Thread: Good Year Silent Armor's ...are they any good?

Originally Posted by petera

i still like driving on these tyre, but i am not so confident in their abiities to resist damage.
Cheers,
Peter

Bummer - they were on my list of tyres to consider - now leaning towards the BFG AT KO - 265/65/18 and they are a LT spec and the same price as the Silent Armours.

Garry

I prefer these, I am hard on tires, typically ruining one or two per set.. so far, I haven't ruined any of these. I seriously considered the BFG, couldn't justify the price difference here. I also here that Hankook makes some that work well.

Choice
Nitto Terra Grappler LT285/60R18 E125R Part # 200-880 31.5" diameter
tread depth 15.6 32nds
Choice 2
Nitto Terra Grappler LT285/60R18 E120S Part # 200-410 31.38" diameter
tread depth 13.6 32nds

I've run 2 sets of #2 and 1 set of #1, good stuff. NO Flats, no ruined tires. Hold up well because they have a lot of plies, 8-12 I believe, with also helps in desert cactus and thorns.

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For what it's worth, I've just taken part in Gordon's "extreme" weekend on my SilentArmours and they came through unscathed. We were among some pretty savage rock in places, and a few of the hills were - umm - challenging, might we say? I'm no tech-head and I don't have a whole lot to compare by, but I thought they hung on pretty well, and handled both rock and mud pretty well for what is after all an AT tyre. The couple of times I got stuck were more likely due to driver error or lack of clearance than the tyres - but Gordon may have something more to add.

This experience has left me feeling quietly satisfied with the choice I made. All tyres are a compromise, and these seem to fit my needs rather well. Having said that, the D4 on Cooper LTZs performed very well indeed, and the extra width seemed a help - if you're prepared to deal with a little rubbing and the deflate-the-spare-first issue.

Hi people,this is my first post! I've been considering Silent Armours,BFG KO, General Grabber AT2 and Mickey T STZ. My fave was Silent Armour,but now am totally confused after reading this forum section..

I am on my second set of Silent Armours. Absolutely no problems at all. The first set were 235/70x16, the second, 265/75x16. I am very impressed with them for an all round tyre.