Goodyear  Wrangler SR-A

After a full cycle of this tire I felt compelled to write a review on it to help others making tire buying decisions. I had these tires all over the place - on road and off road in a variety of conditions, so I feel as though I have 'put them through their paces'.

First the positive - Dry traction, ride comfort, and off-road use these tires were great. While not the best for off roading they certainly held their own. Tread seemed to last the expected time or maybe even slightly better than expected.

Now the negative - Wet traction on these tires was horrible. They would spin on acceleration, felt unstable in corners while wet, and seemed to hydroplane very easily. This lead me to a different brand when I went to replace them, and after driving through some we conditions I can definitely say it was these tires causing the traction issues.

While they were fine for OEM tires, I would stay away from this brand while replacing tires. There are better options out there for the price.

Good tires. They deserve a fair review. OE on new 2017 Ram 1500 4WD. Alignment and balance spot on. Size 275/60-20 always inflated to 39 psi cold as recommended.

Dry/Highway: Excellent steering response, ride and handling. Smooth and quiet - part of the credit goes to the truck with it's coil springs in the rear. Good characteristics have remained through the 33,000 miles. Rotated twice so far and very even wear.

Wear : At 33K, they are about 60% worn. Compared with my last tires on my Tundra 4WD, Michelin LTX, they are wearing quite a bit faster.

Wet: When these tires were new, they were excellent in the rain. I had the occasion to drive back home from the Adirondacks in a torrential rain last year with about 15K on the tires. They were excellent and in my opinion just as good as the last set of Michelins. However, now with about 60% wear, they are still good in light rain but will hydroplane in standing water/extremely heavy rain. As expected with significant tread wear.

Snow: Again, when they were new and up to about 25K they were. decent in the snow for an all weather tire. Now with significant tread wear, they are still OK in light. snow but poor in heavy wet snow/slush. Again, as expected as tread wear has advanced. I will replace them next fall with about 45-50K on them for winter driving.

Towing: I tow a 6000 lb. car hauler all over the North East and these tires are very good. Even with the truck heavily loaded and the Mustang on the car hauler, these tires are very sure footed and stable. I am sure the truck/trailer combination is near or even at the gross combined load rating and these tires are excellent. Inflated to 39 psi cold. 100% happy with these tires for this purpose. The steering, handling and ride makes long haul towing easy.

Bottom line a good tire and for the money, a great tire. When I go to replace them, Michelin's will cost $300 more - a tough call for a Michelin fan.

These tires were OEM for my 2014 Ram 1500 from the dealer. Back in 2003 when I bought my GMC Sierra, Goodyear's were on it and I hated the tires so much I vowed to never own another set. Well I stood by my words but 11 years later I am finding that I love these tires on my Ram. Not once have I slid in the ran or felt like I was not in complete control on wet roads. I live in Atlanta and drive 30 plus miles to work one way. These tires are comfortable, quiet, and with 47000 on them I have no doubt they will make the 50k and more. I am almost at the wear bars. I have rotateded the tires several times but like most people not always at the recommended intervals. Having a Hemi with slip diff I am known to make a little tire smoke from the stop light from time-to time and these tires have never let me down.
For those that complain that the tires don't last long or wear is not even, you have to remember that you are driving a truck of SUV. Our vehicles are not sports cars and if you treat them as such you will notice uneven tire wear. Also front end issues or bad alignment can also lead to tire issues.
I will replace my tires with the exact same brand and model. That is why I was on Tirerack.com today, pricing them.

Nice tires. Some of the questions aren't particularly applicable ("cornering stability?"), it's a pickup, not a Porsche. I can say that they ride great, are quiet and seem to be holding up fairly well. I just hit 20K miles and estimate I'll get maybe 50K total out of them. Haven't done any mudding but they are excellent in snow. They do fine driving across a fairly soft field. Maybe not a serious 4-wheeling tire but very competent for year-round highway and occasional off road use.

TIRES CAME WITH NEW TRUCK 2015. DROVE TO FLORIDA FROM CONNECTICUT. (DEAD SUMMER) ALL THE WAY DOWN TO KEY WEST. TIRES WERE BRAND NEW. DROVE SECOND TIME 2017. GREAT RIDE QUIET SMOOTH. NOW 44,000 MILES ON THEM (2019). WILL GET NEW TIRES SOMETIMES THIS YEAR. I DEFINITIVELY WILL NOT BUY TIRES RATED ANY LOWER THAN THESE. (NOW EVERY PICK UP TRUCK OWNER KNOWS THAT A EMPTY PAYLOAD IN THE BACK OF TRUCK OF EQUALS NO TRACTION ON WET ROADS. I THINK I,M PRETTY ACCURATE ON THAT STATEMENT. MY TIRES ON THE TRUCK NOW. FRONTS STILL HAVE 1/2 OF THE TREAD LEFT. BACKS NOT. I HAVE ROTATED THE TIRES AT LEST 3 TO 4 TIMES ON OIL CHANGES. BASICALLY NO PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES. NOW DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVISE IF THERE IS A BETTER TIRE THAN THAT AS I WOULD LIKE TO TRY ANOTHER BRAND.

