Bridgestone Alenza Tires on the Denali

Amcguy1970 · September 30, 2022

They do a lot of winter testing with these trucks and tires, if they were that bad they wouldn't have put them on; though they do compromise and try to find that balance between snow performance, ride, desert heat longevity and so on. Are there better choices, sure, but bad enough to pull off right away, nope. That is just people looking for an excuse to upgrade. You see it all the time with tires and suspension. Someone says they are horrible and run off to replace them with something they are used to or like better, doesn't mean they are bad, just they are lying to themselves to upgrade.

You will live and be fine, but only you know the situations you are in. If the streets are plowed and treated and you live in the city with a few bigger snow falls a year, you will be fine. If you live where you get 100+ inches and its snow packed from November to April, then get snow tires and this shouldn't even be an discussion.

Tyler

SPASierra · September 30, 2022

1 hour ago, Amcguy1970 said:

They do a lot of winter testing with these trucks and tires, if they were that bad they wouldn't have put them on; though they do compromise and try to find that balance between snow performance, ride, desert heat longevity and so on. Are there better choices, sure, but bad enough to pull off right away, nope. That is just people looking for an excuse to upgrade. You see it all the time with tires and suspension. Someone says they are horrible and run off to replace them with something they are used to or like better, doesn't mean they are bad, just they are lying to themselves to upgrade.

You will live and be fine, but only you know the situations you are in. If the streets are plowed and treated and you live in the city with a few bigger snow falls a year, you will be fine. If you live where you get 100+ inches and its snow packed from November to April, then get snow tires and this shouldn't even be an discussion.

Tyler

I do live in an urban area. One that plows main roads, but many secondary and tertiary roads can go a day or two before they get to them. I have experienced crappy tires than come on brand new vehicles more than once, which is why I asked for reviews from people who actually have driven these in snow and inclement weather. The 2019 I am trading in rides on Cooper ATS3s right now, and they are amazing in the snow. Mediocre "do it all" tires in the snow, on hills, is not a good thing. I don't mind dropping the money on tires that will be good from the start. GM is known to go with the lowest cost option on everything. Maximizing profit means more than putting the best possible option on a vehicle, if the OK option makes them more money.