Hi there, I would like to ask you all which tires are the best for the uplander? My set of uniroyal tigerpaw AS65 are coming to an end so I will need new tires. With that being said, I do have a set of winter tires so winter traction in this new set isn't that important. I do quite a few road trips so a quiet tire that handles well would be nice. So please help me out with this one and share your experiences with your tires.
Thanks in advance

 

We have the Goodyear Integrity tires on ours and they are pretty good...quiet on the highway and decent wet traction. They were the original equipment tire when it was new and we put them back on after the Firestones wore out.

Had a set of Firestones before these (FR710) and not impressed. Didn't last long and traction not as good.

 

The Integrity's were fine, but my second set I went with BF Goodrich TA's, BF Goodrich have always been my preference tire.

Regardless of which tires you go with, keep in mind the Uplander has a known issue in the rear suspension that causes a slight vibration/bouncing in which your rear tires will wear in a manner you've probably never seen before, but will cause a humming sound that is most prevelent when you are sitting in the back. It happens so gradually that you the driver don't really notice it until someone in the back of the truck tells you. The result is every third or fourth tread on the inside of both rear tires will wear down. Craziest thing I've ever seen on a tire.

I took to dealer who told me rear shocks needed to be replaced. In the meantime, make sure you rotate those tires from back to front a few times per year based on your miles travelled.

 

Not just an Uplander problem - any front wheel drive car will do that when the rear shocks are bad. You don't see it in the front because the heavy engine is sitting on top of it.

Change shocks and struts every 75000 and you'll never see this issue.

 

My 2007 Uplander wore the original tires (Goodyear Integrity) into that noisy whining situation in less than 30k miles. The left rear alignment was too much negative camber and the rear shocks were too soft/spongy right out of the factory.
I replaced the rear shocks with Monroe SensaTracs. GM corrected my alignment and replaced all 4 tires under warranty.
My van now has nearly 50k miles on those replacement tires (Goodyear Integrity) and they are quiet and good for another year.

 

Never had uneven wear issues. Currently riding on Michelin Defender tires. Smooth and quiet.

 

Thanks for all the replies. I used Goodyears on my venture in the past, and they work well, maybe I'll give the Michelins a try. As for the shocks situation, does this weird wear pattern only occur when the shocks are worn?

 

And when the alignment is out of whack.
Anything more than 1 degree of negative camber will cause tire wear and noise.
I found the original rear shocks to be too soft right out of the factory.