Goodyear Fortera 22" tire for a smooth ride

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TChas999

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I've had 3 sets of Goodyear Fortera 305/45/22 inch tires on my 2007 Yukon Denali over the past 10 years, Got 70K miles out of each set and a great ride. Now that I've upgraded to a 2016 Yukon Denali and the Brickstones are about worn out, I'm looking to replace them with Forteras, but they have been back ordered / unavailable for 6 months now. Frustrating. What other brand is comparable for a smooth ride?
 

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I may sound like a broken record..

But the Michelin Defender LTX M/S. And I did check, they are available in the 305/45r22 if thats the size you are looking for.

Or if you are running the stock size, 285/45/R22, they are also available in the Michelin Defender LTX M/S

Had them on my Esky, loved em.... Have them on my Envoy, and just put a set on it, for the last 140k miles (3 sets).. Love em. Had them on my wives old Pontiac 6000, loved em.
 

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I've had several sets of Michelin Defenders over the years and they are very good. My last set of Michelin's were the Premier LTX and they were even better from a ride and handling standpoint, but they are a soft compound, so don't expect them to last a long time. Well it cam time to replace my Premier LTX's last month and when I went to order them I was told the Michelin had discontinued them - uh oh... After some research I rolled the dice and bought the Michelin Cross Climate 2 - All I can say is that these may be the perfect tire for a 22 inch GM truck! They are very, very quiet, they corner and in snow they remind me of the old days when I would put Goodyear F32 snow tires on my vehicles in the winter. Darn near perfect in all regards.
 

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I was recommended the Michelin defenders on here and they are by far, the best riding tire I've owned. I blamed the gm 22s for being the cause of the shake on my Yukon, especially after replacing the Bridgestones with a new set of Bridgestone. Went with the Michelins and it's smooth as silk. I have a little vibration above 92-93 but that's to be expected
 

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I'm pretty confident that Michelin Defender LTX are the best tires you can buy if you don't need a specialty tire. I have them on our Tahoe and on our GLC300. The ones on the Tahoe have 60,000 miles or more on them and are still at about 5/36 or a little deeper. Five years. I drive them in the snow plenty.
 

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