I just replaced these tires with the same ones after 40,000 miles. They still had 5/32" tread left on them when I replaced them so I probably could of gone a few thousand miles more on them. Never had any issues with them. The new ones I just purchased ride very nice and smooth and look great!. They are a great price too! I would recommend for the price and reliable performance.

My Ram 1500 came new with 275/60R20 Goodyear SR-A tires. At about 42000 miles it was time to replace the tires and I replaced them with SR-As. Now at 83500 miles the time is coming to replace them again very soon. I probably have a few 1000 miles left on them but not much more. I've read the reviews and they don't seem to score very well. But my experience is very different. I pull a 6500 pound camper about 3000 miles per year and frequently haul a very full and heavy load of mulch or compost. Hydroplaning resistance, dry and wet road traction handling and braking traction has been very good for most of the tires life. I certainly will agree that my nearly worn out tires dont have very much hydroplaning resistance and on wet roads the traction leaves something to be desired, but then my tires are very near the wear indicators. No doubt the traction in the snow will be bad this winter, but remember my tires are nearly worn out. Tread noise and ride comfort and handling has always been very good and is still pretty good. Although I wouldnt want to do it now with nearly worn out tires, I've pulled the camper through snow, ice, heavy rain and high winds with no problems. My only complaint is I wish they lasted longer, but then they arent a very expensive tire, so my opinion is 43000 miles out of a fairly inexpensive tire is a good value. No doubt whatever I replace them with will perform better than worn out SR-As at least when the new tires are still new. But that does not mean the SR-As are not a good tire, only that worn out SR-As aren't that good. But then does anyone make a tire that still does everything well when the tread is as thin as the hair on my nearly bald head? Thats why I'm replacing them very soon and I may very well go back to SR-As. I'd give them an A+.

Bought these as they were the only tires dealer had in stock. Had to replace at 50,000 miles as my struts were bad and started flat spotting the front tires. They had another 5,0000 miles left . Can't beat these for the cost per mile.

These came as OEM on my 2016 RAM 1500 eco diesel. Have 82K mostly highway miles on them and can probably get another 10K. Live in St. Louis, MO so see a range of weather across the 2.75 yrs on the truck so far. Never made it this far on a set of tires...max of 55K on other vehicles...very impressive. They have been very durable, solid traction in all conditions...and we did drive it to Summit County, CO last winter with 60K+ on them...and quiet. And I am very picky. Definitely going to buy them again. Hard to believe some of the negative reviews on these given my experience.

This tire came on my 2015 GMC and is terrifying in the rain and light snow. I know I do not have the ability to accelerate without spinning and cannot slow down without skidding in inclement weather. Be cautious if you plan on purchasing this tire. I have 37k on mine and probably enough tread for another 12k but I cannot take another winter with them on my truck.

These tires came on my brand new Ram 1500. They are just plain awful wet traction is almost non existent. Based on my current tread wear I'll be lucky if I get 30,000 miles on these tires. Hey Ram do your self a favor get better tires for your new trucks. I definitely will not purchase these when it come time to replace the tires

These are probably the worst tires I've ever owned. The ride decent and are quiet. Traction is decent when dry but horrible when wet or any snow. The also wear pretty quick, I'm at 21k miles and I doubt I'll make it past 30k.

OEM tires on my ram I can't believe how bad these tires perform on snow and ice I live in the upper Midwest went from KO2 on my yukon to these sad excuses of tires light snow these tires become ice skates I can't express it enough if you live where there's a slight chance of snow don't buy these tires they're fine on dry pavement, moderate on wet pavement, totally unacceptable in snow or ice borderline dangerous...

These tires were on the truck when I bought it. They were practically brand new too. These are hands down one of the worst tires I've ever had. It's like the compound is extremely hard, which is great for economy but not for anything else. Absolutely zero bite in even a light dusting of snow. In the rain traction is mediocre at best. Under moderate acceleration the tires break loose in the rain. The only thing they are good at is driving in the dry. I live in Michigan and can't wait to get rid of these tires. Unless you live in an area where you never see rain or snow, save yourself and buy something else. I highly recommend paying a little more for the Michelin LTX for a highway oriented tire.

Summary:
Overall a good summer and dry highway tire. Super questionable when it came to winter driving. and reduced confidence when road was wet. Forced me to be extra cautious when conditions weren't perfect.

Detailed:
Michigan Winters and these tires do not mix. These came stock on my 2017 RAM 1500
I am an experienced Michigan driver, and former truck driver with over 500,000 miles under my belt. With these tire in the summer i have no issue. Rain traction was expected and dry traction is expected as well. However where i have the beef with these is if there is the slightest of snow on the ground these tire become almost useless. Driving in winter made me not feel confident with these tires, and even driving extra cautiously, ended up in a ditch to avoid rear ending some idiot that stopped in the middle of the road with obviously a better set of tires that i had.

Pulling a 5500 lb trailer, these tires would often slip loose during wet conditions under acceleration. One time sliding the truck sideways almost into a barrier while pulling my camper. Again, i have vast experience pulling trailers and driving and these tires reduced my confidence in the contact with the road and forced me to be even more cautious then i normally would.