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They are keeping my service ticket open until I give them the all clear, just in case I need something that would require warranty assistance.
How should I test this apart from just putting TOD on and driving around? I am not sure if this will effect 4wd operation? (i.e. it slips in parking lots, but will the system engage when I need it?)
o 4-wheel leaf springs- bad ride when you are not towing, etc.
o Space is almost the same as the Denali XL even though the vehicle itself is significantly larger.
o No AWD for on-road use which is what I'll be using it for.
o "Luxury" items are pretty lacking on the Excursion v. Denali
o Diesel engine is significantly louder than the Duramax in the GMC line
o At least 10K more than what I'll pay for a slightly used Denali
Once they come out with the Duramax aka Isuzu diesel in the Denali/burban, I'll probably pickup a used one of those in a few years after I get a used 03/04 denali.
-mike
-mike
If I had the money, I would getting one of those, as long as they would wrap the tire change up in the deal.
Have you thought about upgrading to a 4 door pickup? With a hardtop over the bed you could carry a lot of gear and still have the weather protection.
So it's basically Denali, Suburban, Excalade, Excursion, not many other choices.
I reall like the denali so if I can find a nice used one next year all will work out.
-mike
-mike
-mike
I'm running 265/75-16 Bridgestone Revo A/T's. I'm using the SL load rating - saw no reason for heavier, stiffer C or D rated tires. This is my second set of Revos and I must say, they are the BEST! I can't recommend them highly enough. I was going to try the 275/70's, but they cost $30/tire more than the 265/75 SL. This tire has a great ride, is quiet, has good wear, and good traction in all conditions. Far, far better than the Pirelli Scorpions (265/75-16 load range C) that I had before. For me the Scorpions had a marginal ride (I don't think they were round, as I never could get them balanced), marginal snow traction, were fairly loud, and wore out in a heart beat. Some others on this board, however, seem to like them.
The 265/75's make the Trooper look soooo much beafier. There is a slight sacrifice in off the line performance. Unlike some who have gone to larger tires, I have noticed no decrease in gas mileage. I average around 17.5 in normal mixed driving, factoring in the odometer error caused by the larger circumference tire. I've gone as high as 19+ MPG on trips, but I tend drive pretty briskly on the highway so anything higher would be unrealistic.
-mike
I also traded my spare in on a new tire...since it was brand new, they gave me $71 credit towards replacing it. So I have 5x265/70s.
The Stock tire cover will not fit over the larger tires...and I recommend removing it if you are getting a new spare, since the tire place ripped mine trying to force it over the top.
Not sure if I would go 265/75 next time? When I looked all the 75 aspect tires were LT (light truck) rated not P (Passenger car) rated.
I was torn between the Deuler's and the BFG Radial A/T KOs. They are more expensive, but probably the best offroad A/T tire. I think the Bridgestones are probably the best on the road all the time with occasional offroading A/T tire. The BFGs are an LT tire.
Oh yeah...I was very concerned about what would fit. 265/70s, 265/75s or 275/70s all fit no problem...and the larger tire makes the truck look much better.
Since I don't do any offroading, live in the South, and stay mainly on the highway is it a good idea to go with a P rating or stick to the LT rating?
$7k for a 2000 Limited with 80k miles seems pretty good, even for 2WD.
The leather may still have hope, but Lexol is not going to clean it up. What most people think of 'Lexol' is as a leather conditioner in the orange bottle. Lexol does sell a leather cleaner. If you try to revive the seats, start with a cleaner and then use a conditioner once the seats are clean.
If you buy it, do some major maintenance on it. You might spend $500-$1,000 but you will know where you stand in many of the major categories (coolant, timing belt, trans fluid, other driveilne fluids, serpentine belt, wheel bearing repack, etc.).
265/70/16 and 275/70/16 will also fit stock rims (they add 1.1 and 1.7 inches, respectively, in diameter, in addition to a 3.7% and 5.6% speedo error), as well as a variety of sizes in other aspect ratios. Here is a helpful site for those inclined to do a bit of independent research:
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
For the record, the standardized difference between a 245 and 255 tire is 0.4 inches in diameter, not radius. Sidewall width difference is +0.2 inches.
