Anybody have experience with these? I am going to replace the Firestones at about 20 - 30K.

Anybody have experience with these? I am going to replace the Firestones at about 20 - 30K.

I have them on my Grand Cherokee it is a great tire only compliant I have is the tires are very responsive to the steering you just barely turn and it turns…. very quick response.

Bump. Anyone have these tires? What do you think of them?

I put a set of the Tripletreds (the Fortera, the SUV version) on my wife's '03 Liberty Limited. I love the tires - great handling on dry, wet, snowy and icy roads. Last winter, I had to blast through 2+ feet of unplowed snow on my friends 0.3 mile dirt driveway - no problem. Very quiet on the highway. They're leaps and bounds better than the crappy OEM Eagle SA's (I think that's what they were) that it came with. The Liberty handles so much better since I put them on; much less understeer going into corners. I don't take the Liberty off-road, so I can't vouch for their handling there. When it comes time to replace the bicycle wheels on my '10 Pat Sport, I'm going to seriously consider a set.

I put a set of the Tripletreds (the Fortera, the SUV version) on my wife's '03 Liberty Limited. I love the tires - great handling on dry, wet, snowy and icy roads. Last winter, I had to blast through 2+ feet of unplowed snow on my friends 0.3 mile dirt driveway - no problem. Very quiet on the highway. They're leaps and bounds better than the crappy OEM Eagle SA's (I think that's what they were) that it came with. The Liberty handles so much better since I put them on; much less understeer going into corners. I don't take the Liberty off-road, so I can't vouch for their handling there. When it comes time to replace the bicycle wheels on my '10 Pat Sport, I'm going to seriously consider a set.

me too. I put a ser the tripletred Fortera (liberty) and Assurance (Town & country)

I love the tires!!!!

I'm also hearing lots of positive feedback about Goodyear Assurance TripleTred tires... I might consider this tire when its time to replace mine...

I'm also hearing lots of positive feedback about Goodyear Assurance TripleTred tires... I might consider this tire when its time to replace mine...

as an assurance and fortera user I can said: do it!!!

my pat is to new for a tire change, but in few years I will change to fortera tripletred, rules!

I was honored to see this thread revived. The original tires still have tread left at 62,500 miles and the traction has been very good the whole time - although it may be the traction system on FDI compensates. I intend on replacing the tires this fall so thanks for the updates.

Well, I am a little late to the party, but figured I would post my experience with a set since it differs from the rest. I would recommend not getting the Goodyear Assurance TripleTred. The set I had were on my wife's former 02 Forester, so at least a similar AWD vehicle in size and weight.

I have to say we thought they were great...intially. Once the tires hit ~50% of the original tread depth their capability in the snow and wet changed for the worse. In the wet the tires had a tendency to hydroplane pretty easily and it became almost normal to trigger the ABS while stopping at normal speeds. In the winter you could tell the AWD system was being put to the test and scrambling for traction most of the time. My wife became very leery of driving the car, so I ended up getting new tires last fall. The ABS adventures and snow traction were back to where they were originally and all was good. We replaced them at 45K miles, even though they still had ~25% of the tread left. I ended up moving to Yoko Geolandar A/T-S tires, but we ended up selling the vehicle with only 8K miles on those. They did work great in the snow and wet for the limited mileage we had on them, though.

Looking at the tire tread pattern, the outer tread blocks lose their evacuation grooves at 50% of tread wear and go into a solid ring. The water that the center grooves pump toward the outer tread blocks no longer has anywhere to go and you get poor wet/snow traction. I was surprised that Goodyear did this with the depth of the tread pattern on the outside blocks, but I am sure the shallower depth helped improve the tires cornering capability and response at the expense of overall tire life.

I have two co-workers that had similar experiences with the Triple Treads as well, great the first 50% of the tread depth, then they went away quickly. They ended up confirming that I wasn't seeing anything unusual with the tire's change in personality.

