Stock Goodyear kevlars in snow

People say crawl control doesn't work? Or that the tires don't have any grip anyways that crawl control can't help? I've gotten myself out of a weirdly articulated section that was lose and rocky with crawl control, but then again I'm probably a shit driver...so there's that.

 

They are just good in snow, especially if you know how to drive on snow.

The rubber is stiffer than other types, so the lugs get filled in when driving on powder or wet snow making them worse.

I love them as dry sharp rocky offroad tires. Chunk a lot less than tires with softer rubber. You may try siping the lugs if they don’t work well enough, or save them for the rest of the year.

 

I have a hard time believing that these tires are somehow superior to a Goodyear Adventure in anything other than street conditions.

I think the stock Goodyear’s get a bad rap because they’re the stock tires on a truck that regularly gets upgraded. Because of this everyone is comparing them to something they got to hand pick and want to justify spending money on. If you look back a few years guys were actually upgrading their Tacoma tires to the Goodyear’s.

I upgraded also on the Tacoma to something more aggressive for my needs. My wife still has the Goodyear’s after 20k miles and they are a pretty good tire for most people.

 

Ohh that's what I had on the Hyundai as the stock tires. Great and quiet on the road, absolute ass coming to a stop from 30 mph on maybe an inch or two of new snow

 

I picked up 4x Yokohama Ice Guard and 4x 4R Off Road 17" wheels for under $1k all in. I'm west of you a little ways. I've run snow tires forever, this is my first truck but figured "why risk it". This will be my first winter on them (2019 OR MT)

 

Now that you bought those not a flake of snow will fall

 

Mine handle comfortably in snow, slush and ice. No complaints. The Duratracs on my fathers 2012 SR5 seem to be a good bit better when it gets deep, though.

 

Same here. My taco came with a winter tire package, but I sold the winters off after 1 winter & sold my Kevlar's, and replaced them with (C load) 265/75/16 Duratracs, which come with 3 peak snow designation.

Love them.

 

My sister has those on her tacoma in Fernie, they work well.

 

You're welcome?

 

I love Fernie, powder bowls all winter.

 

I think the Goodyear's only advantage is extra toughness in rocky situations which, let's face it, most people don't do (Colorado, Utah, etc). Mudder tires may look great on trucks and Jeeps (personally, I don't think the Goodyears are particular good looking at anything beyond brand new), but most people will benefit greatly from a good all season on their light truck. I'm not going to tell anyone how to spend their money, however.

I've found that on most vehicles, nothing is as big an upgrade as a quality tire, and I'd rather stop sooner and have more grip versus the coolest looking tread possible. But that's just me. The biggest advantage of these OEM goodyear's is that people will buy them at a pretty good price, even worn out, and let you put that cash toward better rubber. If I had endless money to burn, I'd probably run Blizzak's year round on a truck or SUV. They're an amazing tire, even in the summer, with very predictable handling characteristics. In other words, precisely what a quality tire should be like. Sidebar, the Michelin X-ice 3 I tried one year on a Subaru vs the usual Nokian or Blizzaks were disappointing.

 

I live in Wisconsin and commute about 40 minutes each way to work. My stock 2017 tires were fine for 2 winters and about 1/2 of the 3rd winter. I never replaced them and got 44K out of them before trading the truck in for a 2019. I am sure there are better snow tires out there but for my commute which is a variety of county roads and state highways they were better than ok. I passed numerous people going 25-45 mph when there was snow and ice on the roads. They were the bottleneck, not the tires.

 

They are ok. I advise some weight in bed. Had good luck with General Altimax arctic on cars if you want a snow tire to swap in and out. Forgot to switch to summer tire one year and the altimax held up great. Going on winter number 6 on em. Look good still. Do excellent in snow and ice. Likely not as soft as a blizzak for pure ice, but they are studdable.

 

The Generals are well regarded and more on the affordable side. Remember for anyone thinking of buying a second set of wheels and tires: You will need to budget for TPMS too, and these Toyota's don't play well with anything but OEM Toyota sensors.

 

I can testify that the Goodyear Kevlars are amazing on snow. Considering that you can use them for daily driving on all seasons, they do very well. I live in the MidWest and we also get a lot of sleet and ice on the roads. They do well on that too. I was forced to go on an unplowed shoulder when a truck cut me off at about 50mph with 6-8 inches of snow. Surprisingly, they kept me in a straight line!

 

Yes, I should mention that I usually put 4 of those Menards "Sand in a bag" 70lb tubes in my truck bed. So I guess 280lbs. A definite must when the roads aren't ideal.

 

Save big money at Menaaards!

 

I got my 2017 off road in mid winter last year. The Goodyear tires were fair in the snow, but come march in the Ohio slush and ice they were worse than any I have ever owned!! They couldn't hold a line in any significant water or slush, let alone any ice conditions. I really did not feel very safe in the snow belt of cleveland. I switched this summer to the KO2 and put the Goodyear's on craigs. I know there are lots of opinions regarding the KO2 versus wildpeaks vs the new general, etc, but when I looked at the reviews I thought 94% positive from almost a 100,000 reviews versus 96% from 12,000 was a safe bet. I love the KO2's. night and day difference, and incredibly much quieter than the Goodyear's. That was a pleasant surprise. IMO, Lots of tires you could choose from that would be better than the stock. I only had 20k miles on my Goodyear's, but safety was worth the change early for me rather than waiting through the winter. I think they tried to make a tire good for off road and on the road and failed at both! My son has had the KO2's on his taco so I had driven them last winter already. good luck!

 

Yes those work well. I put their dried sand (supposedly no moisture) into 3 gallon buckets (a bit of room above for stuff vs a 5 gallon). Doesnt freeze and can be used when stuck. 4 of em. Saw a guy with 2” thick patio pavers in a full size. Prob 2’x2’. Kept em in place with plywood underneath and a 2x2 to frame em in. Depends what room you might need back there. I like the removability of the 3 gal buckets.