I am leaving tonight for a 5000 mile plus road trip. I had new yokohama goelander A/T+II's put on my 2001 extracab sb D/M 2500HD. First thing I noticed pulling out of the tire shop was the steering felt less responsive. Then I get it out on the highway and my truck handles like... well...like a boat is the best way to describe it. I checked for proper inflation and all 4 are at 80psi and it still feels like I am driving with 4 nearly flat tires! WTF!! I'm afraid to put my trailer behind it. Has anyone had this problem with these or another brand of tires? Is it the tires? The truck? Me? Should I just deal with it or should I try to get a different brand before I leave? I hate the thought of loosing money on this but!!!! Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks,


Gregg

I hade them on a 1/2 ton and they were great. 265's btw. they handled fine with no boat like feel. BTW I also remember their max inflation being 65psi....better check the tire sidewall.

Take them back right away! Take the service manager or salesman for a ride and tell them they are not acceptable. A good tire store will take them back and refund your money. We have had this happen before also. We put on a different tread design and it solved the problem. What size did you put on??? Ply? d or E rated?? A tread block design that does not have as many voids will feel a lot more stable.

What size did you put on?

Sorry, I had stock 245/75/16's load range E's. The side wall says 80psi. I have these same tires in a 265 load range D on my Tahoe and love them, so naturaly I figured in the right size and load range for my Max , I would love them Also, Boy was I wrong! I have had LOTS of vehicles and put lots of tires on them . I have changed size's and tread styles tried lots of Brands. I expect some minor changes and differences but WOW! So any I deas what I should go with? 90% of my driving is on the streetand highway. I tow alot and travel on alot of unplowed roads in the winter. TIA,


Gregg

You dont really need any type of aggressive tire then, but one that has siping for the winter driving. Edited by: White Duramax

I had the 256 geolander 2's on a 1/2 ton and they did great in the snow, lotsa sipes. Actually one of my favorite at truck tires I have had. Handled great wet dry and in great in the snow(kinda sucked in the mud though but I was used to my swampers) Something dont sound righthttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Ermm.gif Not a clue actuallyhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Ermm.gif


I currently am running dunlop radial rover rt's and they do great in the winter. I bought em cuz I had a budy that worked for a wingfoot dealer and i got a good price on em and I heard good things, if it wasnt for him I may have gone back to the geolanders. I plow, snow and ice traction is very important to me. I couldnt go with a deticated snow tire so I went with an AT tire and they do really well(actually great for an AT tire)


I'm seriously puzzledhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Ermm.gif


BTW I am running 265's(a load range d I think) and even in the winter with 1k in the bed and a 900+# plow on the front they handle well(not boatish I mean) My 1/2 ton with the geolanders was a 97 z71 reg cab 350. A bit lighter but I wouldnt think a 2500HD would way enough to make em feel like a boat???http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Confused.gifEdited by: ratlover

Taking the salesman or manager for a ride aint a bad idea if you cant get it figured out though