Time for tires on the truck, recommendations?

2000 Ford Expedition

Light duty use, sometimes tow the 6x12
Mostly highway, almost no off roading
Not looking to break the bank, but have to re-shoe the beast..

 

Continental they work for me...

 

If you get a lot of snow like me I'd go with Firestone Destination AT's. I had Bridgestone Revo's before this and they are much more expensive without much better performance than the Firestones. My wife has Goodyear Triple Treads which we've also been happy with. When it comes time for new tires for my truck again I'll be buying another set of Destination AT's.

 

Michelin XLT. ive used just about every damn brand of tire out there, trying to save cash. And NO truck tire rides as smooth and lasts as long (damn near twice as long as the last couple of brands ive tried) as the Michelin's.

 

+2
I even use them on my work trucks with "E" load ratings but Mine are LTX

 

I think I may have to give the Michelin a try, thanks for the feedback.

 

In all fairness, both of my last trucks (F-150 and F-350) have worn Toyo Open Country's (2nd choice) at some point, and they're great highway tires. They lasted a long time and were smooth. Anything more slippery than wet grass, and you're screwed, but overall they were OK.

I run Michelins (1st choice) when I can get them.

 

ehh, XLT........LTX..........i get a bit dyslexic sometimes. LOL.

Yea, ive got the 10 ply as well on my 2500HD Chevy. Damn things aint cheap, and ive NEVER been a fan of Michelin's (race tires), but these things are da bomb. Well worth the extra $$$.

 

I've had great success with the Michelin LTX as well. Went for the Bridgestone Duravis M700 this time around, no idea on mileage yet but fantastic traction while plowing. :up:

 

Michelins are the best, but they cost a lot. I've got Yokohama Geolanders on my truck and have been happy, good performance/wear for the price.

 

My F250 came with Pirelli Scorpions, and I replaced them with the same tire since one of them was new. Not impressed, they seem to be feathering no matter what I do with the tire pressure. All new suspension, front end etc.


One of them started to dry rot in less than a year, and I had to pay $75 to get it replaced under warranty. Based on the fact that there are other tires for the same price or less, I wouldn't buy them.

 

I had Dunlop Radial Rover's on my truck. Liked them so much I put another set on it. Great snow and rain traction and very quiet.

 

Yokohama Geolander ATS and Cooper Discoverer are good value and have been good on my Excursion, F-350 and Chevy 3500

 

+3

I've got about 10K on a set right now. They've been very good to me so far.

Anytime I've tried to cut money on tires it cost me more long term.

 

Second that one for sure.
I tend to replace tires a little to the early side and I got over 60,000 miles on the first two sets. Just put the third one on a few weeks back. The tires I replaced most likely wound up on someone elses truck as they did have a little life left.

 

I only got 81,800 miles on my last set of LTX's.

 

I felt a little rich on my last set of tires for the Excursion and spent some extra on the Bridgestone Dueler REVO 2's and was really happy with them also.

Cost $1200/set and got 65k out of them, not too bad but the Coopers can be had for $650/set and I get 50k out of them. So from a cost/benefit standpoint it doesn't make alot of sense.

But D & E range tires are a little different than more normal tire sizes/loads.

 

+1 on the firestones. Not really expensive, and well constrcted tire

 

+10 on the Michelins LTXs :up:

I run LTX M&S' on my 1500 Sierra. The tires are lasting forever. They are quiet on the highway, take a load or pull my RV with no worries, give great mileage in the summer and work very well on snow and ice in the winter.