2013 F150 New Tire Suggestions - Looking at Michelin

The Michelin Defenders are very popular with full-timers on this and other forums. If your F-150 had P tires on it, you'll notice a world of difference towing with good LT tires. We're very happy with our Defenders and they're the only tire my brother-in-law says he can get any kind of miles out of on his truck.

Rob

Sure happy with those exact same tire from Costco that we put on our truck.

Our yukon had michelin m/s on it when we bought it. They would grab any crack or groove in the pavement and try to follow it, and had poor traction in dirt and mud. I replaced them last year with falken wildpeak a/t3w. Superior traction to the michelins in all conditions, and surprisingly quieter.

have defenders on my f150 4x4 there great.

I would opt for an 'E' rated tire. Didn't find a rating on the Michelin site.

Just put the same tires on my '13 F150. I've got 18-inch wheels and came from a set of Duratrac P-rated tires and went with the LT E-rated. The Michelins are extremely quiet and the ride is actually better than my old set due to how chunky of a tread pattern they had. I agree with kevden that they do grab some grooves that go in the direction of the lane and may try to follow a little due to the tread pattern. I notice it only no one road near my house that was textured with the lane as opposed to across the lane. Feels a little funny when driving on a certain part of the road but nothing crazy. Interstate and 99.9% of other roads are smooth and quiet. I've only towed about 15 miles this year with them, but they are 100% better than the soft sidewall tires that I had. Got a great deal on this set from Costco.

Put the Defenders on my 2013 f150 in Dec. 2016. Towed to the Florida keys 2 times since. Really pleased with them so far and I have never been a fan of Michelins. They are e rated. I run them at 55psi when towing and 40psi otherwise. They ride like a truck tire but I kind of like that :)

Yokohama

Your current tires are junk. My sister couldn't get more than about 25k out of them before they had to be replaced on her Expedition.

Another good brand to look at is the Yokohama YK-HTX. I had Michelins on my F-150 and replaced at close to 50K miles. Switched to the YK's about 45K miles ago and couldn't be happier. Treadwear has been excellent, they have a longer warranty than Michelin and were about $100 cheaper.

My Michelins were all weather cracked after 3 1/2 years and 25,000 miles. Michelin won't do anything.

Wouldn't buy another set.

CanuckCamper29 wrote:
275/55R20 tire size. I have Blizzaks for winter.

Need to replace my all season's. Not happy with the wear on the factory Pirelli Scorpions.

Looking at Costco.

Considering the Michelin Defender LTX M/S.

Any thoughts on the Michelin's or suggestions on other options.

Thanks for your time,
CC

I had three sets of these tires on my truck, which I no longer have. I kept replacing them with more Michelin LTX M/S as I was impressed with them.

Given you're in Calgary and Kal Tire is very big in Alberta, have you thought about checking out Nokian All Weather tires for your F 150 ?

This way you may not need to have dedicated winter tires for winter, then all season tires for spring, summer and fall. Just have one set of tires for the wintry conditions of the prairies. I'm considering doing this.

I'm no tire expert, so this might be something you may want to explore in more detail with a tire expert.