Favorite Tire for 2016 Yukon XL?

[Preacherben]

Looking for some ideas for new tires for our 2016 Yukon XL SLT 4WD... The current ones we have (BF Goodrich Advantage T/A 265/65R18) have been good riding tires, but they seem to be a little soft and do not hold up to our country roads. I had to replace two of them for sidewall punctures and I lost count on how many flats I repaired (more than any other vehicle I have owned). Looking for some ideas for A/T tires that still maintain a decent ride for our family vacays. Tell me about your favorites and/or send me some suggestions...

 

[Doubeleive]

Looking for some ideas for new tires for our 2016 Yukon XL SLT 4WD... The current ones we have (BF Goodrich Advantage T/A 265/65R18) have been good riding tires, but they seem to be a little soft and do not hold up to our country roads. I had to replace two of them for sidewall punctures and I lost count on how many flats I repaired (more than any other vehicle I have owned). Looking for some ideas for A/T tires that still maintain a decent ride for our family vacays. Tell me about your favorites and/or send me some suggestions...

stock ride may require a 2" leveling kit in front to fit 305's, which is cheap and easy
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**edit 18's should be a little cheaper than these were

 

[Miami-Dade]

I vote for the Michelin Defender. I get the 20 inch. It just looks better then the 18 inch IMHO. I generally get them at Costco. But to each their own.

 

[Blackcar]

Put Perilli Scorpion 22" tires on my Yukon month or so ago so far been fine.

 

[West 1]

A friend with a ranch has to drive several miles of gravel roads in and out each day. After many flat tires he switched to the 10 ply 3/4 ton truck tires. They are stiffer yes, ride a little harder, Yes, but his flat tire issue stopped with the change. Sometimes you have to buy tires that match your specific driving needs.

In the City and snow I have been very happy with the Michelin LTX tires, but I don’t drive gravel roads to give any impression on how they live on those.

 

[mwswarrior]

I second Michelin Defenders for a good road tire. Right now on my '19 Tahoe, I have Continental Terrain Contacts H/T. I think they're just as good as the Defenders, excellent road, rain, and snow traction, a bit less expensive and the last set we had on there lasted 70K+ miles.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=TerrainContact+H%2FT&partnum=755TR0TCHT&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&autoMake=GMC&autoYear=2016&autoModel=Yukon%20XL&autoModClar=SLT

 

[vcode]

All these suggestions require new rims. Read some reviews at Tire Rack and go from there.

 

[Apple Pie]

My 2017 LT has Uniroyal Tigerpaws installed by Chev dealer when I purchased used with 30,000. Car was a lease turn-in and was in near mint condition. The tires were brand new when I picked it up. So far, I am very pleased with their performance. I live in central PA on a mountain side and live on a gravel road. I see Uniroyal is owned by Michelin. I do have Michelin Defenders on my other vehicles and when I need new for hhe Tahoe will look to buy the top Michelin tire at that time.

 

[fredcook]

I've been through so many different tires for our Tahoe's (and Silverado's) that I've lost count. In pretty much every case, I removed tires that weren't worn out yet just to go back to good old BF Goodrich All Terrains. We driver daily in town, and long highway travelling (across the U.S.) multiple times a year to destinations where we always wind up going off road, sometimes where roads don't exist. The BFG TA's are the quietest on the highway for their tread design, do surprisingly well clearing water in rain, and are superb off road. Just to be clear, I don't do deep mud. But anything else, including sand and (off road) snow, they're the best that also drive nice on the highway. Depending on situation, I've run them as high as 45lbs fully loaded with trailers, and as low as 25lbs on edgy rock. All on factory wheels. The KO2's we get are always load range E, by the way. I have not yet tried KO3's. Still waiting for the current KO2's to wear out... taking forever...

My vote, after 1,200,000+ miles (two drivers) across two trucks and three Tahoes over 22 years, is BFG AT's.

 

[Actifenpleinair]

I have had REALLY good experience with Nokian tyres... From an old explorer , F350 saw, and Trailblazer EXT on dirt roads in Vermont, to the 300k miles on the tblzr and an '07 Yukon Denali all over the UT, Moab, and Western mountain states.
I always got 50,000 plus miles on Rotiiva ATs with puncture resistance and rocky road compliance very high on the list. I have taken and plugged a half dozen nails, screws, metal objects, but not one rock tear while wheeling trails the Denali should never have seen.
After these rotiivas wear through, will be putting a set of Nokian Ourback nAT on.
Give them a try, less spendy, better wet and snow traction, quieter, more efficient, and better puncture resistance. Now made in America with Finland oversight.

 

[vcode]

Tire Rack has the last gen Defender LTX on sale for $255. Would be a decent choice if you don't want something really aggressive. They are great on my 2019 XL.

 

[TxVet33]

Put Perilli Scorpion 22" tires on my Yukon month or so ago so far been fine.

I'm running the 20" Scorpions on my '19 Yukon XL SLT, for couple years now. Quiet ride good grip