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I do mostly highway driving and bought my FJ because of the highway ride.
After 55K miles it came time for new tires. My first concern was keeping the relatively quiet and smooth ride I had experienced with the stock tires. However these tires also caused me concerns due to traction. On snow I felt they were slippery and on wet highway surfaces it seemed they hydrplaned pretty easily. Also the handling wasn't the best and they didn't seem to track very well.
I started looking for a tire with a more agressive tread and after considerable research I settled on the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armors. These tires are constructed with a Kevlar belt that is advertised to quiet the ride and be pretty much puncture proof.
I just put the first 600 miles on these tires about half of which was on a highway in a rainstorm.
The ride is nearly as quiet as the much less aggressive stock tires (DUNLOPS) and just a little rougher. Traction is much better and handling is greatly improved as well; on the highway it feels like I am on tracks. The minimal loss of quiet and smoothness is a great trade for the betterment in traction and handling.
They also look a lot better.
I would recommend these tires to anyone looking for additional traction and stability.
After 55K miles it came time for new tires. My first concern was keeping the relatively quiet and smooth ride I had experienced with the stock tires. However these tires also caused me concerns due to traction. On snow I felt they were slippery and on wet highway surfaces it seemed they hydrplaned pretty easily. Also the handling wasn't the best and they didn't seem to track very well.
I started looking for a tire with a more agressive tread and after considerable research I settled on the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armors. These tires are constructed with a Kevlar belt that is advertised to quiet the ride and be pretty much puncture proof.
I just put the first 600 miles on these tires about half of which was on a highway in a rainstorm.
The ride is nearly as quiet as the much less aggressive stock tires (DUNLOPS) and just a little rougher. Traction is much better and handling is greatly improved as well; on the highway it feels like I am on tracks. The minimal loss of quiet and smoothness is a great trade for the betterment in traction and handling.
They also look a lot better.
I would recommend these tires to anyone looking for additional traction and stability.