometimes you can't get them off your vehicle soon enough. (Wrangler SR-A's)
I see my 2025 Yukon AT4 Ultimate is coming with Wrangler Trailrunner AT tires. Does anybody have any experience with this particular tire?
In reading the tire reviews, it's pretty much mid-pack, pretty good in some areas, just so-so in some areas, and horrible in a few others.
If you have any experience with this tire, is it okay, or should I start shopping? They'd probably be fine for most of my city driving, but
living in Idaho, they'll get their fair share of winter roads too.

I have a house in Sun Valley and spend couple months out there during ski season. The Trailrunners are actually good in the snow. That being said I replaced with nitto Terra Grapplers g3 when new one were needed.

 

[swathdiver]

No experience with them but if you don't like them, sell them off after buying what you want. Don't punish yourself with subpar tires, the tire is the most important part linking you and your passengers to the road.

 

[Stbentoak]

I absolutely hate the Alenza's that come with the new 25 I have coming in. The problem is there are no good tires made in the 24 inch size yet. I will have to muddle through probably 12 to 18 months with these tires before I switch to Pirelli's or Michelin's. They are death traps especially in the rain.

 

[SpareParts]

The Wrangler tires you have do get good reviews on Tire Rack and Truck tire reviews.
With the tread design and a 3 peak rating, I would think they would be great in the winter. Generally, I have always found Goodyear AT type tires do a great job for me and in North Idaho my self i would run them.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

I know that you want to get ahead of things and have quality tires for your truck, but as @swathdiver suggested, take delivery of the truck with the original tires, and if you don't like them, then replace them.

I am totally sold on Michelin Defenders (I don't off-road), and they have easily handled anything that the NH winters have thrown at them.

 

[jetfixer320]

The Wrangler tires you have do get good reviews on Tire Rack and Truck tire reviews.
With the tread design and a 3 peak rating, I would think they would be great in the winter. Generally, I have always found Goodyear AT type tires do a great job for me and in North Idaho my self i would run them.

I think you may have that tire confused with another. From Goodyears own website, the "Territory" AT has a 3 peak rating but the "TrailRunner" AT the vehicle comes equipped with, does not.
(Except in LT sizes, which these are not)
If I HAVE to change though, I'm leaning towards the Bridgestone Dueler AT Ascent. Needless to say, I just hate pulling new tires off a new vehicle.
What's worse though is the last time I had to do it, they were "supposedly" an uplevel (extra cost option) that I SELECTED!

 

[SpareParts]

Maybe i miss read?.
I just put a set of BFG Trail Terrain TA. So far love em! Ride nice, Quiet on the highway, Look good and im sure will be fine up in the mountains until the snow gets to deep to even bother going in the woods.

 

[jetfixer320]

I know that you want to get ahead of things and have quality tires for your truck, but as @swathdiver suggested, take delivery of the truck with the original tires, and if you don't like them, then replace them.

I am totally sold on Michelin Defenders (I don't off-road), and they have easily handled anything that the NH winters have thrown at them.

When I talk about having to replace a new set of tires, I actually installed the previous version of the Michelin Defender LTX M/S on my '15 1500 Sierra Denali. That winter I road tripped thru some pretty bad weather in Western Wyoming, and wound up spending Christmas 2016 in Boise, Idaho during what they called "Snopocalypse." I had to spend quite a bit of time in 4 wheel drive due to the loose, deep snow, but the Defenders did surprisingly well, especially considering the empty, light pickup bed.

 

[Marky Dissod]

sometimes the O.E. tires can be pretty good, & sometimes you can't get them off your vehicle soon enough. (Wrangler SR-A's)

When was the last time GM put THE BEST tire on any of their vehicles (for a specifically given purpose)?
There's ALWAYS a cost compromise involved; if you're willing to shop around and research, you can always select a better tire than GM did.

Don't punish yourself with subpar tires, the tire is the most important part linking you and your passengers to the road.

A sportscar with minivan tires is a minivan that only seats two (or 2+2) people.

Something odd I've noticed:
If you ask TireRack on the phone, their agents' recommendations do not always agree with their website's.
If you buy your tires from TireRack, you may want to ask why.

 

[Stbentoak]

If you don't know anything about tires tire rack is a pretty good place to talk to and they will probably give you better advice than most tires stores.... But if you're an intelligent and educated shopper and know exactly what you want, they are not the best place to buy Tires..I can usually find better deals at Sam's club or our local discount tire with proof of price matching. Plus, both places are mostly nationwide and that can be valuable....

 

[jetfixer320]

When was the last time GM put THE BEST tire on any of their vehicles (for a specifically given purpose)?
There's ALWAYS a cost compromise involved; if you're willing to shop around and research, you can always select a better tire than GM did.
A sportscar with minivan tires is a minivan that only seats two (or 2+2) people.

EXACTLY my mistake in 2015. The O.E. tire was a Continental LX20 which is still available today and generally considered a pretty good tire. But WITHOUT research, I optioned the "Uplevel" Wrangler SR-A which even back then wasn't rated as good as the Continental. (And cost MORE!)

Something odd I've noticed:
If you ask TireRack on the phone, their agents' recommendations do not always agree with their website's.
If you buy your tires from TireRack, you may want to ask why.

I've never purchased from Tire Rack (Now owned by Discount tire) But I've had decent luck with Discount. As with my '15 Sierra, I'll certainly keep the O.E. tires on and give them a try, but if they disappoint, I'm leaning towards a Bridgestone, or I see Vredestein (Who's been in Europe for many years) is really coming into their own in the U.S. The "Pinza AT" looks pretty good. I also have a buddy who put a set of Toyos on his lifted 4Runner and was very pleased. As they say, "only time will tell'.

 

[steiny93]

I've swapped to BF AT KOs at delivery for a few of the full sized trucks / suvs I've bought. I'm near Canada, lots of snow and ice, been super happy with those.

ecoDiesel got 80k miles out of a set, rotate & balance at every oil change

at time of delivery the added cost was pretty nominal; The last one was about $750 with dealer keeping the take offs.

 

[Texan42]

After first two weeks of ownership I changed to Falken Wildpeak AT4Ws in LT. I couldn't stand the squishy feel of the OEM tires around corners on the highway. I offroad occasionally up at the ranch and these tires are a bit heavier, but tough.

 

[ptwohey]

I know that you want to get ahead of things and have quality tires for your truck, but as @swathdiver suggested, take delivery of the truck with the original tires, and if you don't like them, then replace them.

I am totally sold on Michelin Defenders (I don't off-road), and they have easily handled anything that the NH winters have thrown at them.

That's what I've installed on both my 2018 Tahoe with a 6.2/17" rims and my wife's 2018 Equinox 4 cyl. I was planning on a road trip and wanted the spare to be similar... I advertised for a spare and actually bought 4 factory rims identical to mine PLUS the same Michelin tires with .300" Thread! A 65 mile drive and $650 brought them home.

 

[Stbentoak]

Just as an FYI. I've just seen on Tire rack yesterday that Michelin has introduced defenders in the 24 inch OEM size. There are also about 75.00 less than the OEM Alenza's. That makes the choice easy when the time comes.....