I'm open to all opinions on the best tires for towing and year round general driving. The only off roading I do is on gravel campground roads, so I don't need a very aggressive tread. I want to balance traction, noise, and ride comfort.

I have a 2005 GMC Yukon XL 2500 4X4 with the 8.1L engine. I just purchase Michelin LTX M/S2 and they were great until I towed the camper. The truck swayed when straightening out from a turn. I'd hate to have to do an emergency maneuver on the highway doing 65. Yikes! These tires are going back. Just have to decide what to replace them with.

I'm considering the following:

Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 2
General Grabber HTS
Goodyear Wrangler SilentArmor
Pirelli Scorpion ATR
Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S

I'm sticking with the stock 2500 wheel and size of 245/75R16.

I'm open to alternatives as well. I appreciate the comments.

Thanks,
Rob

My best choice is the Hankook RF10 Dynapro ATM, hands down. Stable, quiet, even wearing, long lasting, handles well in all four seasons, etc...

If you don't drive like a rally car driver on gravel, the Cooper Discoverer ATR is another fine choice.

I was a long time (20+ years) Cooper customer and was extremely pleased with the performance of the Discoverers. I recently made a switch to the Toyo Open Country HTs and am quite impressed.

Was your trailer sway incident a direct result of the tires, or was there a load placement issue? Just curious since I usually find my sway incidents are a direct result of a change (decrease) to my tongue weight.

It wasn't so much trailer sway as it was truck sway. The Michelin's were the fourth different set of tires over two vehicles that I towed the camper with, and I never previously experienced the tow vehicle senstation I did this weekend. The load in the trailer didn't significantly change since the last time out.

I started with 65 lbs in the tires, I stopped at a gas station and upped it to 80 lbs hot, which when cold was 75, and then I upped them all the way to 80. It got better with more pressure, but it was still very noticeable.

It wasn't so much trailer sway as it was truck sway. The Michelin's were the fourth different set of tires over two vehicles that I towed the camper with, and I never previously experienced the tow vehicle senstation I did this weekend. The load in the trailer didn't significantly change since the last time out.

I started with 65 lbs in the tires, I stopped at a gas station and upped it to 80 lbs hot, which when cold was 75, and then I upped them all the way to 80. It got better with more pressure, but it was still very noticeable.

Ah...yep, I've had to deal with a similar feeling when I got in a rush and forgot to air up my rear tires (60-65 psi is what I run unloaded). I try to maintain between 75-80 psi cold when pulling my race car trailer.

toyo ht tuff duty get my vote

I just talked to the tire shop about the Toyo. He felt their tread life didn't life up to their cost.

I bought the truck used and just replaced the tires that were on it after I put almost 40K on em. Don't remember the brand, but I guess that's the mileage I can expect to get out of an LT tire.

I just talked to the tire shop about the Toyo. He felt their tread life didn't life up to their cost.

I bought the truck used and just replaced the tires that were on it after I put almost 40K on em. Don't remember the brand, but I guess that's the mileage I can expect to get out of an LT tire.

That's interesting because I have about 50% tread left on my front 215/85s on my dually with 38K miles, and I tow all over the Southwestern region. I've been most impressed with the wear and the quiet and smooth ride of the Toyo OC HTs.

Have you experienced any snow with them? Just wondering how they'll be in the winter up here in the Northeast.

I don't get the kind of snow in my region as in the Northeast, but I have had to pull through some snow on the Grapevine and I-80 during the late Winter and early Fall. I had to pull through the icy slush on the Cajon pass a few times. I've had no issues...but, I also tow a lot slower than most people.