In order to transform the trucks performance and/or appearance, you will have to make the quantum leap in size to 265/75 or 275/70. You won't regret it! This is not like putting monster floatation tires on it or anything. The wife won't run you out of the house. It just makes the Trooper look, feel, and drive better. You put 255/70's on a Trooper and I'll bet you can't tell it from stock. You put 265/75's on it and you'll go "Oh,yeah!"
On another note, how common a size is a 255/70-16? This, I think, is a really oddball size. If you ever need to find one in a pinch, it might not be so easy. 265/75 is a very common size. 275/70 is probably not so common.
Additionally, whatever oversize tire a person goes with, they are going to have to purchase a matching size spare. If you can't tell the difference from stock, why would you want to buy 5 tires, when you can buy 4 of the stock size. So, you're going to spend more per tire and have to buy one more tire for nothing.
Do yourself a favor. Go to the 265/75 or 275/70, pick up a used one for a spare, dump the foo-foo looking spare tire cover, and never look back.
I now have Revo A/T's in the "SL", standard load rating, my second set of these. This is a little softer than a "C" rating. They are extremely comfortable and smooth on the road. I can't imagine a better riding tire. I simply can't imagine a person having an issue with the ride of these tires.
If you are concerned about ride, stay way away from "D" and "E" rated tires. I think some people get these super heavy duty tires by mistake. They may not even realize that's what the tire shop is putting on. They go in the tire shop, ask for a 265/75 or whatever, and the shop throws on whatever they have. There may be no mention of load rating. This could sour you on LT tires, for sure. The Trooper will ride like a tank.
Also, the heavier load rating equals much heavier tires, which equals inferior acceleration, braking, and gas mileage. Those "D" and "E" rated tires will give you a hernia trying to lift them. The poor Trooper won't be too happy trying to get all that mass turning, then having to get all that rotating mass stopped. The poor suspension will be screaming trying to keep all that unsprung weight from bouncing all over the place.
265/70's add 1.1 inch in diameter, 0.5 inch in sidewall width, and they're still within the tire manufacturers' recommended rim widths. AND, you can buy them all day long at most tire dealers. Granted, the spare tire cover won't fit over them, but you can keep the stock spare for emergencies, and save the cost of swapping the stock spare for a fifth that you will rarely, if ever, use.
FWIW, I'm still leaning toward Yoko Geolandar H/T-S G051's as my replacement tires. No off-roading here, they look good, and they have great reviews on www.tirerack.com.
The 255's only add about 1/2" in dia. Even with this small increase, you will notice the gear ratio change related to acceleration.
FWIW, I've been very impressed with my 255 Bstone Revo A/T's & their aggressive tread is quiet on the road. I negotiated my set from a local Firestone dealer (called several) & bought them for a lot less money than from the TireRack who I've used in the past.
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Anybody got an idea how to contact the right people inside the tire makers to request they start marketing a kevlar belted instead of steel belted tire?
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I think a 10 lb. lighter tire that promissed better acceleration and better MPG would be extremely popular, yet I do not see them on the market. I would be happy to pay 50% more for a set of lighter tires in trade for MPG improvement and better accelleration.
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If going to a larger size tire could be done without adding tread weight oe even reducing tread weight a little, then it might be possible that the higher overall gear ratio using big tires could translate into better MPG from gear ration in addition to the MPG saved by lighter tires. Especially true for high torque diesels coming to the SUVs near you in 2006.
(HT) G051 Noise Comfort 8.6/10
(AT) Revo Noise Comfort 8.9/10
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Is an AT 8.9 noise more or less "comforting" than and HT 8.6 noise?
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These ratings are from actual users, do the AT crowd have expectations of huge amounts of tire noise and therefore they consider the Revo extremely quiet? If so, then does that mean the G051's are a lot quieter than the Revo?
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Rotate your tires every 3000 mile oil change to keep them quiet.
FWIW, I ran some Armstrong's with Kevlar belts on my LTD a long time ago without seeing any improvements in mpg or acceleration - but anything was better than the OEM Fstone 721's back then.
1) It is expensive. Most people won't pay for the added upfront cost, preferring to have a low upfront cost and absorb the reduced fuel economy. This is the situation today as there are many tires available with reduced rolling resistance and this doesn't seem to have much effect in the marketplace. People seem to put much more emphasis on price than on performance.
