Originally Posted by GMBoy
I have used and enjoyed GY tires over the years. My Corvette has always had them - perfect results. My Sierra Denali pickup came with Eagle LS and were perfect, as were the next 2 sets. Then I recently went with the Eagle Sports and LOVE them so much I also put a set on my CTS. I have MT's on the old CJ7 that always get me where I need on or off road. However, the GY SRA's on my new RAM 1500 Limited are complete garbage! I plan on swapping them out as soon as I can. The have no grip in the rain, mediocre grip in the dry and don't stay balanced. I HATE these tires.
This is good to hear that not every G/Y tire is a bad tire. I too know others who have had good success with G/Y tires and in fact, love the SRA's. This could be vehicle specific!
I have had G/Y tires(no longer) since the 70's and have had them on as many as 4 vehicles all at one time and none were good past 20K-25K miles without giving me issues. Not that they wore out at those miles(although some did), they just gave me problems around that time frame. Some gave me issues as early as 10ish K miles.
In 40 years, I've probably had a dozen sets(4) of G/Y tires over my lifetime. Maybe as many as 15 sets(all of 4). None were G/Ys entry level/economy line of tires. All were their mid to premium line of tires and all were appropriate for the vehicles that they were installed on, whether the tires & vehicles were of the sporty type, family sedan, truck/suv etc.
I do believe that G/Y does make some very good truck tires and high performance tires however, it don't think that their normal "everyday" tires are up to some of the competition in terms of their quality control for the money their asking.
I'm sure that some say the same about Michelin!