Question on Michelin LTX M/S2
I need to replace the tires on my 2010 Toyota Sequoia- I realized in the fall that the alignment has been out on the SUV, and worn prematurely the tires. From reviewing here all the many discussio...
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travelnutz wrote:
BeerCan,
You have something else like shocks, alignment, worn steering and suspension joints, etc that's causing your "square tire" feeling. An out of round tire shows it's defect simply by spinning on or off the vehicle and also shows if it's unbalanced beyond spec. I seriously doubt your problem is tire related as even you stated the suspect tires were replaced.
We're well over a dozen LTX Michelin 4 tire sets on our larger SUV vehicles/pickups over the last 11 years alone including my businesses pickups and only one tire has ever been out of spec and was replaced before it was put on. Never had any tire vibrations or "square" type feelings on any of them. Last LTX 265/75/16 M+S2 "E" tires were put on November 2012 and are as smooth as can be just like the others and their traction and treadwear is superb just like the independent rating tests have all revealed.
Well considering these have been on my truck since it was new and I have less than 8000 miles on it what you describe is not happening.
The tires were put on the Hunter "road force" balancer and could not be balanced. They even tried a different rim just to make sure it was the tire. They replaced the tires no questions asked but the new tires were almost as bad, but not bad enough to be replaced :( .
