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

They don't all have the same Kevlar side walls . Depends on which
factory production gets sent out here......... Don't expect a Dealer
to have a clue what you're talking about if you ask them what they
can order for you. LMAO !

Originally Posted by Neil P

They don't all have the same Kevlar side walls . Depends on which
factory production gets sent out here......... Don't expect a Dealer
to have a clue what you're talking about if you ask them what they
can order for you. LMAO !

None have Kevlar in the sidewalls - its under the tread!

My bad , Graeme . I should have said bands . The Hungary production
is rubbish according to LLRF buyers.

Originally Posted by Neil P

My bad , Graeme . I should have said bands . The Hungary production
is rubbish according to LLRF buyers.

Fitting mine tomorrow hopefully..i'll see where they are made first.
Cheers,
Peter

Originally Posted by TerryO

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if anyone has had any long term experience with 18" Good Year Silent Armor A/T tyres on thier D3/4's?

If so what in your opinion is their strengths and weaknesses?

Cheers,
Terry

Wrangler Silent Armor are made in USA.

Wrangler AT/SA are made in Indonesia.

General concensus is that the USA made are great (I have them but not used them much yet) and that the AT/SA are a lesser quality but some (including on the forum) have had a good run with them.

I have had Silent Armour's on my D3 TDV6 for 10 months.
I was originally very happy with them as they were silent on the black stuff with a tread pattern aggresive enough for general bush work.
Went across the Simpson last August towing a 1600kg Adventure camper with pressures around 18psi, sometimes 16psi. The side walls badly scuffed and in 2 tyres the lettering layer delaminated quite badly. This does not seem to effect the actual structure of the sidewall as it is the white layer that contains the lettering and only on one side, but they look bloody awfull.
The dealer replaced the worst one of them for $50 but I am still waiting for an offer from the GoodYear rep to replace the lot.
I am really dissapointed with this trouble as they are wearing quite well and as I said, they do the job.

Can confirm that mine (fitted last Friday) are made in the USA, but really can't add any more comments than those posted in the rim thread a few days back. For what it's worth, there are a lot of positive long-term reviews on TireRack - though with Peterall's comment about the Simpson crossing in mind I will watch with interest to see how they handle Australian conditions.

Originally Posted by peterall

Went across the Simpson last August towing a 1600kg Adventure camper with pressures around 18psi, sometimes 16psi. The side walls badly scuffed and in 2 tyres the lettering layer delaminated quite badly. This does not seem to effect the actual structure of the sidewall as it is the white layer that contains the lettering and only on one side, but they look bloody awfull.

I think I would be doing up a Good Year ad to the effect of a thousand miles on "flat" tyres and not yet walking. I know Australia is different, but here in the Arctic, we try to roll on the tread part; the sidewalls are to lift the 3 above the snow drifts or out of the ruts. The taller the tyre, the better - conditions really are different down under, I must say!

All I know is that any Good Year tyre I have had with Kevlar in it has been an outstanding tyre.

As an aside, the HP's, (no Kevlar), my 3 came with are the worst tyre I have every experienced - well they are OK in the summer on pavement, but on the snow, just plain dangerous. I just wish the Made in USA Silent Armors were available in the factory stock 19" size and I would have them on as my summer tyre.