Michelen LTX A/T2 VS Transforce AT

Swapped out the OEN Highway tires first 8 mos of buying truck (2007 3500 SRW)
for Michelin A/T2.
FT traveling towing 14K 5vr.

Ran rear tires at 80# and front tires at 55#.......at 60,000 miles but new tires not because they were worn out thread wise but because of towing and figured it was time for new set.

Yep.....put Michelin A/T2 back on.

Next set......considering Cooper cause don't FT travel towing constantly.

alexleblanc wrote:
i'd also give consideration to the new Goodyear Wrangler AT Adventure, they are very well rated and seem to last very well. I'm torn between Toyo ATII and the GY tires right now and everything I read puts the toyo in the noisier category but with good traction and long wearing tread.

For what it's worth, my truck came with the LTX AT2 Michelins and with my truck they felt extremely soft, not a good thing while towing. I changed them out for BFG AT's and those performed well but wore quickly.

For what its worth a friend of mine is running Toyo AT2's and they seem as quiet as my Transforce on my Ram .

i'd also give consideration to the new Goodyear Wrangler AT Adventure, they are very well rated and seem to last very well. I'm torn between Toyo ATII and the GY tires right now and everything I read puts the toyo in the noisier category but with good traction and long wearing tread.

For what it's worth, my truck came with the LTX AT2 Michelins and with my truck they felt extremely soft, not a good thing while towing. I changed them out for BFG AT's and those performed well but wore quickly.

I had Transforce on my previous truck. Traction on wet pavement was very poor.

Oops, double post

My Chevy came with Michelin's. Got 45,000 towing miles on them and am about ready to get new ones. I will stay with Michelin. They're also on my Voltage.

Between the two I'd get the Michelins, but I think you can do better. I'd look into Revos, Cooper AT3, Toyo AT2 or BFG KO2s.

I've run several sets of Michelins over the years and been very pleased. TransForce ATs came on my 2014 truck and they were down to the wear bars at 29K miles. Truck is a 2500 Ram Hemi. I really don't tow that much and drive pretty mellow.

I can't imagine all the TransForce tires perform that poorly. I think there is a special model they put on new trucks.... as in a REALLY cheap one. When shopping on Tirerack there was a label of "original equipment" and they were super cheap comparatively. I'm surprised Firestone would allow that line of tire to be associated with such poor performance. I guess my point is maybe my experience with the TransForce isn't apples to apples with what you're looking at.

Still, I'd vote for the Michelins.

Have the michelins on my fiver. They have been great so far. Between the two you mentioned, I would go for the nationwide warranty. I did buy my last set of tires from Disount tires. They have always treated me fairly. BTW I installed Yomahama Geolanders and they are probably the quietest set of tires I have owned for a long time.