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  1. M

    I need tires

    Whichever lettering option costs less, so long as I get the tire I want. All I ever wanted from tires are contact patch & sidewall-structural performance / behavioral characteristics.* *Having yanking a car from goopy mud recently, I now also consider how off-road characteristics play with or...
  2. M

    I need tires

    If for whatever reason, you need to deal with it when you get home, the two best websites that use comparable online ratings: tirerack.com simpletire.com Biasing toward Load-E-rated highway tires, assuming you will NOT upgrade to 17" wheels, I'd consider FireStone TransForce CV2 (better) or or...
  3. M

    I need tires

    Think he meant Discoverer HT3? https://www.coopertire.com/en_US/tires/discoverer-ht3/24488-17019600300000.html?back=tireFinder
  4. M

    Verifying that these rims fit & thoughts on looks

    (I'm ALL for being corrected, but for the rest of this post it's gonna seem like I'm not, even though I am ...) Huh? The ABS system cannot tell if the axle or tire size has changed, unless they have stopped matching each other. ABS / Traction Control & speedometer actually operate independently...
  5. M

    Keep driving your GMT800s?

    Your contribution to that zeitgeist will be greater in the long run if you just take good care of yours. If it looks and works as good / well as it does now in 20 years, the world will beat a path to your door.
  6. M

    Verifying that these rims fit & thoughts on looks

    Those would be the most likely. Less likely but still possible is 265/70R17 for Z71.
  7. M

    I need tires

    Here, hear. So far as I can tell, most people spend most of the time NOT approaching their tires' limits in the dry, even during most 'emergency' maneuvers. However, once the weather is less-than-ideal, any emergency maneuver could suddenly reach or exceed one or more of the tires' limits. As a...
  8. M

    I need tires

    But WHY? When I ask 'why?' here, it's a separate question from the previous one. No longer believe there's such a thing as a 'good brand' anymore. Tires are not siblings or even distant cousins, even if they share a 'surname'.
  9. M

    I need tires

    'Michelin is a good brand' is, to my experience, insufficient specificity. (Chevy Silverados are pretty good. Chevy Aveos are not, by any measure.) Michelin makes some excellent tires, true, but if they choose not to make excellent tires in the size(s) & spec you need or want, THEY are telling...
  10. M

    I need tires

    You may be confusing your 'feelings' with what tire makers 'feel' like doing with their tire selection to maximize their 'profits'. Looked up Michelin man website, to see what Michelin is intentionally missing AND providing in 'E'. In LT245/75R16...
  11. M

    I need tires

    Were I you I'd very seriously consider getting 17" wheels such as these: https://wheelsexpressonline.com/product/17-inch-wheel-rim-fits-gm-1500-silverado-tahoe-sierra-8131-blk/ Going from either 245/75R16 or 265/75R16, to 265/70R17, opens you to a considerably larger selection of tires.
  12. M

    Verifying that these rims fit & thoughts on looks

    Might need the SoCal wheel arch mod for 275/65R20, which are 33" tall. GMT800 wheel arches are normally meant to house 31.6" tall tires.
  13. M

    I need tires

    Don't know if you're aware that kinda contradicts Their argument barely holds a sip of H2O ... they put on '1500' tires (you were not fully aware that that's what you asked for) that are adequate for a 1/2 ton pickup truck, especially if it's usually empty-bedded and hardly ever tows / hauls...
  14. M

    I need tires

    Your pcm cannot tell the difference between LT245/75R16 - 30.46" tall, and LT265/70R16 - 30.60" tall. However, your truck can likely fit/accommodate up to 31.7" tall tires with negligible rubbing at full steering lock, so if you can tolerate a speedometer error, or can have your pcm tuned to...
  15. M

    Torsion Bar Ride Quality

    Hoping it won't be necessary to move the mount back ... Don't think I know enough about 'twisting' torsion bars to stiffen them, to prefer this over choosing a stiffer torsion bar ...
  16. M

    Torsion Bar Ride Quality

    Can my Tahoe use torsion bars STIFFER than 'XM'? Looks like XM were the stiffest GM OE torsion bars for GMT800 suvs, including PPVs / SSVs, as well as 4WD Suburbans & Avalanches 1500. If GMT800 1500 pickup trucks came with OE Z85 / Z60 handling package using WZ / YK / YT bars, why can't I 'get...
  17. M

    Torsion Bar Ride Quality

    When you do this, would you PLEASE measure the LENGTH of those other bars? I THINK I MIGHT be able to get away with using a 53" torsion bar ... maybe ... Thanks in advance.
  18. M

    GMT900 upgrade with 17” OEM snowflake wheels?

    Hope you don't need them, but in case someone else forces the issue, you'll be very glad you did.
  19. M

    GMT900 upgrade with 17” OEM snowflake wheels?

    Once you get it done, well, you won't notice much difference so long as you're using the brakes like a normal conservative who plans their braking in advance. However, should any surprise get past you, and you need to kick the brake pedal instead of just pressing it, you'll suddenly appreciate...
  20. M

    GMT900 upgrade with 17” OEM snowflake wheels?

    "FYI, there are two different calipers that use different pads. This is information for the next time you do brakes on the truck." Quote function is misbehaving at the moment ... To oversimplify the previous post: By 2010, GM had updated all GMT900 (1500) vehicles' calipers & pads. This is why...

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