New tires for tow vehicle

APT wrote:
I bought Michelin LTX M/S2 4 years and 60k miles ago for the Suburban. They have been fantastic in every condition. They do look humble, but wet, dry, and snow performance is great plus good fuel economy and quiet comfortable ride. I also ordered the above tire to replace them and should get installed later this week.

Excellent!! Thanks for the good report!

LeBout wrote:
I opted for the Michelin DEFENDER LTX MS 275/65R18. Costco was selling them on a special price ($70 off and 1 cent per tire for installation). Deal ended tonight so I pulled the trigger. Hope I'm happy with 'em. :)

I bought Michelin LTX M/S2 4 years and 60k miles ago for the Suburban. They have been fantastic in every condition. They do look humble, but wet, dry, and snow performance is great plus good fuel economy and quiet comfortable ride. I also ordered the above tire to replace them and should get installed later this week.

After going through a set of supposedly top end tires in less than 40,000 miles, I forgot all the hype and went for the longest warranty.

I found a set pro-rated for 75,000 miles. That was over two years ago. So far, so good.

TUCQUALA wrote:
Look into Cooper, their LT's also have mileage warranties. And, American made, almost all of them.

Out-the-door price on the Cooper tires was $1164.41. I like Coopers and have them on my wife's car, but the Michelins at Costco came to $900 out-the-door so it was hard to pass up.

Look into Cooper, their LT's also have mileage warranties. And, American made, almost all of them.

I opted for the Michelin DEFENDER LTX MS 275/65R18. Costco was selling them on a special price ($70 off and 1 cent per tire for installation). Deal ended tonight so I pulled the trigger. Hope I'm happy with 'em. :)

theoldwizard1 wrote:
IMHO, yo can not beat Michelin LTX. They wear extremely well. There are 2 different tread patterns available. The A/T 2 version is a bit louder.

I used to swear by the LTX MS and newer MS2's the past several decades. Not any more. Had 2 blowouts on 2 separate sets. Properly inflated, not overloaded, around 3 years, 30,000 miles on them when they blew. Michelin had recalled quite a few of them after many complaints but not the lots mine came from.

I've switched to Yokohama YK-HTX which I really like. Quieter but still sticks like glue in the snow. Time will tell.

LeBout wrote:
I have a 2013 F-150 4x4 Supercrew with 3.5L Ecoboost and I pull a 2008 Fleetwood Wilderness 240RKS with a dry/ unloaded weight of 5,440 pounds.

We're needing to get a new set of tires for the pickup and I'm looking for recommendations. We are NOT full-timers and pull seasonally, but I use the pickup year 'round. Anything y'all are just thrilled with?

Thanks in advance!

Much depends on the tire size on your truck. In 17" tires you will more choices, and also in a 265/60R18 you will have more choices. That size I like Cooper Discoverer Plus. Rated to 2601Lb.

However my 2013 has 275/65R18 and there aren't so many choices for HD tires. No Cooper in that size. I finally settled for GoodYear Wrangler rated to 2700lb. Not as steady or as stiff as the Cooper but they do OK.

Also we air to the max (51 PSI) when towing. When not towing, I lower the PSI to 36 or so, and they ride pretty good. Discount Tire has the best price for those tires. I checked several places Including Ford, And the GoodYear store. Discount tire is about $200.00 less per set than either of the others.


as for Michelin. Put a set on my former truck. Did NOT last as long as the Coopers, or handle the Tt as ell as the Coopers either. I came to the conclusion. I paid a lot, and got nothing but a name. Names don't pull the TT.

IMHO, yo can not beat Michelin LTX. They wear extremely well. There are 2 different tread patterns available. The A/T 2 version is a bit louder.

Has anyone noticed when going from Passenger tires to Light Truck tires that they affected fuel economy or road noise?