Thanks for the informed update - I will have to do some additional research.

Sounds like a GY thing- at almost half life GoodYear tires seems to just as useful as other tires nearing bald...Integrity (total O.E. GARBAGE!!! I still see them on stock Chargers...), Wrangler SR-A, both car/SUV TripleTreds... adn I constantly have different buddies and co-workers comment how "Crapyear's" only decent tires are their F1's, and the TripleTreds are very expensive!

weird.. really!!! I really notice how my liberty changed with the fortera tripletred vs the crappy-factory goodyear eagle RS ... and my town & country with the tripletred assurance vs the integrity ...

btw: the fortera tripletred is more for SUV and assurance tripletred is more for minivans/cars

GY Tripletread Assurance do seem like they really will work superb at first, but for $700-1000 a set I see a lot of the "they were great until [enter number above 20,000] miles" kind of reviews. Though I seriously did consider GY TTA Forteras and would have gambled on warranty replacement if they wore prematurely, but $220/tire price tag for 18's" that would still fit the Jeep, and they are still highway all-seasons when I was aiming for all-terrain. If price is not an issue, go for it! Our Patriots are a bit lighter than the vehicles of reviewing owners who may have seen early wear.

I'm a Florida to mid-Atlantic wet weather driver, with occasional snow. Because I drive in a lot of wet weather, I never let my tread go down to the "penny head." Virtually every time I bring my vehicles in for new tires, even the mechanics tell me I have another year and 12,000 or so miles left. But in all honesty, when I'm not getting the trip, I change them, which is typically at 30% or so tread left.

So here at am, with the stock Wrangler SR-A tires at nearly 40,000. They are close to that penny head. In all honesty, I would have probably switched them out at 30-35,000, but I don't drive my Patriot enough, virtually never through the summer. And they were "good enough" for "snowpocalyse" last year in DC. In the '07's CVT2 with that low gear, I got around fine.

This year I'm looking at these Goodyear Assurance TripleTred units. They seem like the ideal design. The only concern I'm running into are those reports of when they drop below 50%, the lack of wet traction. I really want an all-season tire, as I don't put enough on the Jeep. I basically use it for the winter season, or when it's really wet'n cold. I bought it for the Mid-Atlantic snow and when it's really wet in Florida.

So for someone that normally replaces his tires at 30% tread left, do they sound like the good move? And is there a tread life warranty option so when I go to the reseller and say, "I don't like how these are gripping any more, can I get new ones at a discount for my tread left, will they offer an option for me?"

Thanx in advance!

Oh, one more thing. Will the Tripletred tires still climb hilly roads in the snow? I just ran into that and even the low tread SR-As managed with the '07 CVT2 in low gear. Or do you give up climb traction with these things? Just curious. I don't really off-road, but if I have to get through a soft median, grass dip or hill or just climb a road's hill in the snow, I don't want to revert to basically a standard car's performance. ;)

Well, I just got a set after much research and so far I am extremely happy with them. I have tested them twice in light snow and they are significantly better than the OE tires. When I first get out on the snow in a clear area at low speed, I lock the brakes to see how much skid there is with the ABS. I attempted this during the first snow this season with the new tires (in conditions the OE tires would skid) and the darn thing stopped like dry pavement. My wife was not pleased with the stop. On today's snow, the conditions were worse and the ABS did come on, but control was excellent. So far so good.

Well, I just got a set after much research and so far I am extremely happy with them. I have tested them twice in light snow and they are significantly better than the OE tires. When I first get out on the snow in a clear area at low speed, I lock the brakes to see how much skid there is with the ABS. I attempted this during the first snow this season with the new tires (in conditions the OE tires would skid) and the darn thing stopped like dry pavement. My wife was not pleased with the stop. On today's snow, the conditions were worse and the ABS did come on, but control was excellent. So far so good.

great!! :D

but... with the assurance tripletred???