2) For passenger cars, rolling resistance is more a function of tread compound than the overall weight of the tire. Put another way, in a bicycle, the ply fabric is a much larger pecentage of the overall weight of the tire than in a passenger car tire. Besides, the weight of a tire is only a part of the rolling resistance and in the big scheme of things, tread compound is much more of a factor.
3) Kevlar has a peculiar property. It works well when in tension, but is weak when put in compression. While this is a minor problem with a bicycle tire, it can not be tolerated in an automobile or truck tire.
Hope this helps.
More important than raw numerical ratings are the combined number of user miles for a given tire. In other words, an 8.0 factor rating for a tire with two million miles worth of user experience is likely more reliable than a factor rating of 9.0 for a tire with only 200K combined user miles.
Everything is relative. For any given user rating, we don't know the user's point of reference - what tire is the rated tire being compared to? A mediocre tire may be rated very highly simply because it performed better than a truly sorry tire.
There are a lot of pitfalls in using those ratings. For example, it's probably pointless to compare raw ratings between tires in different categories such as HT and AT tires. Their different construction, handling and performance characteristics make a head to head comparison difficult at best.
The Revo may well be the quietest of all AT tires, but still noisier than many HT tires. The more open, blocky tread pattern on the Revo's leads me to think they would be noisier on road than the G051's. But, since I have no personal experience with EITHER tire, I could be dead wrong.
Also if anyone knows anything about possible problems to look out for I would appreciate it.
-mike
Upsizing from 245 to 255/70's =
+0.6 inches in diameter
+0.39 inches in cross section width
Upsizing from 245 to 265/70's =
+1.1 inches in diameter
+0.78 inches in cross section width
Not that I couldn't go all the same places with the stock tires, but it was much easier to drive out of/over tracks and the truck no longer kissed the sand over bumps. So the slight increase in both directions improved the offroad ride a lot. That is the main reason why I went with larger tires and happy I did so.
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I am starting to watch for deals on tires. I think I might try the G051's this time, or maybe another set of Revos... The 45K old Revo tread is definately good enough for another winter. So I would feel like I am waisting if I changed them right now.
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I am also wanting to upgrade the suspension to the OME HD rear springs, Sway Away front torsion bars and OME HD shocks all the way around. HD is one step up from the softest. While at it I will put on the poly sway bar bushings. But money is tighter than it used to be, so I keep puting it off.
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So, for sand beaches I should get a floatation tire like the 275/70 or might the 265/75 squat down more at low pressure for sand? Would the G051 tread be as good as the Revo tread in sand?
I've read some reviews of the Revo's that indicate they are real rock slingers. Again, look at the tread design - they got some mighty big tread openings. Even though I like their looks, specs and reviews, if they beat the beJesus out of the lower body panels, I'm not sure they're for me.
As far as rock throwing, I live in northern Nevada and I regularly drive on rocky dirt roads, often at pretty high speeds. I have never noticed them throwing rocks into the wheel wells. My lower body panels are just fine. I don't think this is something to worry about.
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I think even though I complain about the loudness of my Revos, they are quieter than most AT tires. I am spoiled from their very quiet ride when new.
The only downside I can see is that they must have substantial rolling resistance or mass. They noticeably sapped acceleration and gas mileage. I still think they are worth the trade-off.
Tom
Tom
The last time this happened to the driver's window was frozen over when i attempted to roll it down costing me $700 to repair to replace the entire window.
Now its the rear right window, and i can't spend that much again. Any suggestions.
terry
Not sure how long I should continue to investigate the issue? I think the onus is on the dealer to call me and close the ticket, so I am going to keep it open until they do.
I am trying to figure out if there is any good testing I can do other than doing tight circles in a parking lot when cold? I have driven uphill on slick pavement and have felt the fronts engaging, so it seems normal.
Discount Tire has 'em. They were great for me, at least until my Trooper got totaled in the wreck.
http://www.truckxpressions.com/truckaccessories/tires/nitto.htm
To me they look a lot like the Michelin LTX M/S. Are they quiet? They come in D and E load range, I did not see a lighter rated tire. Smallest was LT265/75R16
Did your tire related ability to stop or handling have anything to do with your wreck?
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